Eating lots of fish in pregnancy linked to obesity risk for kids

On a recent research there is a call on pregnant women to limit their fish intake as it might lead to obesity in their kids
 
Pregnant women who eat more than three servings of fish a week - that is, more than the maximum recommended by U.S. health regulators - may face an increased risk of having babies who grow rapidly and become obese in childhood, a research review suggests.


Previous research has linked one pollutant in fish - mercury - to damage of the nervous, digestive and immune systems, lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes. Because of this, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency encourage pregnant women to limit consumption to no more than three servings a week.

The current study points to another risk for pregnant women to consider - the potential for pollutants in fish to contribute to childhood obesity by interfering with hormone system development while babies are in the womb, researchers report in JAMA Pediatrics.