Do pregnant women and those at risk of developing post- natal depression consume lower amounts of long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty Acids?

Nutrients

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-213

  Cosatto, Victoria F ^a   Else, Paul L ^b   Meyer, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Long chain omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n 3 PUFA); Postnatal depression; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

EID: 79952031018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu2020198     Document Type: Article

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