## 5 Conclusions  
Overall, these findings highlight suboptimal total fat intake among younger children (1-3 y), while fat intakes were either too low, adequate or higher than recommended for >3-year-olds (in \(\sim\)12%, 70% and 19% of the studies, respectively). Intake of SFA was generally above recommended maximum values for all ages assessed, particularly in European countries. While intake of LA may be a concern for younger children (1-2 years), it is within the recommended FAO/WHO range after that age. The intake of ALA is below the recommendations in greater than half of all studies for all age ranges considered. The intake of n-3 LC PUFA among children was suboptimal across all age groups in most countries worldwide. Future, well-designed studies are warranted, particularly from Africa, South America, China and India, where there is a scarcity of data. This will help to clarify these findings and to identify the need for specific public health measures to increase intake of important fatty acids in the diets of young children, who make up a significant proportion of the population in these countries and for whom these fatty acids are crucial for growth and development.  
**Supplementary Materials:** The following are available online at [[https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/nu13103547/s1](https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/nu13103547/s1)]([https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/nu13103547/s1](https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/nu13103547/s1)), Figure S1: Mean/median total fat intake (percentage total daily energy intake [%E]) for children aged 1-2 years; 2-3 years; 3-5 years; 5-7 years. Figure S2: Mean/median total SFA intake (percentage total daily energy intake [%E]) for children aged 2-3 years; 3-5 years; 5-7 years. Figure S3: Mean/median linoleic acid (LA) intake (percentage total daily energy intake [%E]) for children aged 1-2 years; 2-3 years; 3-5 years; 5-7 years. Figure S4: Mean/median alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) intake (percentage total daily energy intake [%E]) for children aged 1-2 years; 2-3 years; 3-5 years; 5-7 years. Figure S5: Mean/median docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and sum of DHA + eicsoapentaenoic acid (EPA) intake (mg/day) for children aged 1-2 years; 2-3 years; 3-5 years; 5-7 years. Table S1: Objectives and representativeness of the included studies. Table S2: Dietary assessment methods used in the included studies. Table S3: Record of supplements, fortified foods and breast milk consumption in the included studies. Table S4: Daily intake of total fat, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (%E) and docosahexaenoic acid (mg) in children aged 1 to 2 years (mean ormedian for boys and girls unless otherwise specified). Table 55: Daily intake of total fat, saturated fats, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (%E) and sum of docosahexaenoicenoic + eicosapentaenoic acids (mg) in children aged 2 to 3 years (mean or median for boys and girls unless otherwise specified). Table S6: Daily intake of total fat, saturated fats, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (%E) and docosahexaenoicenoic + eicosapentaenoic acids (mg) in children aged 3 to 5 years (mean or median for boys and girls unless otherwise specified). Table S7: Daily intake of total fat, saturated fats, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (%E) and docosahexaenoicenoic + eicosapentaenoic acids (mg) in children aged 5 to 7 years (mean or median for boys and girls unless otherwise specified).  
Conceptualization, M.F.; methodology, M.F.; literature searches, data extraction and assessment, M.F., C.M.; writing--original draft preparation, M.F., C.M.; writing--review and editing, M.F., C.M. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.  
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