Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acid Supplementation of Toddlers Born Preterm Does Not Affect Short-Term Growth or Adiposity
| Autor: | Taniqua T. Ingol, Rui Li, Mark A. Klebanoff, Kelly M. Boone, Keith Owen Yeates, Joseph Rausch, Kelly W. Sheppard, Abigail Norris Turner, Mary Ann Nelin, Sarah A. Keim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Docosahexaenoic Acids Medicine (miscellaneous) Physiology Arachidonic Acids Growth Standard score Placebo Body fat percentage Placebos Double-Blind Method medicine Humans Toddler Adiposity Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Infant Newborn Infant medicine.disease Obesity Docosahexaenoic acid Gestation Female Guideline Adherence business Infant Premature Corn oil |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Nutrition. 149:2182-2190 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3166 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jn/nxz115 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Dietary DHA intake among US toddlers is low. Healthy physical growth is an important objective for the clinical care of children born preterm. OBJECTIVES The aim of the trial was to examine the effects of supplementing toddlers born preterm with DHA and arachidonic acid (AA) for 180 d on growth and adiposity. METHODS Omega Tots, a randomized placebo-controlled trial, was conducted between April 2012 and March 2017. Children born at |
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