DHA/ARA | Infant Feeding and Nutrition

DHA/ARA

Study on Exclusive Breastfeeding and Long-Term Effects

A study published in the October 2009 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) by Dr. Michael Kramer et al. of McGill University, Montreal Canada titled, "Health and development outcomes in 6.5-y-old children breastfed...

DHA Improves Motor Milestones

A study in the January edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Agostoni et al. found that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation improved the time to achieve some, but not all motor development milestones in term infants. At...

DHA During Pregnancy

A study in the October American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Smithers et al. found that preterm infants born to Australian women who were fed human milk or formula containing 1% docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) until reaching their estimated due date...

Maternal Fish Intake During Pregnancy

A study in the September edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that children born to mothers who had a prenatal higher fish intake, a rich source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and a greater duration of breastfeeding were...

Experts Recommend DHA in Baby Formula

The recommendations of an international group of experts, headed by Berthold Koletzko, that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) should be added to infant formula were recently published in the Journal of Perinatal Medicine. In this...

DHA and Low Birthweight Babies

A study in Pediatrics found that supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) for very low birthweight infants (VLBW) fed human milk was associated with improved cognitive development. The study was a randomized, double...