Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
Infant formula is enriched with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (Pufas or LCPUFA's) because it is assumed that they improve the cognitive ability. This meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of infant formula enriched with LCPUFA on early cognitive development.
Improve the cognitive ability of Pufas in infant formula babies?
Study Design:
This overview article contained 12 Rcts with 1802 babies. There was no significant heterogeneity between the studies of publication bias.
Results and conclusions:
The meta-analysis showed that adding polyunsaturated fatty acids (Pufas) to infant formula no significant improvement on the cognitive ability of infants.
Further research is needed to determine whether adding PUFA to infants has nutritional benefits for the later cognitive development or neurological development.
Original title:
Meta-analysis of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation of Formula and Infant Cognition by Landeros-Weisenberger A, Qawasmi A, [...], and Bloch MH.
Link:
http://www.pediatricsdigest.mobi/content/129/6/1141.short
Additional information about El Mondo:
The European food safety authority (EFSA) has the claims of Pufas in infant formula has not yet been approved. Not approved claims of EFSA is to say the majority of users yielded no benefit. In other words, choose only for the product when the claim has been approved by EFSA. It is illegal not approved claims of the EFSA to put on the packaging of infant formulae.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFAs stand for or polyunsaturated fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, EPA, DHA, arachidonic acid, gamma-linolenic acid and rumenzuur.