Prenatal supplementation with DHA improves attention at 5 y of age: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1075-1082

  Ramakrishnan, Usha ^a   Gonzalez Casanova, Ines ^a   Schnaas, Lourdes ^b   DiGirolamo, Ann ^c   Quezada, Amado D ^d   Pallo, Beth C ^b   Hao, Wei ^b   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^e   Rivera, Juan A ^d   Stein, Aryeh D ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^e GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attention; Child development; Fatty acids; Omega 3 fatty acids; Prenatal supplementation; Preschool cognitive development

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNERS KIDDIE CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MCCARTHY SCALES OF CHILDREN'S ABILITIES; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEXICO; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEXICO; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990026637     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.101071     Document Type: Article

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