Does maternal omega-­3 fatty acid supplementation reduce body fat mass at 7 years of age?

INTERVENTION: This study is a follow up children born to women participating in the DOMInO Trial: ACTRN12605000569606. Women were asked to consume 3 x 500mg DHA rich Tuna Oil capsules daily (800mg DHA and 100mg EPA/day) from 18‐21 weeks gestation until birth of child. CONDITION: Overweight and Obesity PRIMARY OUTCOME: Percentage body fat mass as assessed by Air Displacement Plethsmography (ADP SECONDARY OUTCOME: Body Mass Index (BMI) z‐score Percentage body fat mass as assessed by Bioelectical Independence Spectroscopy (BIS) INCLUSION CRITERIA: Women in DOMInO trial had singleton pregnancy less than 18‐21 weeks gestation with no known fetal abnormality: mothers not to have had documented history of alcohol or drug abuse: no participation in other clinical trials with fatty acid supplementation. DOMInO women were eligible for this follow‐up if they had been enrolled in Adelaide centres, and were able and willing to attend a clinic appointment in metropolitan Adelaide when their child was between 7 and 8 years of age