Browsing University of Waterloo by Author "Olsen, Sjurdur F."

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Fish Oil-Derived Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Wheeze and Asthma in Offspring

Bisgaard, Hans; Stokholm, Jakob; Chawes, Bo L.; Vissing, Nadja H.; Bjarnadottir, Elin; Schoos, Ann-Marie M.; Wolsk, Helene M.; Pedersen, Tine M.; Vinding, Rebecca K.; Thorsteinsdottir, Sunna; Folsgaard, Nilofar V.; Fink, Nadia R.; Thorsen, Jonathan; Pedersen, Anders G.; Waage, Johannes; Rasmussen, Morten A.; Stark, Ken; Olsen, Sjurdur F.; Bonnelykke, Klaus (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2016-12-29)

BACKGROUND Reduced intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) may be a contributing factor to the increasing prevalence of wheezing disorders. We assessed the effect of supplementation with n-3 LCPUFAs ...
Maternal fish oil supplementation during lactation is associated with reduced height at 13 years of age and higher blood pressure in boys only

Lauritzen, Lotte; Eriksen, S. E.; Hjorth, Mads F.; Nielsen, M. S.; Olsen, Sjurdur F.; Stark, Ken; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Damsgaard, Camilla T. (Cambridge University Press, 2016-12-28)

Dietary long-chain n-3 PUFA (n-3 LCPUFA) in infancy may have long-term effects on lifestyle disease risk. The present follow-up study investigated whether maternal fish oil (FO) supplementation during lactation affected ...