There is no evidence that PUFA supplementation in infancy has an effect on infant or childhood allergy , asthma , dermatitis/eczema or food allergy .
However , the quality of evidence was very low .
There was insufficient evidence to determine an effect on allergic rhinitis
BACKGROUND Early dietary intakes may influence the development of allergic disease .
It is important to determine if dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids ( PUFAs ) given as supplements or added to infant formula prevent the development of allergy .
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of higher PUFA intake during infancy to prevent allergic disease .
Visual evoked potentials and dietary long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants.
The influence of dietary long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid ( LCP ) supply , and especially of docosahexaenoic acid ( DHA ) , on evoked potential maturation , was studied in 58 healthy preterm infants using flash visual evoked potentials ( VEPs ) , flash electroretinography ( ERG ) , and brainstem acoustic evoked potentials ( BAEPs )  at 52 weeks of postconceptional age . At the same time , the fatty acid composition of red blood cell membranes was examined . The infants were fed on breast milk ( n = 12 ) , a preterm formula supplemented with LCP ( PF-LCP ) ( n = 21 ) , or a traditional preterm formula ( PF ) ( n = 25 ) . In the breast milk and PF-LCP groups the morphology and latencies of the waves that reflect the visual projecting system were similar ; in the PF group the morphology was quite different and the wave latencies were significantly longer . This could mean that the maturation pattern of VEPs in preterm infants who did not receive LCP was slower . Moreover , a higher level of erythrocyte LCP , especially DHA , was found in breast milk and PF-LCP groups compared with the PF group . ERG and BAEP recordings were the same in all three groups . These results suggest that a well balanced LCP supplement in preterm formulas can positively influence the maturation of visual evoked potentials in preterm infants when breast milk is not available
There is no evidence that PUFA supplementation in infancy has an effect on infant or childhood allergy , asthma , dermatitis/eczema or food allergy .
However , the quality of evidence was very low .
There was insufficient evidence to determine an effect on allergic rhinitis
BACKGROUND Early dietary intakes may influence the development of allergic disease .
It is important to determine if dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids ( PUFAs ) given as supplements or added to infant formula prevent the development of allergy .
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of higher PUFA intake during infancy to prevent allergic disease .