Fish oil and probiotic food supplements: consumptions and attitudes of pregnant women in four European countries
Half of the pregnant women used fish oil supplements, while probiotic use was less frequent. Not all pregnant women were familiar with the prevailing recommendations or potential health effects, which should be considered in the diet counselling provided during future health care visits.
Authors
- Mirosław Wielgoś (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2581-3668)
- Laura Censi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8769-6914)
- Romana Roccaldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2976-3864)
- Natalia Mazanowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-5303)
- Pasquale Buonocore
- Kimmo Jaakkola
- Lilja Mattila
- Monique Raats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-2783)
- Stefania Ruggeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0032-7567)
- Eliisa Löyttyniemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-6511)
- Bernadette Egan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5767-0457)
- Kirsi Laitinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5245-8118)
- Ella Koivuniemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-3064)
- Kathryn Hart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-9866)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- Cereal Research Centre (IT)
- Uczelnia Łazarskiego (PL)
- Ministry of Interior and Administration (PL)
- Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03654-5
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Turun Yliopisto
- Business Finland