Supplementation of fish-oil and soy-oil during pregnancy and psychomotor development of infants.
J Health Popul Nutr
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2006 Mar; 24(1): 48-56
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-662
ABSTRACT
Supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in infancy improves neuro-developmental outcomes, but there is limited information about the impact of supplementing pregnant mothers with DHA on the development of their infants. In a follow-up of a randomized, double-blind controlled trial with 400 pregnant mothers, the effects of supplementation of fish-oil or soy-oil (4 g/day) during the last trimester of pregnancy on psychomotor development and behaviour of infants at 10 months of age (n=249) were assessed. The quality of psychosocial stimulation at home (HOME) and nutritional status of the subjects were also measured. There were no significant differences in the fish-oil group and soy-oil group in any of the developmental (mean +/-SD mental development index 102.5 +/- 8.0 vs. 101.5 +/- 7.8, psychomotor development index 101.7 +/- 10.0 vs. 100.5 +/- 10.1) or behavioural outcomes. It may, therefore, be concluded that supplementation of fish-oil during the last trimester of pregnancy does not have any added benefit over supplementation of soy-oil on the development or behaviour of infants in this population.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Psychomotor Performance
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Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
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Soybean Oil
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
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Fish Oils
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
J Health Popul Nutr
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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