Studies showing DHA Supports Healthy Pregnancy, Fetal Development & Children’s Health
- Koletzko B, Lien E, Agostoni C, et al. The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation, and infancy. J Perinat Med. 2008;36(1):5-14.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18184094/
- Koletzko B, Larque E, Demmelmair H. Placental transfer of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA). J Perinat Med. 2007;35(suppl 1):S5-S11. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17302540/
- Predicting the effect of maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation to reduce early preterm birth https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27637340
- Carlson SE, Colombo J, Gajewski BJ, et al. (2013). DHA supplementation and pregnancy outcomes. Am J Clin Nutr. 97:808-15.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23426033
- Carlson SE, Gajewski BJ, Valentine CJ, et al. (2017). Assessment of DHA on reducing early preterm birth: the ADORE randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 17:62. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28193189
- Richardson et al., ‘Docosahexaenoic acid for reading, cognition and behavior in children aged 7–9 years: a randomized, controlled trial (the DOLAB study),’ PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 9, 2012. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22970149/
- Jean-Louis Bresson et al., ‘Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies on a request from Merck Selbstmedikation GmbH on DHA and support of the cognitive development of the unborn child and breastfed infant,’ The EFSA Journal., vol. 7, 2009, 1007 p. 1-14. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1007
Studies showing DHA Supports Healthy Brain Function Throughout the Lifespan
- Docosahexaenoic Acid and Cognition throughout the Lifespan. Michael J. Weiser,* Christopher M. Butt, and M. Hasan Mohajeri https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772061/
- Quantitative Erythrocyte Omega-3 EPA Plus DHA Levels are Related to Higher Regional Cerebral Blood Flow on Brain SPECT. Amen DG, Harris WS, Kidd PM, Meysami S, Raji CA https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28527220
- Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and maintenance of normal (fasting) blood concentrations of triglycerides (ID 533, 691, 3150), protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage (ID 630), contribution to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight (ID 629), brain, eye and nerve development (ID 627, 689, 704, 742, 3148, 3151), maintenance of normal brain function (ID 565, 626, 631, 689, 690, 704, 742, 3148, 3151) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1734/epdf
- Yurko-Mauro et al., ‘Beneficial effects of docosahexaenoic acid on cognition in age-related cognitive decline,’ Alzheimers Dement., vol. 6, no. 6, 2010, p. 456-64. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20434961/
- EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA), ‘Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and maintenance of normal (fasting) blood concentrations of triglycerides (ID 533, 691, 3150), protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage (ID 630), contribution to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight (ID 629), brain, eye and nerve development (ID 627, 689, 704, 742, 3148, 3151), maintenance of normal brain function (ID 565, 626, 631, 689, 690, 704, 742, 3148, 3151), maintenance of normal vision (ID 627, 632, 743, 3149) and maintenance of normal spermatozoa motility (ID 628) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006,’ EFSA Journal, vol. 8, no. 10, 2010, p. 1734. https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1734
- Péter et al., ‘Nutritional solutions to reduce risks of negative health impacts of air pollution,’ Nutrients, vol. 7, no. 12, 2015, p. 10398-10416. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4690091/
- Healthy Blood Pressure, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28619112/
- Supports Healthy Mood,