Fat and Fatty Acid Requirements and Recommendations for Infants of 0–2 Years and Children of 2–18 Years

Summary of current recommendations for LCP intakeInstitution LCP daily recommended intake for infants 1 FAO/WHO, 1994 20 mg/kg body weight2 Agence francaise de securite sanitaire des aliments, CNERNA-CNRS, 2001 –3 Health Council of the Netherlands, 2001 80 mg/kg body weight4 Commission of the European Communities, 2006 a n–6 LCP 2% of total fat max,1% as AA. DHA 6 0.2% of total fat5 WHO/FAO, 2003 TRS 916 –6 UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, 2004 –7 International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, 2008 AA 0.5% of total fatDHA 0.35% of total fat8 Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Ernahrung, 2005 –9 Perinatal Lipid Intake Working Group, 2007 b DHA 6 0.2% of total fat10 Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada, 2007 c –11 World Association of Perinatal Medicine, 2008 Infant formulae and baby foods:DHA: 0.2–0.5% of fatty acids EPA≤DHA, AA≥DHA a The Commission of the European Communities. Commission Directive 2006/141/EC of 22 December 2006 on infant formu-lae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC. Official Journal of the European Union 30.12.2006:L401/1401/33.