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If you are worried that you are not as bright or associable as others then it could be due to your mother's diet during pregnancy. A new study found that concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids in a pregnant woman's diet determine a child's intelligence, fine motor skills, and sociable behaviour. Reported in the Economist, the study looked at 14 000 expectant mothers and found that the children of women who consumed the smallest amounts of omega-3 fatty acids during their pregnancy, had a verbal IQ 6 points lower than average, and were more likely to be unable to make friends. However, children who at the age of 3 1/2 had the best motor performances were linked to the mothers who had the highest intake of omega-3 fatty acids. The controversy is that, although Dr Hibbeln of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, claims that the advantages of a brighter baby outweigh the risks, the Food Standards Agency continues to recommend that pregnant women should only have two portions of oily fish a week because of the traces of dioxins and brain damaging methyl mercury that the fish contains (http://telegraph.co.uk).

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