Assessment of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid nutritional supplementation on infant neurobehavioral development and visual acuity

The aims of this paper are (i) to consider how best to examine effects of long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acid nutritional supplementation or deficiency on infant neurobehavioral development, after controlling for other factors that might influence outcome, including maternal demographic, intellect...

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Published in:Lipids 1999-02, Vol.34 (2), p.151-160
Main Author: Jacobson, S.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast feeding
dietary supplements
Ethanol - administration & dosage
fat deficiencies
Fatty acids
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
infant development
infant nutrition
Infants
Intelligence
long chain fatty acids
long chain polyenoic fatty acids
Neuropsychological Tests
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Visual Acuity
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Summary:The aims of this paper are (i) to consider how best to examine effects of long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acid nutritional supplementation or deficiency on infant neurobehavioral development, after controlling for other factors that might influence outcome, including maternal demographic, intellectual, and personality characteristics, and (ii) to present new findings on the relation between visual acuity and processing speed and the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and visual acuity on infant information processing. The following topics are also addressed: (i) breastfeeding and intelligence, (ii) criteria for the selection and control of potential confounding variables, and (iii) new infant information processing measures.
ISSN:0024-4201
1558-9307
DOI:10.1007/s11745-999-0349-9