Early Lipid Intake Improves Cerebellar Growth in Very Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants.

Katherine M OttoliniNickie AndescavageKushal KapseMarni B JacobsJonathan MurnickRebecca VanderVeerSudeepta BasuMariam SaidCatherine Limperopoulos

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2020)

Early cumulative lipid intake in the first month of life is associated with significantly greater cerebellar volume by term-equivalent age in very premature infants. Our findings emphasize the importance of early, aggressive nutrition interventions to optimize cerebellar development in VLBW infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
human milk
physical activity
preterm birth
fatty acid
weight gain
body mass index
gestational age