Supplementation with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to breastfeeding mothers for improving child growth and development.

MF, Delgado-Noguera; JA, Calvache; Cosp X, Bonfill; EP, Kotanidou; A, Galli-Tsinopoulou

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007901.pub3

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Supplementation with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to breastfeeding mothers for improving child growth and development.

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Delgado-Noguera MF

Calvache JA

Bonfill Cosp X

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are the most abundant fatty acids in the brain and are necessary for growth and maturation of an infant's brain and retina. LCPUFAs are named "essential" because they cannot be synthesised effi...

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