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- Title
A Systematic Review over the Effect of Early Infant Diet on Neurodevelopment: Insights from Neuroimaging.
- Authors
Gilbreath, Dylan; Hagood, Darcy; Larson-Prior, Linda
- Abstract
The optimization of infant neuronal development through nutrition is an increasingly studied area. While human milk consumption during infancy is thought to give a slight cognitive advantage throughout early childhood in comparison to commercial formula, the biological underpinnings of this process are less well-known and debated in the literature. This systematic review seeks to quantitatively analyze whether early diet affects infant neurodevelopment as measured by various neuroimaging modalities and techniques. Results presented suggest that human milk does have a slight positive impact on the structural development of the infant brain—and that this impact is larger in preterm infants. Other diets with distinct macronutrient compositions were also considered, although these had more conflicting results.
- Subjects
INFANTS; BREASTFEEDING; INFANT development; RESEARCH funding; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NUTRITIONAL requirements; BREAST milk; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; SYSTEMATIC reviews; NEURORADIOLOGY; DIET
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 11, p1703
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16111703