Open AccessEffect of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation of preterm infants on disease risk and neurodevelopment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Author(s) -
Lisa G. Smithers,
Robert A. Gibson,
Andrew J. McPhee,
Maria Makrides
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.912
Subject(s) - necrotizing enterocolitis , bayley scales of infant development , medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , pediatrics , periventricular leukomalacia , infant formula , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , polyunsaturated fatty acid , psychomotor learning , intraventricular hemorrhage , gestational age , confidence interval , fatty acid , pregnancy , cognition , biology , biochemistry , genetics , psychiatry
Supplementation of preterm formulas with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) is based on their effectiveness to increase blood status and improve visual outcomes. Dispute remains over their efficacy on global development.
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