Background Australia has one of the highest prevalence rates internationally of allergic
conditions, such as asthma and eczema. Atopy is one hallmark for the development of …

Objective. The relationship between fatty acids (FAs) in breast milk and the risk of childhood
allergies is controversial. We prospectively investigated the relationship between FAs in …

Background Exposure to n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in early life is hypothesized
to offer protection against atopic disease. However, there is controversy in this area, and we …

Fatty acid composition was studied in breast milk of allergic and non‐allergic mothers,
focusing in particular on concentrations of the n‐6 and n‐3 long‐chain polyunsaturates …

BACKGROUND: Better understanding of the association between early life lipid intakes and
the development of allergic diseases is needed. OBJECTIVE: We prospectively studied …

Cite this as: ML Notenboom, M. Mommers, EHJM Jansen, J. Penders and C. Thijs, Clinical &
Experimental Allergy, 2011 (41) 407–416. Summary Background Prevalence of atopic …

Background: The incidence of atopic diseases such as eczema is increasing in westernized
societies. The suggestion that there is a 'protective'association between the unique fatty acid …

To cite this article: Thijs C, Müller A, Rist L, Kummeling I, Snijders BEP, Huber M, van Ree R,
Simões‐Wüst AP, Dagnelie PC, van den Brandt PA. Fatty acids in breast milk and …

Background: It remains controversial whether fatty acid (FA) composition of breast milk
relates to development of atopy in the infant. This study evaluates FA in colostrum from …

Background Levels of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA s) and n‐6 PUFA s in breast
milk are associated with the development of allergic diseases up to school age. However, it …