Prenatal fatty acid status and child adiposity at age 3 y: results from a US pregnancy cohort
Prenatal fatty acid status and child adiposity at age 3 y: results from a US pregnancy cohort
Authors: Sara Donahue, et al.Harvard Medical School
Journal: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2011
Summary: Researchers explored whether the types of fats in a mothers pregnancy diet influence body composition of her developing baby. Among 1250 mother/child pairs from Massachusetts, higher omega-3 levels in moms diets from fish were associated with lower adiposity in their children at age 3 years.
