ID 629 -
Kwas dokozaheksaenowy
PL: Kwas dokozaheksaenowy
EN: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Pdf: docosahexaenoic acid
1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claims is docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is a well characterised n-3 long-chain fatty acid that can be quantified in foods by established methods. The absorption of DHA is well documented. This evaluation applies to all sources of DHA in the specified amounts.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, DHA, which is the subject of the health claims is sufficiently characterised.
2.3. Udział w utrzymaniu lub osiągnięciu prawidłowej masy ciała (ID 629)
The claimed effect is “weight management”. The Panel assumes that the target population is the general population.
Weight management can be interpreted as the contribution to the maintenance of a normal body weight. In this context, weight loss in overweight subjects without achieving a normal body weight is considered to be a beneficial physiological effect.
The Panel considers that contribution to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight is a beneficial physiological effect.
3.3. Udział w utrzymaniu lub osiągnięciu prawidłowej masy ciała (ID 629)
The references provided for the substantiation of the claimed effect included human observational and intervention studies on the effects of combined long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (e.g. EPA plus DHA) from different sources (e.g. fish oil) on fat oxidation, thermogenesis, quality of adipose tissue, glucose homeostasis, body composition or weight loss; animal and in vitro studies on the effects of DHA, either alone or in combination with EPA, on thermogenesis, lipid profile, fat oxidation, and adipocyte proliferation/differentiation; and general reviews on the molecular effects (e.g. gene expression) of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. None of the references provided investigated the effects of DHA alone on measures of body weight. The Panel considers that no conclusions can be drawn from these references for the scientific substantiation of the claim.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of DHA and contribution to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight.
Warunki i możliwe ograniczenia stosowania oświadczenia
At least 220 mg DHA/day, based on a 2000 kcal diet.
