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Dietary omega 3 fatty acids and the developing brain.

Sheila M. Innis
- 27 Oct 2008 - 
- Vol. 1237, Iss: 1237, pp 35-43
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Significant evidence is available to conclude that maternal fatty acid nutrition is important to DHA transfer to the infant before and after birth, with short and long-term implications for neural function.
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This article is published in Brain Research.The article was published on 2008-10-27. It has received 557 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polyunsaturated fatty acid & Unsaturated fatty acid.

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Consumption of Fish and n-3 Fatty Acids and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease

TL;DR: Dietary intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and weekly consumption of fish may reduce the risk of incident Alzheimer disease.
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Maternal seafood consumption in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood (ALSPAC study): an observational cohort study.

TL;DR: Risks from the loss of nutrients were greater than the risks of harm from exposure to trace contaminants in 340 g seafood eaten weekly, suggesting that advice to limit seafood consumption could actually be detrimental.
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Biochemical and functional effects of prenatal and postnatal omega 3 fatty acid deficiency on retina and brain in rhesus monkeys

TL;DR: It is suggested that dietary omega 3 fatty acids are retina and brain, and abnormally low levels of 22:6 omega 3 may produce alterations in the biophysical properties of photoreceptor and neural membranes that may underlie these functional impairments.
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