With 17 million followers on Twitter, Kim Kardashian has an enormous opportunity to improve lives simply by sharing accurate information with her fans.

Unfortunately she missed one of those opportunities recently when she spoke to the Daily Mail about her pregnancy. According to the tabloid she is longing for seafood although she knows its not encouraged for pregnant women.

Thats wrong. Experts say pregnant women should eat more seafood, not less.

• The USDAs Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend everyone, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, eat 2 to 3 servings of a variety of seafood each week (8 to 12 ounces) to improve eye and brain development.

• The World Health Organization (WHO) says there are increased brain development risks in babies whose mothers dont eat enough seafood during pregnancy.

This is still news for far too many women including celebrities like Kardashian and Megan Fox. Ms. Fox recently told Jay Leno that she too craved seafood during her pregnancy but avoided it because of unfounded fears. Again, pregnant and breastfeeding women should eat at least 2 servings of seafood each week.

Its difficult for new moms to separate fact from fiction especially when celebrities spread misinformation about limiting fish during pregnancy. But the negative consequences are very real. By raising unfounded doubts about seafood, they are discouraging people, especially pregnant women, from giving their babies the nutrition they need for the best start in life.

Everyone should follow the recommendations to eat their fish during pregnancy. And celebrities should use their huge audiences to spread the word about the importance of eating fish to ensure a healthy pregnancy.

Update:Naomi Campbell may be a supermodel, but shes certainly no role model. (And yes, it has everything to do with throwing tantrums, assaulting police officers and chucking phones at people). Her latest dangerous move is tellingExtrathat she doesnt eat tuna because of the high mercury level. But as we know, everyone in her path is better off ducking, or in this case, muting the TV, to stay safe from the harm she causes.