FAB: Pregnancy and Nutrition

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Pregnancy and Nutrition - Research

Hunter K E et al 2025 - Parent-focused behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity (TOPCHILD): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Allan N P et al 2025 - Pre-Conception Maternal Obesity Confers Autism Spectrum Disorder-like Behaviors in Mice Offspring Through Neuroepigenetic Dysregulation
Spiller P et al 2025 - Fish consumption advice is depriving children of neurolipids and other nutrients essential to brain and eye development
Brenna J T 2025 - Hook, Line, and Thinker: Seafood Nets Benefits for Neurocognitive Development
Horner D et al 2025 - A western dietary pattern during pregnancy is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and adolescence
Beck C et al 2025 - Maternal vitamin D status, fetal growth patterns, and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a multisite prospective pregnancy cohort
Papadopoulou T et al 2024 - Strict vegetarian diet and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Scourboutakos et al 2024 - Omega-3 Levels in Prenatal Supplements
Gracner T et al 2024 - Exposure to sugar rationing in the first 1000 days of life protected against chronic disease
Krzeczkowski et al 2024 - Adaptive changes in multiple aspects of emotion regulation in the offspring of pregnant persons receiving a diet-and-exercise intervention relative to usual pregnancy care: a randomized controlled trial
Matsumura K et al 2024 - Periconceptional omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake plane and postpartum depression: a nationwide birth cohort—the Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Alampi J et al 2024 - Combined Exposure to Folate and Lead during Pregnancy and Autistic-Like Behaviors among Canadian Children from the MIREC Pregnancy and Birth Cohort
Lyall K et al 2024 - Association of maternal fish consumption and ω-3 supplement use during pregnancy with child autism-related outcomes: results from a cohort consortium analysis
Friel C et al 2024 - Healthy Prenatal Dietary Pattern and Offspring Autism
Accelerated biological aging six decades after prenatal famine exposure
Bradley et al 2024 - Efficacy and safety of a mineral and vitamin treatment on symptoms of antenatal depression: 12-week fully blinded randomised placebo-controlled trial (NUTRIMUM)
Malin A et al 2024 - Maternal Urinary Fluoride and Child Neurobehavior at Age 36 Months
Oken E et al 2024 - Demographic and health characteristics associated with fish and n-3 fatty acid supplement intake during pregnancy: results from pregnancy cohorts in the ECHO program
Obeid R et al 2024 - A Narrative Review on Maternal Choline Intake and Liver Function of the Fetus and the Infant; Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Cetin I et al 2024 - Omega-3 fatty acid supply in pregnancy for risk reduction of preterm and early preterm birth
Dufault R et al 2024 - Nutritional epigenetics education improves diet and attitude of parents of children with autism or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Godfrey et al 2023 - Maternal B-vitamin and vitamin D status before, during, and after pregnancy and the influence of supplementation preconception and during pregnancy
Crawford et al 2023 - Docosahexaenoic Acid Explains the Unexplained in Visual Transduction
Wijeakumar S et al 2023 - Stunting in infancy is associated with atypical activation of working memory and attention networks
Colombo J et al 2023 - Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 5.5 Years of Age in Children Who Received Bovine Milk Fat Globule Membrane and Lactoferrin in Infant Formula Through 12 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial
George A et al 2023 - Defining the lipid profiles of human milk, infant formula, and animal milk: implications for infant feeding
Sauder K et al 2023- Identifying Foods That Optimize Intake of Key Micronutrients During Pregnancy
Keck-Kester T et al 2023 - Infant Saliva Microbiome Activity Modulates Nutritional Impacts on Neurodevelopment
Miyake K et al 2023 - Maternal dietary fiber intake during pregnancy and child development: the Japan Environment and Children's Study
Niklewicz A et al 2023 - The importance of vitamin B12 for individuals choosing plant-based diets
Derbyshire & Maes 2023 - The Role of Choline in Neurodevelopmental Disorders-A Narrative Review Focusing on ASC, ADHD and Dyslexia
Eyre H et al 2023 - Good Food is Vital for Brain Health So We Must Change the Food Industry
Shrivastava K et al 2023 - Maternal overnutrition is associated with altered synaptic input to lateral hypothalamic area
Sandboge et al 2023 - Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation in the First 2 Years of Life on Psychiatric Symptoms at Ages 6 to 8 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Chouraqui J et al 2023 - Risk Assessment of Micronutrients Deficiency in Vegetarian or Vegan Children: Not So Obvious
Ureta-Velasco N et al 2023 - Human Milk Composition and Nutritional Status of Omnivore Human Milk Donors Compared with Vegetarian/Vegan Lactating Mothers
Thomas K et al 2023 - Preconception paternal ethanol exposures induce alcohol-related craniofacial growth deficiencies in fetal offspring
Jackson K et al 2023 - Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes and perinatal health: A quasi-experimental study
Breton-Larrivée M et al 2023 - Mitigating the detrimental developmental impact of early fetal alcohol exposure using a maternal methyl donor-enriched diet
Crawford M et al 2023 - The imperative of arachidonic acid in human reproduction
Wu Y et al 2023 - The Role of Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency in Offspring Obesity: A Narrative Review
Vejrup K et al 2023 - Diet in Early Life Is Related to Child Mental Health and Personality at 8 Years: Findings from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
Obeid et al 2022 - Association between Maternal Choline, Fetal Brain Development, and Child Neurocognition: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Studies
Upadhyaya et al 2022 - Maternal Vitamin D Levels during Pregnancy and Offspring Psychiatric Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Cottrell et al 2022 - Effect of umbilical cord essential and toxic elements, thyroid levels, and Vitamin D on childhood development
Gertler & Gracner 2022 - The Sweet Life: The Long-Term Effects of a Sugar-Rich Early Childhood
Wang Y et al 2022 - Maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods and subsequent risk of offspring overweight or obesity: results from three prospective cohort studies
Bath et al 2022 - A systematic review of iodine intake in children, adults, and pregnant women in Europe-comparison against dietary recommendations and evaluation of dietary iodine sources
Best K et al 2022 - ISSFAL Statement Number 7 – Omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy to reduce preterm birth
Ustun B et al 2022 - Flavour Sensing in Utero and Emerging Discriminative Behaviours in the Human Foetus

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