Intake of certain fatty acid appears to improve neurodevelopment for preterm girls, but not boys

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 05:42 in Health & Medicine

Preterm infant girls who received a high amount of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; an omega-3 fatty acid) had higher measures of neurodevelopment than preterm girls who received a standard amount of DHA, but this effect was not seen among preterm boys, according to a study in the 14 January issue of JAMA...

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