Seafood ChoiCeS

Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks
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APPENDIX B
Amount Results Conclusion*
2.7 g/day fish oil vs. olive oil
in the prophylactic trials
6.1 g/day fish oil vs. olive oil
in the therapeutic trials
In the trial of women who experienced
preterm delivery in an earlier pregnancy,
those randomized to fish oil had statistically
significant longer gestation duration (difference
= 8.5 days) compared to those randomized
to olive oil (p=0.01).
In the trial of women who experienced
preterm delivery in an earlier pregnancy,
those randomized to fish oil had children
with a significantly higher mean birth weight
(difference = 208.7 g) compared to those
randomized to olive oil (p=0.02).
In the trial of women with threatening
preeclampsia in the current pregnancy, the
mean difference of duration until delivery
was 8.8 days less for those randomized to
fish oil compared to those randomized to
olive oil (p=0.19).
In the trial of women with suspected intrauterine
growth retardation in the current
pregnancy, the mean difference of weight
for gestational age was 29 g higher in those
randomized to fish oil compared to those
randomized to olive oil (p=0.75).
2.7 g/day fish oil vs. olive oil The average gestational length for those in
the fish-oil group was 4 days longer (95%
CI 1.5-6.4, p