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Micronutrient supplementation for mothers boosts infant cognitive health: Follow-up study
27 January 2017 - EurekAlert - Roots of Alzheimer's disease can extend as far back as the womb
16 January 2017 - Science Daily - Maternal micronutrient supplements during pregnancy, strong nurturing environment result in measurably greater child development and cognitive ability at age 9-12
16 January 2017 - FoodManufacture - Omega-3 intake is crucial to human health
Less than half of infants meet the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for vitamin D
16 January 2017 - High-Dose Omega-3 May Lower AD Risk in APOE4 Carriers
12 January 2017 - BBC - Brain activity 'key in stress link to heart disease'
Unhealthy diet during pregnancy could lead to ADHD in children, researchers find
3 Jan 2017 - Psych Central - Parents’ Obesity May Slow Child Development
14 December 2016 - NutraIngredients - Probiotics have a â€˜positive effect’ on stress and anxiety: Meta-analysis
Autism linked to vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy (again), researchers find
07 December 2016 - Knowridge - Omega-3 intake may aid in recovery of concussions and brain injury
02 December 2016 - NutraIngredients - Does Parkinson's start in the gut? Study reinforces gut-brain link
16 November 2016 - Futurity - Alzheimer's didn't cause memory loss for these 90-year-olds
18 October 2016 - MedicalXpress - BMI is linked to brain function
The lasting legacy of early nutrition
16 October 2016 - The Conversation - How gut bacteria ensure a healthy brain, and could play a role in treating depression
18 October 2016 - MedicalXpress - Brain cells that provide structural support also influence feeding behavior, study shows
Fewer indications of ADHD in children whose mothers took vitamin D during pregnancy
6 October 2016 - Nutraingredients - Caffeine exhibits role in warding off dementia, study shows
6 October 2016 - BBC News - Omega-3 oils in farmed salmon 'halve in five years'
Omega-3 oil may stop the onset of lupus: Study
The Influence of Diet on ADHD
Understanding the Link Between Lead Toxicity and ADHD
15 September - Nutraingredients - Could DHA supplements during pregnancy boost attention in children?
14 September 2016 - Nutraingredients - Review questions food fortification dominance in nutrition policy
31 August 2016 - MedicalXpress - Zinc found to reverse brain cell changes in autism
22 August 2016 - Meicalxpress - Stroke-like brain damage is reduced in mice injected with omega-3s
Unhealthy diet during pregnancy could be linked to ADHD
Only one-in-four Australian pregnant women adhere to folic acid and iodine guidelines
16 August 2016 - The Conversation - Memory and attention are affected by much lower levels of dehydration than previously thought
Kudos! DHA supplements during pregnancy could save US healthcare system $6 billion
21 June 2016 - Nutraingredients - Loss of diverse gut bacterium may cause autistic behaviours
Review: B vitamins, the brain (& deficiencies)
Essential fatty acid may reduce head trauma effects in football players
11 May 2016 - Nutraingredients - Good nutrition has large say in kids' social behaviour, research suggests
9 May 2016 - Vitamin D Council - Current research on vitamin D and dementia and Hill’s criteria for causation
Research points to omega-3 as a nutritional intervention for childhood behavioral problems
Vitamin D supplementation during first year of life improves muscle-mass development and reduces body fat
#Breadgate and nutritional psychiatry
“Exciting results”: Tufts/Harvard meta-analysis supports omega-3s for child brain development
UK MP to lobby for folic acid fortification
22 March 2016 - Nutraingredients - Omega-3 neglected in malnutrition product formulations: Researchers
02 March 2016 - The Telegraph - Half of pregnant women attending their first maternity appointment are overweight or obese
9 Feb 2016 - Nutraingredients - Vitamin B8 may help prevent neural tube defects in high risk women
Parents and teachers unaware of mental benefits of good childhood nutrition
26 Jan 2016 - Nutraingredients - Low folate in early pregnancy linked with poorer cognition in children later
Why fish intake by pregnant women improves the growth of a child's brain
Why Most People Fail to 'Get the Fats Right' - and How You can do Better!
28th Oct 2015 - Nutraingredients - Prebiotics could be used to battle neuropsychiatric disorders: Oxford study

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