Post-partum depression linked to DHA deficiency
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND. Mothers selectively transfer docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to their fetus during pregnancy to support optimal neurological development. If the dietary intake of DHA is insufficient to...
View ArticlePost-partum depression and functional DHA status
MAASTRICHT, THE NETHERLANDS. About 20% of Dutch women develop post-partum depression shortly after giving birth with the peak incidence reached about 32 weeks post-partum. There is growing evidence of...
View ArticlePilot trial of fish oil for post-partum depression
TUCSON, ARIZONA. Post-partum depression (PPD) affects about 10-15% of mothers in the USA, usually within the first month following delivery. Children of affected mothers may experience impaired...
View ArticleOmega-3 fatty acids and child development
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Fetal life and early infancy are recognized as critical periods for brain development and growing evidence suggests that early nutrition plays a role in neurodevelopment....
View ArticleMothers' fish oil supplementation benefits infants
PORTLAND, OREGON. Animal experiments have shown that monkeys born by mothers with low blood levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) develop impaired vision. There is also evidence that premature human...
View ArticleMaternal milk and DHA supplementation
MUNICH, GERMANY. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is vital for the proper development of an infant's brain and retina. DHA must be supplied through mother's milk or infant formula as the infant itself is...
View ArticleMaternal fish oil supplementation benefits children
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. Normal neuronal and visual development of infants depends on the availability of large amounts of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA). Several studies have shown...
View ArticleMaternal DHA supplementation helps infant’s problem solving
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. Maternal intake of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) in the US and Canada is generally far below the currently recommend amount of 300 mg/day. This could have serious implications for...
View ArticleInfants need long-chain omega-3 fatty acids
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. It is well-established that human infants require an adequate supply of omega-3 and omega-6 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal growth and neural development....
View ArticleFormula-fed infants need DHA
TORONTO, CANADA. A team of researchers from Canada, Britain, and the USA emphasize the importance of ensuring that newborn infants get sufficient docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in order to ensure optimal...
View ArticleFish oils improve IQ in children
OSLO, NORWAY. The human brain develops rapidly during the last trimester (13 weeks) of pregnancy and the first months following birth. This brain growth depends on an adequate supply of docosahexaenoic...
View ArticleFish oil supplementation during pregnancy is safe
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA. There is still considerable controversy regarding the role of long chain omega- 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in infant development and little attention has been paid to...
View ArticleFish oil accelerates immune system maturation in infants
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Infants are born with an immature immune system. Important characteristics of the immature immune system are an inadequate ability to produce certain cytokines (hormones that...
View ArticleFish consumption during pregnancy
BETHESDA, MARYLAND. In 2004 the U.S. government issued guidelines regarding fish consumption for pregnant women. The advice was to limit the consumption of seafood to 340 g per week, the objective...
View ArticleFish consumption and pregnancy outcome
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Danish researchers report that women who consume fish or seafood once a week during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy have a 3.6 times lower risk of giving birth to a low birth...
View ArticleFatty acid status and post-partum depression
p>MAASTRICHT, THE NETHERLANDS. There is substantial evidence that major depression is associated with changes in the fatty acid composition of serum lipids. Researchers have noted that the ratio of...
View ArticleFatty acid profile affects birth weight
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. Infants born with low birth weight and those who are small for their gestational age (SGA) are at increased risk for being sickly and even dying as infants. Long-term they...
View ArticleDocosahexaenoic acid helps brain development
MILAN, ITALY. Researchers at the University of Milan report that infants whose formula contains long- chain polyunsaturated fatty acids [especially Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)] have better brain...
View ArticleDocosahexaenoic acid fortifies breast milk
HOUSTON, TEXAS. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an important component of brain cell membranes; a deficiency during infancy has been linked to poorer brain development and a decline in visual acuity. DHA...
View ArticleDHA transfer during breast-feeding
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, specifically arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major component of fish oil, are accumulated in the brain of the fetus and...
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