Appendix 3: summary of findings tables Question: Is dietary intake of and linoleic acids (ALA and LA) together needed for normal growth and development in α-linolenic children (aged to <18 years)? ≥1 Quality Participant Mean effect Quality assessment of body of evidence (degree of numbers size certainty) Number Risk of Design of Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Considerations studies bias All symptoms potentially related to normal growth and development in children Not 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a None 0 Not estimated assessable
Appendix 3: summary of findings tables Question: Is dietary intake of α-linolenic and linoleic acids (ALA and LA) together needed for normal growth and development in children (aged ≥1 to <18 years)? Quality assessment of body of evidence Participant numbers Mean effect size Quality (degree of certainty) Number of studies Design Risk of bias Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Considerations All symptoms potentially related to normal growth and development in children 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a None 0 Not estimated Not assessable
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