Background & aims We are aware of no study that examined the effects of omega-3 fatty
acid supplementation on insulin metabolism and lipid profiles in gestational diabetes (GDM) …

Objectives. To evaluate whether a maternal vegetarian diet influences that the essential fatty
acids status of the newborn and whether this is related to outcome of pregnancy. Design …

ABSTRACT n− 3 Fatty acids exert important effects on eicosanoid metabolism, membrane
properties, and gene expression and therefore are biologically important nutrients. One n− 3 …

We sought to examine the association between maternal erythrocyte omega-3, omega-6
and trans fatty acids and risk of preeclampsia. We conducted a case-control study of 170 …

Background Maternal nutrition in pregnancy has a crucial impact on the development of the
fetus. Dietary trans fatty acids (t FA) are known to have adverse health effects, especially …

The long chain omega-3 fatty acids are a group of highly polyunsaturated fatty acids, which
are characterized by having a double bond in the 3 position counted from the methyl end of …

Although essential fatty acids (EFA) and their longer chain, more unsaturated derivatives
play a major role during pregnancy, hardly any information is available with respect to the …

Abstract Background Maternal n− 3, n− 6, and trans fatty acids are claimed to affect fetal
growth, yet evidence is limited. Objective We investigated the association between maternal …

Objective: This case–control study was conducted in Lima, Peru, from June 1997 through
January 1998 to assess whether alteration in maternal erythrocyte omega-3 (n-3) and …

Background: n-3 (omega-3) Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) inhibit fat
cell differentiation and fat storage in adults, and this has led to the hypothesis that maternal n …