Influence of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) on cognitive and visual development

verfasst von

J. P. Schuchardt, A. Hahn

Abstract

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA), play a central role in infancy for normal brain development. They are involved in numerous neuronal processes, ranging from effects on membrane fluidity, signal transduction, neurotransmission to gene expression regulation. Since observational studies have indicated that the visual and cognitive performance of breastfed infants is advantaged compared to formula-fed infants, numerous randomized controlled studies have studied whether infant formulas supplemented with DHA or both DHA and AA would enhance visual and cognitive development of both term and preterm infants. This chapter gives an overview on the significance of LC-PUFAs in neurodevelopment, with a special focus on the findings from these studies.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Humanernährung
Abteilung Ernährungsphysiologie und Humanernährung

Typ

Beitrag in Buch/Sammelwerk

Seiten

32-78

Anzahl der Seiten

47

Publikationsdatum

07.2011

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Agrar- und Biowissenschaften, Allgemeine Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie, Allgemeine Medizin

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857092922.1.32 (Zugang: Unbekannt)