Food frequency questionnaire as an indicator of the serum composition of essential n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in early pregnancy, according to body mass index

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-94

  Lepsch, J ^a   Vaz, J S ^a,b   Moreira, J D ^c   Pinto, T J P ^a   Soares Mota, M ^a   Kac, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Fatty acids; Food frequency questionnaire

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; BLOOD; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; DIET; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921725456     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12225     Document Type: Article

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