ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2019
Micronutrients and Brain Development.
Review in Current nutrition reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Maternal Vitamin D Levels during Pregnancy and Offspring Psychiatric Outcomes: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Preconception micronutrient supplementation positively affects child intellectual functioning at 6 y of age: A randomized controlled trial in Vietnam.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Trial
- Associations of early life dietary diversity and child neurodevelopment: a prospective cohort study.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- Effects of Germination on the Fatty Acid, Folate, and Mineral Levels in Quinoa.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Nutritional interventions to counteract the detrimental consequences of early-life stress.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Review
- Child plasma vitamin B12 concentrations and executive functions at age 7-11 years: the GUSTO study.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Unveiling the mechanistic nexus: how micronutrient enrichment shapes brain function, and cognitive health.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Review
- Imbalanced nutrition and increased dietary inflammatory index in children with autism spectrum disorder: associations with neurodevelopmental disorders.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The importance of lipids for neurodevelopment in low and middle income countries.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Considering the nutritional benefits and health implications of red meat in the era of meatless initiatives.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Impact of Early Ying Yang Bao Nutritional Support on Growth and Neurodevelopment in Preschool Children in China.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Impact of Nutritional Minerals Biomarkers on Cognitive Performance Among Bangladeshi Rural Adolescents-A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Infant and early childhood physical health assessments in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2024Article
- Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring schizophrenia.Schizophrenia research · 2024Article
- Zinc Supplementation Trial in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease: Effects on Circulating FGF-23 and Klotho.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2024Article
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- Dynamic Interplay between Social Brain Development and Nutrient Intake in Young Children.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Risk Assessment of Micronutrients Deficiency in Vegetarian or Vegan Children: Not So Obvious.Nutrients · 2023Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review summarizes the most recent evidence regarding the effects of micronutrients on brain development. RECENT
findingsEmerging evidence indicates that nutrition in the early life can profoundly influence neurodevelopment, affecting later life health outcomes, neurocognitive performances, and disease risks. Inadequate early life nutrition has been associated with some neuropsychiatric disorders. Epigenetic mechanisms could play a crucial role, imprinting the genomes in early life making the individual more susceptible to develop diseases later in life. Children adequately nourished are more likely to reach their developmental potential in cognitive, motor, and socioemotional abilities, with positive societal repercussions. Data from further clinical trials are needed before more definitive conclusions can be drawn regarding the efficacy of dietary interventions for improving neurocognitive and social outcomes and preventing some neuropsychiatric illnesses. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to make recommendations to our patients to adopt certain dietary habits to optimize early life nutritional status in order to avoid long-term adverse consequences. Strategies of prevention should focus on ensuring more quality food to preconceptional, pregnant, lactating women and to children in their early life, not only in those areas where malnutrition is common but also in developed countries.
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