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Pregnancy and Nutrition - Research

Becker et al 2005 - Transient prenatal vitamin D deficiency is associated with subtle alterations in learning and memory functions in adult rats.
Dunstan & Prescott 2005 - Does fish oil supplementation in pregnancy reduce the risk of allergic disease in infants?
Norris et al 2005 - Risk of celiac disease and timing of gluten introduction into infant diets
Thomas et al 2004 - Plasma fatty acids of neonates born to mothers with and without gestational diabetes.
Rees et al 2005 - The nutrient intakes of mothers of low birth weight babies - a comparison of ethnic groups in East London, UK.
Feron et al 2005 - Developmental Vitamin D3 deficiency alters the adult rat brain.
Denomme et al 2005 - Directly quantitated dietary (n-3) fatty acid intakes of pregnant Canadian women are lower than current dietary recommendations.
Liu et al 2004 - Malnutrition at Age 3 Years and Externalizing Behavior Problems at Ages 8, 11, and 17 Years
Burne et al 2004 - Transient prenatal Vitamin D deficiency is associated with hyperlocomotion in adult rats.
Hoffman et al 2004 - Maturation of visual acuity is accelerated in breast-fed term infants fed baby food containing DHA-enriched egg yolk.
Kitajka et al 2004 - Effects of dietary omega-3 PUFA on brain gene expression.
Angermayr & Clar 2004 - Iodine supplementation for preventing iodine deficiency disorders in children.
Joshi et al 2004 - Differential effects of fish oil and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy in rats on cognitive performance and serum glucose in their offspring.
Ghebremeskel et al 2004 - Type 1 diabetes compromises plasma AA and DHA in newborn babies.
McGrath et al 2004 - Vitamin D supplementation during the first year of life and risk of schizophrenia: a Finnish birth cohort study.
Weiss et al 2004 - Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in an infant associated with a maternal deficiency and a strict vegetarian diet.
Dunstan et al 2004 - Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in pregnancy on maternal and fetal erythrocyte fatty acid composition.
Lauritzen et al 2004 - Maternal fish oil supplementation in lactation: effect on visual acuity and RBC omega-3 fatty acid content.
Mackay-Sim et al 2004 - Schizophrenia, vitamin D, and brain development.
Stabler & Allen 2004 - Vitamin B12 deficiency as a worldwide problem.
Choudhury and Gorman 2003 - Subclinical prenatal iodine deficiency negatively affects infant development in Northern China
Moriguchi & Salem 2003 - Recovery of brain DHA leads to recovery of spatial task performance.
Otto et al 2003 - Increased risk of postpartum depressive symptoms associated with slower normalization after pregnancy of functional DHA status
Raine et al 2003 - Effects of Environmental Enrichment at Ages 3-5 Years on Schizotypal Personality and Antisocial Behavior at Ages 17 and 23 Years
Auestad et al 2003 - Visual, cognitive, and language assessments at 39 months: a follow-up study of children fed formulas containing LC-PUFA to 1 year of age.
Cunnane & Crawford - 2003 - Survival of the fattest: fat babies were the key to evolution of the large human brain.
McGrath et al 2003 - Low maternal vitamin D as a risk factor for schizophrenia
Malcolm et al 2003 - Scotopic electroretinogram in term infants born of mothers supplemented with DHA during pregnancy.
Kramer & Kukuma 2003 - Maternal dietary antigen avoidance during pregnancy and/or lactation and atopic disease in the child.
Eyles et al 2003 - Vitamin D3 and brain development.
Llorente et al 2003 - Effect of maternal DHA supplementation on postpartum depression and information processing.
King 2003 - The risk of maternal nutritional depletion and poor outcomes increases in early or closely spaced pregnancies
Haag 2003 - Essential fatty acids and the brain.
Osborn et al - 2003 - Formulas containing hydrolysed protein for prevention of allergy and food intolerance in infants
Amore et al 2003 - Can breast-feeding protect against schizophrenia?
Chiu et al 2003 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Depression in Pregnancy
Francois et al 2003 - Supplementing lactating women with flaxseed oil does not increase DHA in their milk.
Helland et al 2003 - Maternal supplementation with very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation augments children's IQ at 4 years of age.
Helland et al 2003 - Omega-3 supplements during pregnancy and lactation - effects on children's IQ
Tran et al 2002 - Neonatal dietary manganese exposure, brain dopamine and neurocognition
Cheruku et al 2002 - Higher maternal plasma DHA during pregnancy is associated with more mature neonatal sleep-state patterning.
Hibbeln 2002 - Seafood consumption, DHA in mothers' milk and prevalence of post-partum depression across countries
Willatts 2002 - Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids improve cognitive development.
Helland et al 2001 - Similar effects on infants of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids supplementation to pregnant and lactating women.
Decsi et al 2001 - Inverse association between Trans fats and LC-PUFA in cord blood of full-term infants.
Uauy et al 2001 - Essential fatty acids in visual and brain development.
Gerrish et al 2001 - Flavor variety enhances food acceptance in formula-fed infants
Refsum 2001 - Folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine in relation to birth defects and pregnancy outcome.
Wellinghausen 2001 - Immunobiology of gestational zinc deficiency.
Elias & Innis (2001) Infant plasma trans, n-6, and n-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids are related to maternal plasma fatty acids, length of gestation, and birth weight and length

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