RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 ω-3 fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy
JF Canadian Family Physician
JO Can Fam Physician
FD The College of Family Physicians of Canada
SP 817
OP 818
VO 53
IS 5
A1 Gal Dubnov-Raz
A1 Yaron Finkelstein
A1 Gideon Koren
YR 2007
UL http://www.cfp.ca/content/53/5/817.abstract
AB QUESTION Several pregnant patients have asked recently whether mediareports of children’s intelligence quotients’ increasing with increased intake of essential fatty acids are meaningful enough to be worth the effort of supplementation. What advice should they be given?ANSWER Existing evidence from interventional studies is sparse and conflicting and should not lead to supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids.