The (n-3) fatty acids are essential dietary nutrients, and one of their important roles is
providing docosahexaenoic acid [22:6(n-3)] (DHA) for growth and function of nervous tissue. …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) are important structural components
of the central nervous system. These fatty acids are transferred across the placenta, are …

The ω-3 fatty acids are essential dietary nutrients and one of their important roles is providing
the fatty acid with 22 carbons and 6 double bonds known as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) …

The dietary requirements for essential fatty acids and the possibility of a specific role for the
polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is one of the most controversial …

Human milk provides all the dietary essential fatty acids, linoleic acid (LA; 18:2n-6) and α-linolenic
acid (18:3n-3), as well as their longer-chain more-unsaturated metabolites, including …

Human milk TG are a remarkable example of stereo-specific positioning of fatty acids with
structures that are highly conserved and unusual. Not only does human milk contain high …

Background: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is important to neural development. Whether DHA
intakes are low enough in some pregnant women to impair infant development is uncertain…

Fatty acids play central roles in growth and development through their roles in membrane
lipids, as ligands for receptors and transcription factors that regulate gene expression, …

Background: Arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are important for growth
and neural development. trans Fatty acids (TFAs) may inhibit desaturation of linoleic acid (…

Maternal nutrition has little or no effect on many nutrients in human milk; for others, human
milk may not be designed as a primary nutritional source for the infant; and for a few, maternal …