Several studies show that maternal intake of fatty acids (FA) during pregnancy is a major determinant of the FA status of infants at birth. Within FA, long-chain polyunsaturated FA (LC-PUFA) have an ...
Enhanced fatty-acid desaturation by stearoyl-CoA desaturase enzyme-1 (SCD1) is associated with obesity. This study determined desaturation in the cord plasma of newborns of mothers with and without ...