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Food for thought: How diet affects the brain over a lifetime
Research suggests obesity in moms doubles the risk of autism in babies
For women with antenatal depression, micronutrients might help them and their babies – new study
Fluoride exposure during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood neurobehavioral problems, study finds
Autism and ADHD are linked to disturbed gut flora very early in life
FAB WEBINAR - Feeding Humanity: The Key Role of Nutrition in the Mental Health Crisis
YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS! - The Food Programme - Feeding Your Brain: A Users Guide
Critical Brain Nutrients: Evidence that Current Dietary Advice Harms Mental Health – and Potential Solutions
Could low iron be making mental health symptoms worse?
A larger dose of vitamin D may decrease psychiatric symptoms at school age
FAB WEBINAR - How Food Affects Your Brain: The Role of Nutrition and Diet in the Mental Health Crisis
How diet affects a child's mental health
Origins of Health - How Important Is Iron for the Developing Brain?
Stress During Pregnancy Can Affect Child’s Diet
Guts and brains: How microbes in a mother's intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment
Alcohol consumption by fathers before conception could negatively impact child development (and choline supplementation in pregnancy reduces similar brain damage from maternal alcohol consumption)
Infant blood markers predict childhood mental health
High-fat (Omega-6-rich, Omega-3 deficient) maternal diet can cause brain damage in the unborn child
'High-fat' (Omega-6-rich, Omega-3 deficient) maternal diet can cause life-long changes in the fetal brain
‘Intriguing’: Prebiotics may protect against detrimental effects of early life stress
Expectant mothers can mitigate the impact of marijuana on baby's brain development - with more choline
Psychology Today - The Brain Needs Animal Fat
First UK estimates of children who could have conditions caused by drinking in pregnancy
Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited
Babies of overweight mothers may risk developing self-regulation problems
Maternal binge drinking linked to mood problems and alcohol abuse in offspring
There is no safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy, new study shows
Nutrition one of most 'significant individual factors' for child development in first 1,000 days: Comprehensive evidence paper
02 March 2016 - The Telegraph - Half of pregnant women attending their first maternity appointment are overweight or obese
Parents and teachers unaware of mental benefits of good childhood nutrition
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!
14 April 2015 - MedicalXpress - Lifelong health begins before birth
Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D may control brain serotonin
Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
08 January 2015 - Science Daily - Could gut microbes help treat brain disorders? Mounting research tightens their connection with the brain
12 November 2014 - Nature - Gut-brain link grabs neuroscientists
DHA Supplements May Reduce Stress in Pregnant Women
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Increase Brain Volume
20 October 2014 - The Guardian - Gaps in mental health care for new mothers cost UK £8bn a year – study
Pre-pregnancy risk drinking predicts toddler behavior problems
Generation game: Effects of omega-3 deficiency may worsen over consecutive generations
Diets lacking omega-3s lead to anxiety, hyperactivity in teens
NHS Choices - Eating oily fish may lower anxiety when pregnant
ALSPAC - Lack of fish in diet linked to anxiety in pregnancy
Mental disorders affect more than a third of Europeans
4 March 2011 - Nutraingredients - Refining the omega-3 'policy gap' that feeds global deficiencies
Do Gut Bugs Practice Mind Control?
(Maternal) Diets Low In Omega-3 Linked to Depressive Behavior In Mice
30 Jan 2008 - Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum Report on the links between diet, mental health and behaviour