Seafood ChoiCeS

Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks
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APPENDIX B
Amount Results Conclusion*
Breast milk (%
total fatty acids,
mean±SE):
LA = 6.90±0.81, ALA
= 0.80±0.05, EPA =
0.20±0.08, DPA =
0.52±0.27, DHA =
0.59±0.23
Milk formula (% total
fatty acids, mean):
LA = 1.60, ALA =
0.70, EPA = 0.08,
DPA = 0.11, DHA
= 0.02
Experimental group:
Semipurified diet
deficient in n-3 fatty
acids
Safflower oil sole fat
source
76.0% LA, 0.3%
GLA, 0.2% DGLA,
0.3% ALA, 225.0%
n-6:n-3 of total
fatty acids
Control group:
Soy bean oil sole fat
source
53.1% LA, 0.0%
GLA, 0.3% DGLA,
7.7% ALA, 7.0%
n-6:n-3 of total
fatty acids
LA, AA, DHA are significantly lower in the formulafed
infants than in the breast-fed infants (p