Fatty acid composition in breastfeeding and school performance in children aged 12 years.

Geertje W DalmeijerAlet H WijgaUlrike GehringCarry M RendersGerard H KoppelmanHenriette A SmitLenie van Rossem

Published in: European journal of nutrition (2015)

Although a large part of the association between infant milk feeding and cognition seems to be explained by sociodemographic and lifestyle-related factors, a relative high content of n-3 PUFAs, especially DHA, in breast milk is associated with better school performance in 12-year-old girls but not in boys.

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