Fish are part of a balanced diet
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nWVDHHR recommends that people follow WV and US fish advisories to:
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nobtain the benefits from eating fish (such as the omega-3 fatty acids needed for proper neurological development) while
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navoiding exposures to chemicals at levels that may affect their health.
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Fish are part of a balanced diet.

WVDHHR recommends that people follow state and national fish advisories when eating sport-caught and commercial fish to:

obtain the benefits from eating fish (such as the omega-3 fatty acids needed for proper neurological development) while
avoiding exposures to chemicals at levels that may affect their health.

In fact,s tudies have shown that babies of mothers who have eaten too little omega-3-fatty acids have lower IQ scores.

In addition, mothers in the Seychelles Islands who ate the most fish had children who performed best when tested for neurological functioning, presumably due to the beneficial effects of omega-3-fatty acids on brain development.