title: Is docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) essential? Lessons from DHA status regulation, our ancient diet, epidemiology and randomized controlled trials.
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Groningen University Hospital, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frits A J
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Muskiet
authors.forename: M Rebecca
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fokkema
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaafsma
authors.forename: E Rudy
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Boersma
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D004813:Epidemiology; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000502:physiology; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009752:Nutritional Status; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid