Effect of fish oil supplementation in pregnancy on bone, lean, and fat mass at six years: randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effect of supplementation with n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) in pregnancy on anthropometry and body composition in offspring.

Design

Double blinded, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood₂₀₁₀ cohort.

Participants

736 pregnant women and their offspring.

Intervention

n-3 LCPUFA (fish oil) or control (olive oil) daily from pregnancy week 24 until one week after birth.

Main outcome measures

Height/length, weight, head, and waist measurements and body composition from dual energy x ray absorptiometry (all pre-specified secondary endpoints of the n-3 LCPUFA trial; the primary outcome for the trial was persistent wheeze/asthma).

Res

SUBMITTER: Vinding RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6122120 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature