Open AccessOmega-3 long-chain PUFA intake during pregnancy and allergic disease outcomes in the offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized controlled trials
Author(s) -
Karen P Best,
Michael Gold,
Declan Kennedy,
James A. Martin,
Maria Makrides
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.115.111104
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , randomized controlled trial , observational study , offspring , fish oil , incidence (geometry) , meta analysis , pediatrics , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , genetics , optics , fishery , physics
There is some evidence that increased maternal intake of omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) during pregnancy may reduce the incidence of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic disease.
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