Open AccessEssential n−3 fatty acids in pregnant women and early visual acuity maturation in term infants
Author(s) -
Sheila M. Innis,
Russell Friesen
Publication year - 2008
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/87.3.548
Subject(s) - docosahexaenoic acid , gestation , medicine , odds ratio , visual acuity , pregnancy , physiology , placebo , infant formula , polyunsaturated fatty acid , pediatrics , fatty acid , biology , surgery , biochemistry , pathology , genetics , alternative medicine
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is important to neural development. Whether DHA intakes are low enough in some pregnant women to impair infant development is uncertain.
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