Open AccessFolate and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy has long-term effects on the attention system of 8.5-y-old offspring: a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Andrés Catena,
J Angela Muñoz-Machicao,
Francisco J. Torres-Espínola,
Cristina Martínez-Zaldívar,
Carolina Díaz-Piedra,
Ángel Gil,
G. Haile,
Eszter Györei,
Anne M. Molloy,
Támas Décsi,
Berthold Koletzko,
Cristina Campoy
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.3945/ajcn.115.109108
Subject(s) - offspring , polyunsaturated fatty acid , long chain , pregnancy , randomized controlled trial , term (time) , medicine , fatty acid , physiology , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , genetics , quantum mechanics , physics , polymer science
During fetal and perinatal periods, many nutrients, such as long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids [contained in fish oil (FO)] and folate, are important in achieving normal brain development. Several studies have shown the benefits of early nutrition on children's neurocognitive development. However, the evidence with regard to the attention system is scarce.
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