Effect of prenatal n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on body mass in early childhood

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570109

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

In Australia more than 1 in 5 four year-olds are now classified as overweight. There is good evidence that omega-3 fats inhibit the early development of fat cells and thereby reduce the later accumulation of excess body fat. This will be the first human trial to examine whether an increased supply of low cost omega 3 fats in pregnancy can reduce fatness and the likelihood of developing type II diabetes in childhood.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,462,626.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutrition And Dietetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Adiposity and obesity | Body composition | Childhood growth | Childhood obseity | Dietary fatty acids | Insulin sensitivity in children | Maternal nutrition | Nutrition in pregnacy | Nutrtion supplement and-or depletion | Obesity

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