The impact of dietary long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on respiratory illness in infants and children

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 564-573

  Hageman, Jeske H J ^a   Hooyenga, Pieter ^b   Diersen Schade, Deborah A ^b   Scalabrin, Deolinda M Felin ^b   Wichers, Harry J ^a   Birch, Eileen E ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Mead Johnson Nutritionals   (United States)

^c RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; ARA; Arachidonic acid; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; Children; DHA; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eczema; Eicosapentaenoic acid; EPA; Fish; Fish oil; Immune system; Infants; LCPUFA; Maternal supplementation; Nutrition; Omega 3 fatty acids; Omega 6 fatty acids; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Postnatal supplementation; Respiratory disease; Respiratory illness

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CORN OIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 15; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; SOYBEAN OIL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BREAST FEEDING; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COUGHING; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; EAR INFECTION; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHLEGMON; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RHINITIS;

EID: 84870611001     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0304-1     Document Type: Review

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