Abstract
It has previously been shown that maternal nutrition affects the fetal environment, with consequences for the infant’s health. From early pregnancy onwards participants here received a combination of dietary counseling and probiotics (Lactobacillus GG and Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12; n = 10), dietary counseling with placebo (n = 12), or placebo alone (n = 8). The major differences in placental fatty acids were attributable to a higher concentration of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in both intervention arms than in controls. Further, dietary counseling with probiotics resulted in higher concentrations of linoleic (18:2n-6) and dihomo-γ-linolenic acids (20:3n-6) compared with dietary counseling with placebo or controls.
Abbreviations
- AA:
-
Arachidonic acid
- DHA:
-
Docosahexaenoic acid
- DHGA:
-
Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid
- EPA:
-
Eicosapentaenoic acid
- LA:
-
Linoleic acid
- MUFA:
-
Monounsaturated fatty acid
- PUFA:
-
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
- SFA:
-
Saturated fatty acid
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The authors thank the women who participated in this study, Satu Leinonen and Tanja Achrenius for laboratory assistance, and Robert MacGilleon for revision of the English text. Financial support from the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, and the Academy of Finland is gratefully acknowledged.
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Kaplas, N., Isolauri, E., Lampi, AM. et al. Dietary Counseling and Probiotic Supplementation During Pregnancy Modify Placental Phospholipid Fatty Acids. Lipids 42, 865–870 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-007-3094-9
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