Early infant adipose deposition is positively associated with the n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio in human milk independent of maternal BMI.
Michael C RudolphBridget E YoungD J LemasC E PalmerT L HernandezL A BarbourJ E FriedmanN F KrebsP S MacLeanPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2016)
Perinatal infant exposures to a high AA/EPA+DHA ratio during the first 4 months of life, which is primarily reflective of maternal dietary FA, may significantly contribute to the way infants accumulate adipose.