Efficacy and safety of docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid addition to infant formulas: Can one buy better vision and intelligence?

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-107

  Koo, Winston W K ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Infant formula; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE MEMBRANE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; REVIEW; VISION;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ERYTHROCYTES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; MILK, HUMAN; RETINA; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

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EID: 0037388948     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2003.10719282     Document Type: Article

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