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What you eat as a teenager may shape food choices later in life
Pregnancy, Fatty Acids, and the Endocannabinoid System (ECS): One Substrate Story Behind Two Epidemics
From Placenta to Policy: How Omega 3 Protects Brains Before Birth
Early healthy eating shapes lifelong brain health, new research shows
Study suggests toddlers' ultraprocessed diets at age two linked to lower IQ
Why the Future of Food Must Include Seafood
Beef vs. plant-based meat: Study finds diet alters breast milk composition in under a week
Taking prenatal supplements associated with 30% lower risk of autism
Low-glutamate diet linked to brain changes and migraine relief in veterans with Gulf War Illness
Astringent, sharper mind: Flavanols can trigger brain activity for memory and stress response
Rethinking Omega-3s for Health and Sustainability
Junk food diet can quickly disrupt memory circuits in the brain, study finds
New Research Warns: Outdated Fish Consumption Advice May Be Harming Children's Brain Development
Maternal obesity linked to autism-like behaviours in offspring
How B vitamins can affect brain and heart health
About a third of pregnant women in the US lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies − new research
PRESS RELEASE: Low Fish Intake, Low Mental Wellbeing: Study Reveals Students’ Omega-3 Shortfall
How fats fuel brain signalling - new mechanism discovered
Study shows 60% of pregnant women have signs of iodine deficiency
As many as half of people with anorexia also have autism
Seafood consumption during pregnancy may benefit child development
How food dye can affect children
High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function
Choline: The underappreciated nutrient that's vital for our brains
Study confirms link between maternal diet and risk to infant behavioural health
Calorie-free sweeteners can disrupt the brain's appetite signals, study finds
Six months of breastfeeding tied to lower odds of developmental delays
Children who lack fish in their diets are less sociable and kind, study finds
Five days of ultra-processed food: Study finds that's enough to alter insulin and reward functions in the brain
Lifestyle choices during pregnancy can impact child's motor development up to the age of 5–6 years
US bans controversial red food dye, decades after scientists raised alarm
High-fat diet during adolescence increases impulsive behaviours in adult rodents
Doctors worry that iodine deficiency—a dietary problem from the past—is coming back
Divisive study finds link between fluoride and childhood IQ loss
How mother’s diet affects baby’s health: What insights from different cultures can tell us
Britain’s postwar sugar craze confirms harms of sweet diets in early life
Sugar in first 1,000 days linked to poor health later
The effects of binge drinking on teenagers’ brain development
Folic acid may mitigate link between lead exposure during pregnancy and autistic behaviors in children
Four in five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient – here’s why that’s worrying
California bans six artificial dyes in foods served at public schools
The Stronger Minds Podcast: Why I'm Starting a Beef with the NICE People
Food for thought: How diet affects the brain over a lifetime
The Food Programme - The Brain Gut Connection
Research suggests obesity in moms doubles the risk of autism in babies
Study reveals link between microbiome and aggression in mice
Newborn screening for vitamin B12 deficiency: Benefits outweigh harms
Psychiatric Diagnoses Don’t Explain ‘Why’.....
Study suggests prenatal diet may play a role in autism
Fluoride exposure during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood neurobehavioral problems, study finds