Please read - Emory University. Grant $$. Not industry funded. But then again, it's easy to jump to conclusions when it comes to medical research rather than reading what's clearly presented in the article....that's what most people do on the newsvine whenever anything comes up about pharma, FDA, and health care (even though vitamins do not fall under any of these categories). It's easier and more popular to jump on the negativity bandwagon than actually read information.

Anyways, pregnant women are advised not to eat certain fish due to mercury, but good suggestion! I guess those pregnancy guidelines are another resource you haven't yet read.

Fish get their DHA from algae. Why not get it directly from the source? It's rather amazing that the authors do not mention this. It's also worthwhile reading this:

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

When I was pregnant with my 9 year old, I ate nothing but sardines and collard greens. I don't know why I craved them. By the grace of God, my son has never been sick one day in his life. He gets perfect attendance in school and has awesome grades. My 16 year old, that's another story. I ate nothing but burgers and fries. He is smart but suffers from ADHD. I wish ate fish when I was pregnant with him. He drives me nuts.

I would suggest walnuts for a more natural source of omega-3. But really I think if they were truthful they would be promoting vitamin D3 (2000-5000 IU) as a better way to fend off colds anyway.

The benefit from Flax only occurs when it is broken down into EPA and DHA through a multi step process. Unfortunately, only a small percent of people have this ability, less than 1%. You are better off looking for a product that has therapeutic doses of straight EPA and DHA.

Agree! As a Vegan I take the step towards using Flax oils one further to not add to the suffering the fishing industry causes (not to mention stripping the oceans barren at the rate they are going..denizens of the deep will be an antiquated passage if folks don't start respecting the planet and the others that share this planet with us.) Also agree with the poster who suggests we should get our DHA from algae just as the fish do...far easier..Algae can be produced in vast quanties and without (again) causing death of fish and concerns over mecury.

Yep I think it is just a ploy for the supplement industry to make more $$$.

Anytime "May" "Suggested it might/may" "Implied" are included in one of these "studies" I'm very doubtful...very.

Magical thinking...eat fish and the fetus upon being born will have less colds. How long was the supposed study, how many women and their offspring were included, and how long did they follow the subjects after beginning the study?

And aren't there a number of baby products on the market that have added DHA to the ingrediants? (which tends to worry me...fad comes along and food industry jumps on the bandwagon to make the bucks.)

Just like polls, studies tend to include a very small percentage of the population as a whole.

LOL! Well beats hours of hard painful labor!