European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Effect of maternal n-3 long-chain polyunsatura... - 0 views
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It is estimated that approximately 30% of children and adolescents in the United States and about 15–30% of those in Europe can be classified as overweight or obese
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An increasing body of evidence now suggests that the nutritional environment encountered in utero and the early postnatal life may elicit permanent alterations in adipose tissue structure or function and, thereby, programme the individual’s propensity to later obesity
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The composition of fatty acids in the Western diets has shifted toward an increasing dominance of n-6 relative to n-3 LCPUFAs over the past decades.9,10 This shift is also reflected in the fatty acid composition of breast milk
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Literature review finds limited data (9 studies, only 6 RCTs) of omega-3 during pregnancy. No data was found that supported reduced obesity in children by mothers taking n-3 during pregnancy. No harm was found either. Data was sparse. Take home: not enough data, no harm to pregnancy, children, thus if indications are present for mother, then recommend n-3. At this point not studies have pointed to reduced obesity in children.