Maternal and neonatal red blood cell n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids inversely associate with infant whole body fat mass assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

Zahra Farahnak,Ye Yuan,Catherine A. Vanstone,Hope A. Weiler

Maternal and neonatal red blood cell n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids inversely associate with infant whole body fat mass assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

2019

Zahra Farahnak
Ye Yuan
Catherine A. Vanstone
Hope A. Weiler

Research regarding polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status and body composition in neonates is limited. This study tested the relationship between newborn docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status and bod...

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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Internal medicine
Docosahexaenoic acid
Endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Red blood cell
Medicine
fat mass
whole body
Composition (visual arts)

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