Background To assess the relationship between the mothers' intake of n-3 long chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFA) during pregnancy and their levels in plasma and …

ABSTRACT Background: Essential fatty acids (EFAs) in umbilical cord blood samples are
associated with attained birth weight in premature infants and low-birth-weight neonates …

The aim of this study was to describe the dietary fat intake during pregnancy and to study the
relationship between the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and the fatty acid …

Maternal nutrition plays a crucial role in influencing fetal growth and birth outcome. Any
nutritional insult starting several weeks before pregnancy and during critical periods of …

Dietary patterns (DPs) have been described as an important factor that may influence
polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) concentrations and body mass index (BMI) during …

Context: Maternal diet during pregnancy has been linked to offspring adiposity, but it is
unclear whether maternal polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status during pregnancy affects …

Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) during pregnancy are associated with disrupted metabolic
programming among offspring at birth and later growth. We examined plasma phospholipid …

Maternal obesity is associated with adverse offspring outcomes. Inflammation and deficiency
of anti-inflammatory nutrients like omega (n)-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may …

Background Despite dietary recommendations of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for
cardiometabolic health, n-3 and n-6 PUFAs and their interplay in relation to diabetes risk …

ABSTRACT During pregnancy,(n-3) PUFA are incorporated into fetal brain and retinal lipids.
Docosahexaenoic acid [DHA, 22: 6 (n-3)], in particular, is required physiologically for optimal …