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Diet and Nutrition
Dietary n6:n3 fatty acid ratio in perinatal period affects adult bones
January 6th, 2005
Dietary n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio in the perinatal period affects bone parameters in adult female rats. According to recent research published in the British Journal of Nutrition, "Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and their metabolites are important regulators of bone formation and resorption. The effect of PUFA on bone growth may be especially striking during the perinatal period. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of diets with different n-6:n-3 fatty acid (FA) ratios during the perinatal period on bone parameters in the adult offspring." "During late gestation and throughout lactation, rat dams were fed an...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-06)
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