Dietary PUFA for preterm and term infants: Review of clinical studies

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-229

  Fleith, M ^a,b   Clandinin, M T ^b  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AA; Development; DHA; Fat; Growth; Infant; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FAT INTAKE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; VISION;

BREAST FEEDING; COGNITION; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK, HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VISION;

EID: 26944494216     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408690590956378     Document Type: Review

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