Fatty acids play central roles in growth and development through their roles in membrane
lipids, as ligands for receptors and transcription factors that regulate gene expression,
precursor for eicosanoids, in cellular communication, and through direct interactions with
proteins. Adverse fatty acid supplies during fetal and child development alter the fatty acid
composition of membrane phospholipids and storage triglycerides with the potential to
disrupt cellular environments, and program structure and function. Maternal fatty acid …