Nutrition and cognitive development.
There has been recent intense interest in the possibility that infants receiving a dietary supply of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), either in breast milk or in a supplemented formula, may perform better on developmental tests than other infants. The only way to resolve this issue is in randomized trials in formula-fed babies, comparing those fed DHA-supplemented versus unsupplemented milks. To date most trials have been small; some also had methodological problems and results have been conflicting. The possible reasons for conflicting results in studies of both term and preterm born infants are discussed.
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Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D008895:Milk, Human; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids