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. 2021 Sep 12;151(10):2997–3035. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab246

TABLE 11.

Results for neurodevelopment in included studies evaluating infants fed formulas containing palm oil or palm olein and sn-2 palmitate

Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition (ASQ-3)
Reference Time point(s) Groups Outcome
Wu et al., 2021 (63) T1: 16 weeks T2: 24 weeks SN21 (46.3%) + GOVO1 (10.3%) + GOHM T1: 5 Developmental Domain Median Unadjusted Scores (communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, personal, and social): No differences between groups T2: 5 Developmental Domain Median Unadjusted Scores (communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, personal, and social): No differences between groups

% Indicates the percentage of palmitic acid esterified at the sn-2 position in formula. Abbreviations: ARA, arachidonic acid; GO, galacto-oligosaccharides; HM, human milk; sn, stereospecific numbered; SN2, stereospecific numbered–2 palmitate; T1, time point 1; T2, time point 2; VO, vegetable oil.

1

Indicates the addition of long-chain PUFAs, including 22:6n-3 (DHA) and 20:4n-6 (ARA).