Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 287-293 , April 2010

Toddler formula supplemented with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) improves DHA status and respiratory health in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of US children less than 3 years of age

  • Laura M. Minns

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, MS 4013, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    • ,
  • Elizabeth H. Kerling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, MS 4013, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    • ,
  • Melanie R. Neely

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, MS 4013, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    • ,
  • Debra K. Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, MS 4013, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    • ,
  • Jennifer L. Wampler

      Affiliations

    • Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA
    • ,
  • Cheryl L. Harris

      Affiliations

    • Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA
    • ,
  • Carol L. Berseth

      Affiliations

    • Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA
    • ,
  • Susan E. Carlson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, MS 4013, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +19135885359; fax: +19135888946.

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☆ Research sponsored by Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, IN 47721, USA.

PII: S0952-3278(10)00053-0

doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.02.009

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 287-293 , April 2010

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