Prenatal choline supplementation improves biomarkers of maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status among pregnant participants consuming supplemental DHA: a randomized controlled trial.

Kevin C KlattMelissa Q McDougallOlga V MalyshevaSiraphat TaesuwanAura Alex P Loinard-GonzálezJulie E H NevinsKara BeckmanRuchika BhawalElizabeth AndersonSheng ZhangErica BenderKristina H JacksonD Janette KingRoger A DyerSrisatish DevapatlaRamesh VidavalurJ Thomas BrennaMarie A Caudill

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2022)

Prenatal choline supplementation improves hepatic DHA export and biomarkers of DHA status by bolstering methyl group supply for PEMT activity among pregnant participants consuming supplemental DHA. This trial is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03194659.

Keyphrases

fatty acid
pregnant women
clinical trial
phase iii
preterm birth