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. 2008 Jun;78(6):343-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2008.04.005. Epub 2008 Jun 26.

Habitual fish consumption does not prevent a decrease in LCPUFA status in pregnant women (the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study)

M P Bonham  1 , E M Duffy, J M W Wallace, P J Robson, G J Myers, P W Davidson, T W Clarkson, C F Shamlaye, J J Strain
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Habitual fish consumption does not prevent a decrease in LCPUFA status in pregnant women (the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study)

M P Bonham et al. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2008 Jun.

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  • Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2011 Dec;85(6):407

Abstract

Information on the status of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) in pregnancy and breast milk in very high fish-eating populations is limited. The aim of this study was to examine dietary intake and changes in fatty acid status in a population of pregnant women in the Republic of Seychelles. Serum docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) decreased significantly between 28-week gestation and delivery (n=196). DHA status did not correlate significantly with length of gestation and was not associated with self-reported fish intake, which was high at 527 g/week. In breast milk, the ratio of DHA to arachidonic acid (AA) was consistent with those observed in other high fish-eating populations. Overall the data suggest that high exposure to LCPUFAs from habitual fish consumption does not prevent the documented decrease in LCPUFA status in pregnancy that occurs as a result of foetal accretion in the third trimester of pregnancy.

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Correlation of estimated fish intake (g/wk) with serum DHA status (mg/ml) at 28 weeks gestation
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Correlation of estimated fish intake (g/wk) with DHA status (mg/ml) in breast milk at one month post partum
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Correlation of DHA concentration in serum at 28 weeks gestation with DHA concentration in breast milk at one month postpartum (n=166)
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