Modification of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids via complementary food enhances n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis in healthy infants: A double blinded randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 876-882

  Schwartz, J ^a   Dube, K ^a   Sichert Hellert, W ^a   Kannenberg, F ^c   Kunz, C ^d   Kalhoff, H ^b   Kersting, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Pediatric Clinic   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; LINOLENIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; RAPESEED OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; CORN OIL; DIETARY FATS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; PLANT OILS;

EID: 70350459844     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.146027     Document Type: Article

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