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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Erythrocyte long-chain n-3 PUFA content following treatment was significantly higher for participants in the arm receiving fish oil than for those in the arms receiving RUTF with elevated short chain n-3 PUFA or standard RUTF alone : 3 months after enrollment, DHA content was 6. 3 % (interquartile range 6. 0-7. 3), 4. 5 % (3. 9-4. 9), and 3. 9 % (2. 4-5. 7) of total erythrocyte fatty acids (P < 0. 001), respectively, while eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) content was 2. 0 % (1. 5-2. 6), 0. 7 % (0. 6-0. 8), and 0. 4 % (0. 3-0. 5) (P < 0. 001).