Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): An essential nutrient and a nutraceutical for brain health and diseases

GY Sun, A Simonyi, KL Fritsche, DY Chuang… - … and Essential Fatty …, 2018 - Elsevier
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) enriched in
phospholipids in the brain and retina, is known to play multi-functional roles in brain health …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and the developing central nervous system (CNS)–implications for dietary recommendations

P Guesnet, JM Alessandri - Biochimie, 2011 - Elsevier
The accretion of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in membranes of the central nervous system
is required for the optimum development of retina and brain functions. DHA status is …

Docosahexaenoic acid, 22: 6n-3: Its roles in the structure and function of the brain

R Mallick, S Basak, AK Duttaroy - International Journal of Developmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Docosahexaenoic acid, 22: 6n-3 (DHA) and its metabolites are vital for the structure
and functional brain development of the fetus and infants, and also for maintenance of …

Maternal docosahexaenoic acid status during pregnancy and its impact on infant neurodevelopment

S Basak, R Mallick, AK Duttaroy - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dietary components are essential for the structural and functional development of the brain.
Among these, docosahexaenoic acid, 22: 6n-3 (DHA), is critically necessary for the structure …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary (n-3) fatty acids and brain development1

SM Innis - The Journal of nutrition, 2007 - Elsevier
Abstract The (n-3) fatty acids are essential dietary nutrients, and one of their important roles
is providing docosahexaenoic acid [22: 6 (n-3)](DHA) for growth and function of nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): an ancient nutrient for the modern human brain

J Bradbury - Nutrients, 2011 - mdpi.com
Modern humans have evolved with a staple source of preformed docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) in the diet. An important turning point in human evolution was the discovery of high …

DHA supplementation: current implications in pregnancy and childhood

LK Rogers, CJ Valentine, SA Keim - Pharmacological research, 2013 - Elsevier
Dietary supplementation with ω-3 long chain fatty acids including docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) has increased in popularity in recent years and adequate DHA supplementation …

The influence of dietary docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid on central nervous system polyunsaturated fatty acid composition

JT Brenna, GY Diau - Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty …, 2007 - Elsevier
Numerous studies on perinatal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid nutrition have clarified
the influence of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) on central …

Dietary omega 3 fatty acids and the developing brain

SM Innis - Brain research, 2008 - Elsevier
The ω-3 fatty acids are essential dietary nutrients and one of their important roles is
providing the fatty acid with 22 carbons and 6 double bonds known as docosahexaenoic …

Docosahexaenoic acid and cognition throughout the lifespan

MJ Weiser, CM Butt, MH Mohajeri - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the predominant omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid
(PUFA) found in the brain and can affect neurological function by modulating signal …