FADS genotype and diet are important determinants of DHA status: a cross-sectional study in Danish infants

Laurine Bente Schram Harsløf; Lesli Hingstrup Larsen; Christian Ritz; Lars I Hellgren; Kim F Michaelsen; Ulla Vogel; Lotte Lauritzen

doi:10.3945/ajcn.113.058685

FADS genotype and diet are important determinants of DHA status: a cross-sectional study in Danish infants

Laurine Bente Schram Harsløf, Lesli Hingstrup Larsen, Christian Ritz, Lars I Hellgren, Kim F Michaelsen, Ulla Vogel, Lotte Lauritzen

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Background: Infant docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status is supported by the DHA content of breast milk and thus can decrease once complementary feeding begins. Furthermore, it is unclear to what extent endogenous DHA synthesis contributes to status. Objective: We investigated several determinants, including FADS genotypes on DHA status at 9 mo and 3 y. Design: This was a cross-sectional study with Danish infants from 2 prospective studies [Essentielle Fedtsyrer i OvergangskosteN (EFiON) and the Småbørns Kost Og Trivsel (SKOT) cohort] in which we measured red blood cell (RBC) DHA status at 9 mo (n = 409) and 3 y (n = 176) and genotyped 4 FADS tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): rs3834458, rs1535, rs174575, and rs174448 (n = 401). Information about breastfeeding was obtained by using questionnaires, and fish intake was assessed by using 7-d precoded food diaries. Results: FADS genotype, breastfeeding, and fish intake explained 25% of the variation in infant RBC DHA status [mean ± SD: 6.6 ± 1.9% of fatty acids (FA%)]. Breastfeeding explained most of the variation (∼20%), and still being breastfed at 9 mo was associated with a 0.7 FA% higher DHA compared with no longer being breastfed (P < 0.001). The FADS SNPs rs1535 and rs3834458 were highly correlated (r = 0.98). Homozygous carriers of the minor allele of rs1535 had a DHA increase of 1.8 FA% (P = 0.001) relative to those with the wild-type allele, whereas minor allele carriers of rs174448 and rs174575 had a decrease of 1.1 FA% (P = 0.005) and 2.0 FA% (P = 0.001), respectively. Each 10-g increment in fish intake was associated with an increased DHA status of 0.3 FA%. At 3 y, fish intake was the only significant determinant of DHA status (0.2 FA%/10 g). Conclusion: Breastfeeding, FADS genotype, and fish intake are important determinants of DHA status in late infancy. The EFiON study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT 00631046.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Vol/bind	97
Udgave nummer	6
Sider (fra-til)	1403-1410
Antal sider	8
ISSN	0002-9165
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.058685
Status	Udgivet - 1 jun. 2013

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FADS genotype and diet are important determinants of DHA status: a cross-sectional study in Danish infants

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