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Fish Oil–Derived Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Wheeze and Asthma in Offspring
Author(s) -
Hans Bisgaard,
Jakob Stokholm,
Bo Chawes,
Nadja Hawwa Vissing,
Elín Bjarnadóttir,
AnnMarie Malby Schoos,
Helene M. Wolsk,
Tine Marie Pedersen,
Rebecca Vinding,
Sunna Thorsteinsdóttir,
Nilofar V. Følsgaard,
Nadia R. Fink,
Jonathan Thorsen,
Anders Gorm Pedersen,
Johannes Waage,
Morten Arendt Rasmussen,
Ken D. Stark,
Sjúrður F. Olsen,
Klaus Bønnelykke
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1503734
Subject(s) - wheeze , medicine , asthma , fish oil , pregnancy , offspring , docosahexaenoic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid , relative risk , hazard ratio , pediatrics , gestation , risk factor , polyunsaturated fatty acid , confidence interval , fatty acid , fish <actinopterygii> , genetics , chemistry , fishery , biology , organic chemistry
Reduced intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) may be a contributing factor to the increasing prevalence of wheezing disorders. We assessed the effect of supplementation with n-3 LCPUFAs in pregnant women on the risk of persistent wheeze and asthma in their offspring.

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