Consumption of a DHA-containing functional food during pregnancy is associated with lower infant ponderal index and cord plasma insulin concentration

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-212

  Courville, Amber B ^a   Harel, Ofer ^a   Lammi Keefe, Carol J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DHA; Insulin; Ponderal index; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; INSULIN; PLACEBO;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; WEIGHT INDEX;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 79960150469     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511000961     Document Type: Article

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