Original Communication
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2003) 57, 218–226. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601535
Can perinatal supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids prevent diabetes mellitus?
U N Das1
1EFA Sciences LLC, Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: Dr U N Das, EFA Sciences LLC, 1420 Providence Highway, Suite no. 266, Norwood, MA 02062, USA. E-mail: undurti@hotmail.com or undurti@efasciences.com
Received 1 March 2002; Revised 17 May 2002; Accepted 22 May 2002.
Abstract
It is suggested that the negative correlation between breast-feeding and insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus can be related to the presence of significant amounts of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human breast milk. Based on this, it is proposed that provision of adequate amounts of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during the critical periods of brain growth and development can prevent or postpone the development diabetes mellitus.
Keywords:
long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, breast feeding, nitric oxide, insulin, diabetes mellitus, tumor necrosis, obesity, insulin resistance
