Genetic predisposition to obesity presents a paradox: how do genetic variants with a
detrimental impact on human health persist through evolutionary time? Numerous …

Scientific societies recommend increasing intake of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by 200
mg/day during pregnancy. However, individually, clinical events correlate quite strongly with …

Nutritional guidelines and requirements for late or moderately preterm (LMPT) infants are
notably absent, although they represent the largest population of preterm infants. The …

There is a gap in understanding the effect of the essential ω-3 and ω-6 long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) on Phase I retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), which …

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), arachidonic acid (ARA, 20: 4n-6) and
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n-3) are essential in the development of infants. ARA and …

Background: The roles that the omega-3 fatty acids play in health and disease remain
unclear. The conduct of epidemiological studies to explore this relationship can be facilitated …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) that has
a role in the cognitive and visual development, as well as in the immune function of …

In evaluating vitamin E (VE) nutritional status of preterm infants, it is essential that any data
should be compared with those of healthy term infants, and never with those of adults …

Background Preterm infants are at risk of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA)
deficiency. Recent studies on high-dose DHA; n-3 LCPUFA in preterm infants suggested …

In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the recent findings about the treatment of
neovascular retinal diseases. The use of conventional drugs and nutraceuticals endowed …