Phospholipid Species in Newborn and 4 Month Old Infants after Consumption of Different Formulas or Breast Milk.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are important long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for neuronal and cognitive development and are ingredients of infant formulae that are recommended but there is no evidence based minimal supplementation level available. The aim of this analysis was to investigate the effect of supplemented AA and DHA on phospholipid metabolism.

Methods

Plasma samples of a randomized, double-blind infant feeding trial were used for the analyses of phospholipid species by flow-injection mass spectrometry. Healthy term infants consumed isoenergetic formulae (intervention formula with equal amounts of AA and DHA-IF, control formula without additional AA and DHA-CF) from the first month of life until the age of 120 days. A grou

SUBMITTER: Uhl O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5003354 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature