Low fish intake is associated with low blood concentrations of vitamin D, choline and n-3 DHA in pregnant women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 936-943

  Wu, Brian T ^a,b   Dyer, Roger A ^a   King, D Janette ^a   Innis, Sheila M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choline; DHA; Dietary fish; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CHOLINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FISH MEAT; FOOD ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHOLINE; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISHES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84874669813     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512002103     Document Type: Article

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