Dietary intake of essential and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy.
Lipids
; 39(5): 421-4, 2004 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15506236
ABSTRACT
The dietary intake of EFA and long-chain PUFA (LCPUFA) by women with (n = 14) and without (n = 31) gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) was determined by repeated 24-h recalls. Women with GDM consumed significantly more energy as fat compared with women who had uncomplicated pregnancies; absolute dietary fat did not differ. Dietary n-3 LCPUFA was substantially lower than the current recommendation for pregnancy, whereas intake of saturated FA (SFA) exceeded it. We conclude that replacing dietary sources of SFA with those of EFA and LCPUFA, especially n-3 LCPUFA, would benefit the dietary fat profiles of all pregnant women.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
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Fatty Acids, Essential
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Diabetes, Gestational
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Feeding Behavior
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Lipids
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States