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The Groningen LCPUFA study: no effect of postnatal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in healthy term infants on neurological condition at 9 years.
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The British journal of nutrition [Br J Nutr] 2010 Aug; Vol. 104 (4), pp. 566-72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 07. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Long-chain PUFA (LCPUFA) supplementation of formula can have beneficial effects on neurodevelopmental outcome in early infancy, but uncertainty exists regarding effects after 6 months. The present study is the first to investigate whether consumption by term infants of formula containing LCPUFA for the first 2 months after birth improves neurological condition of these children at 9 years of age. A prospective, double-blind, randomised control study was performed in two groups of healthy term infants: a control group with standard formula (n 169) and a LCPUFA-supplemented group (LF; n 146). A breast-fed group (BF; n 159) served as a reference. At age 9 years, children were neurologically assessed according to Touwen, resulting in a Neurological Optimality Score and information on severity and type of minor neurological dysfunction (MND). Information on potential confounders was collected at enrollment and follow-up. Multivariate analyses were carried out to evaluate the effect of nutrition while adjusting for confounders. Attrition (28 %) was selective: drop-outs in the LF group were more often boys and had a significantly lower mental developmental index at 18 months. Neurological optimality and severity and type of MND at 9 years did not differ between the two formula groups. Children in the BF group showed significantly less often fine manipulative dysfunction than formula-fed children. In conclusion, LCPUFA supplementation of formula during the first 2 postnatal months in healthy term infants does not alter neurological function at school age. The study confirmed that breast-fed infants have a slightly better neurodevelopmental outcome than formula-fed infants.
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- Breast Feeding
Child
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Motor Skills drug effects
Multivariate Analysis
Reference Values
Sex Factors
Time Factors
Child Development drug effects
Dietary Supplements
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated pharmacology
Infant Formula chemistry
Nervous System Diseases prevention & control
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1475-2662
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The British journal of nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20370943
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114510000863