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Algae found to enhance baby growth

Infant Formula

In a study to evaluate safety and benefits of feeding preterm infants formulas containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada it was found feeding formulas with DHA and ARA from algal and fungal oils resulted in enhanced growth.
J Pediatr. 2005 Apr;146(4):461-8.

Preeclampsia

Center for Perinatal Studies, Swedish Medical Center, 747 Broadway (Suite 4 North), Seattle,USA, conducted a case-control study in Lima, Peru, from June 1997 through January 1998 to assess whether alteration in maternal erythrocyte omega-3 (n-3) and omega-6 (n-6) fatty acids was associated with increased risk of preeclampsia. The results in the Peruvian women, were that low erythrocyte n-3 fatty acids appeared to be associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia. A similar pattern was observed for eicosapentenoic acid (20:5n-3, EPA) and docosahexenoic acid (22:6n-3, DHA)
Arch Gvnecol Obstet. 2006 Mar 7

Breast Feeding

Study of Breastfeeding women given capsules containing a high-DHA algal oil (approximately 200 mg DHA/d) by US Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center and the Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA. 'DHA supplementation of breastfeeding mothers results in higher infant plasma phospholipid DHA contents during supplementation and a higher Bayley Psychomotor Development Index at 30 months of age.'
Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Jul;82(1):125-32