Association between whole-blood polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnant women and early fetal weight

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 978-983

  Carlsen, K ^a,d   Pedersen, L ^a   Bonnelykke K ^a   Stark, K D ^b   Lauritzen, L ^c   Bisgaard, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal growth; Marine n 3 PUFA; Maternal diet

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL SMOKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL STATUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84883743362     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.108     Document Type: Article

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