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ere's one reason why ba-
bies aren't good candi-
dates for a low-fat diet:
Researchers have found
that dietary omega-3 polyun-
saturated fatty acids are crucial
for normal brain and central
nervous system development in
human infants.
"Studies are consistently pro-
viding evidence of the impor-
tance of omega-3 fatty acids in
the development of the infant
brain and retina," says Dr.
William Connor, professor in the
division of endocrinology, dia-
betes and clinical nutrition at
Oregon Health Sciences Uni-
versity in Portland.
"While the current trend is to
reduce fats from the adult diet,
adequate intakes of fat general-
ly, and specifically omega-3
PUFA, are critical during preg-
• nancy, lactation and infancy."
That means pregnant women
and breast-feeding mothers also
need to consume plenty of these
essential fatty acids.
For adults, green plants, fish,
shellfish and sea mammals are
prime sources of omega-3 fatty
acids. For infants, human milk
is the best source.
Of course, the body's need for
omega-3 fatty acids doesn't stop
after infancy. Environmental
Nutrition newsletter reports
that eating omega-3-rich fish
just once a week "may signifi-
cantly reduce the risk of suffer-
ing cardiac arrest." A recent
study found that those who eat
fatty fish at least once a week
are half as likely to suffer car-
diac arrest as those who don't
eat fish.
Omega-3-rich fish includes
salmon, tuna, mackerel and her-
ring.

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Air pollution may be to blame
for rising levels of male infertil-
ity, say researchers at North
Shore Unive -sity Hospital in
Manhasset, N.Y.
"Our studies show that men
who have trouble fertilizing the
`old-fashioned way' or through
assisted reproductive techniques
have toxic levels of metals like
cadmium and lead in their sem-
inal fluid," says Susan Benoff.
Approximately one in 10
Americans of child-bearing age
experience some type of infertil-
ity, and about 40 percent of cas-
es can be traced to male
infertility.
Incinerators, car pollution,

Alison Ashton writes for Copley
News Service.

cigarette smoke and some man-
ufacturing processes release
metal particles into the air, Dr.
Benoff says. "Disposal of
reusable lead- or cadmium-
based batteries also contributes
to the proliferation of these pol-
lutants in the environment."
Dr. Benoff started her re-
search to determine why metal
workers experience a high level
of infertility. But she found that
men from the general popula-
tion also had high metal con-
centrations in their sperm.
"We were surprised to find
that people who are not occupa-
tionally exposed also have in-
creased levels of toxic metals in
their sperm," she says.

ANOREXIA CLUES

Researchers at the University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center's
Western Psychiatric Institute
have uncovered a strong connec-
tion between people with anorex-
ia and sufferers of obsessive-
compulsive disorder.
Like patients with OCD,
anorexic patients have higher-
than-normal levels of the brain
chemical seratonin. Moreover,
anorexics exhibit obsessive-com-
pulsive behavior even after they
have recovered from the eating
disorder.
The anorexic patients show a
strong need for symmetry and
exactness, were abnormally
compelled to order and arrange
things, and did excessive house-
hold cleaning.
"The fact that obsessive symp-
toms remain after anorexia has
remitted may mean that these
symptoms are behavioral ex-
pressions of a biological vulner-
ability to the disorder," says Dr.
Walter Kaye, director of the clin-
ic's eating disorders module.
Although the cause of anorex-
ia is still unknown, Dr. Kaye
notes that "these insights may
lead to combined medication and
pyschotherapeutic treatments
that, at a minimum, prevent re-
covering patients from having as
relapse."

AVOID OVERUSE

Overloading on antacids, lax-
atives and some pain relievers
can lead to magnesium poison-
ing, warns an article in a recent
issue of Environmental Nutri-
tion newsletter.
The editors note that many
over-the-counter drugs contain
magnesium, including such well-
known brands as Maalox, My-
lanta, Phillips' Milk of Magnesia,
Doan's, Arthritis Pain Formu-
la and Bufferin. Smart con-