Treatment or prevention of memory loss with a medicament consisting of an n-6 essential fatty acid selected from GLA, DGLA, AA, adrenic acid and the 22:5 n-6 acid and an n-3 essential fatty acid selected from the 18:4 n-3 and 20:4 n-3 acids, EPA, the 22:5 n-3 acid and DHA.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/598,782, filed Oct. 18, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/211,057, filed Jun. 24, 1988, now abandoned.
Eicosapentaenoic acid or any appropriate derivative (EPA) is disclosed in combination with arachidonic acid (AA) or an AA precursor, selected from DGLA and GLA, to give a pharmaceutical formulation.
The present disclosure relates to novel nutritional methods and compositions containing essential fatty acids which optimize embryonic, fetal and child neurological development and provide improved nutritional support for women prior to and during lactation. Further the methods and compositions improve gestational length and birth weight. The nutritional methods and compositions are also intended for use by women to optimize infant neurological development and provide improved nutritional support for women prior to, during and after lactation.
The present invention relates to compositions including blends of microbial oils, methods of using such compositions, particularly as supplements for infant formula, and methods of increasing the amount of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formula.
