Does docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in term infants enhance neurocognitive functioning in infancy?

The proposal that dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enhances neurocognitive functioning in term infants is controversial. Theoretical evidence, laboratory research and human epidemiological studies have convincingly demonstrated that DHA deficiency can negatively impact neurocognitive development....

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Main Authors: Alexandra Elizabeth Heaton, Suzanne Jacqueline Meldrum, Jonathan Keith Foster, Susan Louise Prescott, Karen eSimmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
DHA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00774/full