Impact of fatty acid status on growth and neurobehavioural development in humans

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 80-88

  Makrides, Maria ^a,b,c   Collins, Carmel T ^a,b,c   Gibson, Robert A ^a,b,d  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Growth; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Neonatal; Neurodevelopment; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; COD LIVER OIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; N 3 LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; AUSTRALIA; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH DISORDER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LACTATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL TASK; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MEXICO; NEUROPROTECTION; NORWAY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERINATAL CARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952215745     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00304.x     Document Type: Review

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