Search for dissertations about: "omega 3 and pregnancy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words omega 3 and pregnancy.
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1. Immune maturation and modulation in childhood allergies : Aspects of epigenetic, mucosal and systemic immune mediators in allergy development and prevention
Abstract : The prevalence of allergic diseases has in the past century increased among children in affluent societies. Underlying causes are incompletely disentangled, but decreased diversity in environmental and microbial exposures could drive allergy development. READ MORE
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2. Early dietary exposure is associated with allergy development in the FARMFLORA birth cohort
Abstract : The allergy prevalence is markedly low in children growing up on farms. Contact with livestock and consumption of unpasteurized milk has been associated with allergy protection, although other elements in the environment may contribute. READ MORE
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3. ELOVL2 and PUFA biosynthesis : Impact on sex-specific processes in mammals
Abstract : Endogenously synthesized PUFAs (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) vary in production depending on medical conditions, gender, developmental phase, age, fertility status, pregnancy and lactation. PUFA biosynthesis is further regulated via amount of dietary intake as well as genetically. READ MORE
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4. Clinical and epidemiological aspects of obesity during pregnancy and the puerperium
Abstract : Objective: To study different aspects of obesity during pregnancy, birth and the puerperium. Paper I is an intervention study of obese pregnant women. Paper II compares fatty acid (FA) patterns in breast milk and neonates ́ plasma phospholipids in normal-weight mothers and an intervention group of obese mothers. READ MORE
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5. Lifestyle, dietary and environmental exposures in infancy and the development of allergic sensitization
Abstract : Allergy related diseases have increased in the Western world, affecting nearly half of the children. Lifestyle, dietary and environmental changes are thought to be important for disease risk and disease development. READ MORE