Evidence of inadequate docosahexaenoic acid status in Brazilian pregnant and lactating women;Evidência de estado inadequado do ácido docosahexaenóico em gestantes e nutrizes brasileiras

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 359-368

  Torres, Alexandre G ^a   Trugo, Nádia M F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dietary fats; Fats, unsaturated; Fatty acids; Food consumption; Lactation; Periodicals as topic; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 69249215392     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102009000200018     Document Type: Review

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