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 .
Dietary essential fatty acid supply and visual acuity development.
The influence of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supply on visual acuity development was evaluated in very low birth weight ( VLBW ) infants using visual-evoked potential ( VEP ) and forced-choice preferential-looking ( FPL ) procedures at 36 and 57 wk postconception . The VLBW infants born at 27 - 33 wk postconception were r and omized to one of three diet groups : corn oil , which provided solely linoleic acid ; soy oil , which provided linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids ; or soy/marine oil ; which was similar to the soy oil formula but also provided preformed long chain omega-3 fatty acids . The VLBW infants in the soy/marine oil group had higher omega-3 levels in erythrocyte membranes and better VEP and FPL acuities at 36 and 57 wk than infants in the corn oil group . The soy oil group had intermediate omega-3 levels in erythrocyte membranes and significantly poorer VEP acuity at 57 wk compared with the soy/marine oil group . Only the soy/marine oil group had acuities comparable to the " gold st and ards " of VLBW infants fed human milk and preterm infants who were born and tested at 35 - 36 wk postconception . In addition , VEP and FPL acuity were poorer in a nonr and omized group of formula-fed full-term infants than in breast-fed full-term infants . The results suggest that dietary omega-3 fatty acid supply may play an important role in early human visual development
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 .