What are Lipids?
Lipids, or fats, are found naturally in breast milk and are an essential part of
a healthy diet because they are important structural components of an infant's
brain1 and eyes2. Parent’s Choice is enriched with a blend of lipids DHA and
ARA, the key omega-3 fatty acids for infant brain and eye development.
What is DHA?
DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid found in tissues throughout the body. DHA is a
major structural and functional element of all membranes in the gray matter of
the brain and the retina of the eye and is also an important part of the heart.
Numerous studies prove that people of all ages, from infancy to adulthood,
benefit from an adequate supply of DHA.
What is ARA?
ARA is an omega-6 fatty acid found in the brain and in other cells throughout
the body. ARA is important for proper brain development in infants and is a
precursor to a group of hormone-like substances that are crucial to immunity,
blood clotting, and other essential bodily functions.
DHA & ARA in Parent's Choice
Parent’s Choice with a Blend of Lipids DHA & ARA is specially formulated to meet
the nutritional needs of infants and contains 17 mg of DHA per 100 Calories,
which is equivalent to the highest level available among national brand
formulas.
The DHA and ARA in Parent’s Choice are derived from natural vegetarian sources
developed by Martek Biosciences.
1. Birch, EE, Garfield, S, Hoffman, DR et al. A
Randomized Controlled Trail of Early Dietary Supply of Long-Chain
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Mental Development in Term Infants, Develop Med
Child Neurol 42: 174-181, 2000.
2. Birch, EE, Hoffman, DR, Uauy, R et al. Visual Acuity and the Essentiality of
Docosahexanoic Acid and Arachidonic Acid in the Diets of Term infants, Pediatr
Res 44:201-209, 1998.
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