Breast milk n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and blood pressure: an individual participant meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is controversial whether a higher intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC PUFA) through breastfeeding is associated or not to a lower blood pressure (BP) during childhood. We aimed to clarify this point by undertaking a meta-analysis involving the data from seven European birth cohorts.

Methods

We searched https://www.birthcohort.net for studies that had collected breast milk samples, and had at least one BP measurement in childhood. Principal investigators were contacted, and all agreed to share data. One additional study was identified by contacts with the principal investigators. For each cohort, we analyzed the association of breast milk n-3 LC PUFAs with systolic and diastolic BP with linear mixed effects models or linear regression, and

SUBMITTER: van Rossem L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7900030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature