Seafood ChoiCeS

Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks
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APPENDIX B
Amount Results Conclusion*
Experimental group (% total
fatty acids):
ALA-enriched high-LA
margarine
25 g margarine
45.36 LA, 14.18 ALA
Control group (% total fatty
acids):
No ALA high-LA margarine
25 g margarine/day
55.02 LA, 0.17 ALA
High-DHA egg group:
mean = 183.9±71.4 mg
DHA/day
ranged from 27.6 to
264.9 mg/day
Ordinary egg group:
mean = 35.1±13.2 mg
DHA/day
ranged from 0 to 36 mg/day
Low egg intake group:
mean = 10.8±4.0 mg
DHA/day
ranged from 0 to 36 mg/day
High-DHA egg group:
mean = 133±15 mg DHA/egg
ranged from 108 to 165 mg/
egg
Ordinary egg group:
mean = 33±11 mg DHA/egg
ranged from 22 to 51 mg/egg
Newborns in the experimental group had a
significantly higher mean birth weight than
those in the control group (p=0.043).
No significant differences in gestational age,
APGAR score, or umbilical plasma DHA
concentrations in phospholipids were found
between the two groups.
“Mean weight, length, and head circumference
of infants in the high-DHA egg group
were greater than in the ordinary egg group,
and gestation was 5.6 days longer.”
After controlling for maternal BMI at enrollment
and number of prior pregnancies, the
mean difference in gestational age between
the two groups was 6.0±2.3 days (p=0.009).
After controlling for maternal BMI at enrollment
and maternal race, the mean difference
in birth weight between the two groups was
not significant.
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(birth
weight only)
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