Effects of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy and/or lactation on neurodevelopment and visual function in children: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 443-454

  Dziechciarz, Piotr ^a   Horvath, Andrea ^a   Szajewska, Hania ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Development; Mental; N 3 LCPUFA; Omega 3; Psychomotor; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; COD LIVER OIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

BREAST FEEDING; COGNITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; LACTATION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80052786290     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2010.10719881     Document Type: Article

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