Benefits of docosahexaenoic acid, folic acid, vitamin D and iodine on foetal and infant brain development and function following maternal supplementation during pregnancy and lactation

Nutrients

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 799-840

  Morse, Nancy L ^a  

^a Efamol Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain development; Brain function; DHA; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eye function; Foetal development; Folic acid; Infant development; Iodine; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; THYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ATTENTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FETUS; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGENY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKULL DEVELOPMENT; SPINE; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84864353581     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu4070799     Document Type: Review

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