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Long-chain PUFA supplementation in rural African infants: a randomized controlled trial of effects on gut integrity, growth, and cognitive development(1)(2)(3)

Background: Intestinal damage and malabsorption caused by chronic environmental enteropathy are associated with growth faltering seen in infants in less-developed countries. Evidence has suggested that supplementary omega-3 (n−3) long-chain PUFAs (LC-PUFAs) might ameliorate this damage by reducing g...

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Autores principales: van der Merwe, Liandré F, Moore, Sophie E, Fulford, Anthony J, Halliday, Katherine E, Drammeh, Saikou, Young, Stephen, Prentice, Andrew M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Nutrition 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23221579
http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.042267