Blood fatty acid composition in relation to allergy in children aged 2-9 years: results from the European IDEFICS study.

Both PUFA subtypes were positively associated with allergy in an age-dependent manner, whereas MUFA was associated with less allergy. The observation of high proportions of n-3 PUFA in allergic children younger than 4 years might help to understand the nature of early onset of atopic disease.