date:Nov 05, 2019
AA levels being higher (0.5 percent of fat) than those of DHA (0.3 percent).
However, the new regulation will see a DHA concentration of 20-50 mg/100 kcal, equivalent to about 0.5-1.0 percent of fatty acids [FAs]), with no requirement to provide AA. Formulae with high levels of DHA without a concomitant increase of AA have been shown to attenuate the results of child development tests up to the age of nine, according to Koletzko.
It also changes brain composition, with reduced tissue AA conten