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Table 4. Dietary recommendations for n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids during late infancy and early childhood according to national and international authorities¹⁾.

FA, fatty acid; ALA, α-linolenic acid 18:3n-3; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid 20:5n-3; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid 22:6n-3; LA, linoleic acid 18:2n-6; FAO/WHO, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization; US, United States; AUS/NZ, Australia/New Zealand; E%, percentage of energy intake.

¹⁾Recommendations are provided as acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges or adequate intakes.

²⁾The probability of adequate intake was calculated by comparing each nutrient consumption with the period-specific recommendations.

³⁾Sum of EPA and DHA.

⁴⁾Sum of DHA, EPA, and docosapentaenoic acid.

Table 4. Dietary recommendations for n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids during late infancy and early childhood according to national and international authorities1).

Table 4. Dietary recommendations for n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids during late infancy and early childhood according to national and international authorities¹⁾.