Omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio and higher-order cognitive functions in 7- to 9-y-olds: A cross-sectional study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 659-667

  Sheppard, Kelly W ^a   Cheatham, Carol L ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; THINKING; WORKING MEMORY;

CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY FATS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84883141222     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.058719     Document Type: Article

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