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. 2011 Nov 30;15(6):234. doi: 10.1186/cc10430

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Formulas containing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and gamma linolenic acid (GLA) moderate uncontrolled inflammation, while formulas with arginine lessen immune suppression. With feeding of these specific pharmaconutrients, complications of acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis or surgery, burns, and trauma can be prevented or blunted, thereby lessening adverse outcomes. MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.