EXPERT VIEW OF THE ROLE OF FATS IN PEDIATRIC NUTRITION

Abstract

The lecture presents data on various types of fats comprising saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and their trans-isomers, describes the main families of fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3) and their bioactive derivatives, dwells upon an important role of fats as essential pediatric nutrition factors for normal neuropsychological development of children, features data on the composition of breast milk fatty acids as the standard for feeding neonates and considers medical and technological issues of breast milk fat regeneration in pediatric nutrition formulas.

Keywords

• saturated fatty acids
• unsaturated fatty acids
• omega-6 and omega-3
• pediatric nutrition
• palmitic acid
• breast milk
• pediatric nutrition formulas