2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Effect of placetal trans fatty acid on fetal growth and deveopment

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22700774
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Eating habits, studies on eating habits
Research Institution	Mukogawa Women's University Junior College Division
Principal Investigator	YAMAMOTO Shumi 武庫川女子大学短期大学部, 食生活学科, 講師 (60441234)
Project Period (FY)	2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Keywords	トランス脂肪酸 / 母子栄養 / 低出生体重児 / 脂質栄養 / 胎盤
Research Abstract	Trans fatty acids (TFA) are unsaturated fatty acid which contain a trans double bond between carbon atoms. The potential impairment of fetal growth and development by industrial TFA is reported mainly in Europe. The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of placental trans fatty acid on fetal growth and development in Japanese pregnant women. Fatty acids were extracted from placental tissues and then analysed with a Gas Chromatograph mass spectrometer. In premature infants, placental TFA were negatively related to standard deviation score of birth weight. This result suggested that maternal ingested TFA probably inhibits fetal growth.

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