Open AccessInfant nutrition and stereoacuity at age 4–6 y
Author(s) -
Atul Singhal,
Ruth Morley,
Tim Cole,
Kathy Kennedy,
Patricia M. Sonksen,
Elizabeth Isaacs,
Mary Fewtrell,
A C Elias-Jones,
Terence Stephenson,
Alan Lucas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/85.1.152
Subject(s) - stereoscopic acuity , breastfeeding , medicine , breast milk , odds ratio , visual acuity , infant formula , confounding , formula feeding , breast feeding , pediatrics , ophthalmology , biochemistry , chemistry
Breastfeeding has been reported to benefit visual development in children. A higher concentration of docosahexaneoic acid (DHA) in breast milk than in formula has been proposed as one explanation for this association and as a rationale for adding DHA to infant formula, but few long-term data support this possibility.
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