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.
Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
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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