Omega 3 fatty acids on child growth, visual acuity and neurodevelopment

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Campoy, Cristina ^a   Escolano Margarit, Victoria ^a   Anjos, Tania ^a   Szajewska, Hania ^b   Uauy, Ricardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Infant formula; Lactation; Neurodevelopment; Omega 3 fatty acids; Pregnancy; Term infants; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84861111632     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512001493     Document Type: Review

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