Omega-3 supplementation during the first 5 years of life and later academic performance: A randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 419-424

  Brew, B K ^a   Toelle, B G ^a,b   Webb, K L ^c   Almqvist, C ^d,e   Marks, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; TUNA; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; LEARNING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SCOMBRIDAE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926419638     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.155     Document Type: Article

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