Linoleic and docosahexaenoic acids in human milk have opposite relationships with cognitive test performance in a sample of 28 countries

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 195-201

  Lassek, W D ^a   Gaulin, S J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; DHA; Diet; Fatty acids; Human milk; Linoleic

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; COGNITION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCIENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; COGNITION; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACIDS; MATHEMATICS; MILK, HUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; READING; SCIENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84908141476     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2014.07.017     Document Type: Article

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