Effects of long-chain PUFA supplementation in infant formula on cognitive function in later childhood

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Willatts, Peter ^a   Forsyth, Stewart ^a   Agostoni, Carlo ^b   Casaer, Paul ^c   Riva, Enrica ^b   Boehm, Günther ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Danone Research   (Germany)

^e SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFORMATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE;

EID: 84881255640     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.038612     Document Type: Article

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