DHA supplementation and pregnancy outcomes
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DHA supplementation and pregnancy outcomes.
BACKGROUND Observational studies associate higher intakes of n-3 (omega-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) during pregnancy with higher gestation duration and birth size. The results of randomized supplementation trials using various n-3 LCPUFA sources and amounts are mixed. OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis that 600 mg/d of the n-3 LCPUFA docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can incr...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.050021