Formula with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids reduces incidence of allergy in early childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Allergy has sharply increased in affluent Western countries in the last 30 years. N-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFAs) may protect the immune system against development of allergy.

Methods

We prospectively categorized illnesses by body system in a subset of 91 children from the Kansas City cohort of the DIAMOND (DHA Intake and Measurement of Neural Development) study who had yearly medical records through 4 years of age. As infants, they were fed either a control formula without LCPUFA (n = 19) or one of three formulas with LCPUFA from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) (n = 72).

Results

Allergic illnesses in the first year were lower in the combined LCPUFA group compared to the control. LCPUFAs significantly delayed t

SUBMITTER: Foiles AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5207026 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature