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Associations Between Dietary Patterns During Pregnancy and Neurodevelopment in Children



Jamali MR1 ; Heidaribeni M2 ; Khoshhali M2 ; Naderiboldaji S3 ; Ghiasvand R4 ; Kelishadi R2
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  1. 1. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  4. 4. School of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Department of Community Nutrition, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology Published:2024

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Neurodevelopmental disorders are complex and multifactorial disorders with difficult diagnosis and treatment. Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy may play important roles in neurodevelopment. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy on neurodevelopment of children. Materials & Methods: This study was carried out as a sub-study of the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN) Birth Cohort. Overall, 214 mother-child pairs participated in the present study. Dietary patterns were assessed by 90-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Neurodevelopment outcomes were assessed by child behavior check list (CBCL) and ages and stages questionnaires (ASQ). Results: In syndromic scale of CBCL, western diets at first trimester increased the risk of emotional disorders (p = 0.045). At third trimester, significant negative relationships were seen between the healthy diets and sleep disorders (p = 0.047), fatty diets and sleep and internalizing disorders (p = 0.017 and 0.012, respectively), western diets and sleep and total problems (p = 0.026 and 0.046, respectively). In scales based on diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM), positive relationships were reported between the unhealthy diets and anxiety disorders (p = 0.049). Conclusion: Results indicated that maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy might affect the neurodevelopmental outcomes of children. Further studies to identify associations between dietary patterns and neurodevelopment are needed. © 2024, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute. All rights reserved.
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