Nutrition and neurodevelopment in children: Focus on NUTRIMENTHE project

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1825-1842

  Anjos, Tania ^a   Altmäe, Signe ^a   Emmett, Pauline ^b   Tiemeier, Henning ^c   Closa Monasterolo, Ricardo ^d   Luque, Verónica ^d   Wiseman, Sheila ^e   Pérez García, Miguel ^a   Lattka, Eva ^f   Demmelmair, Hans ^g   Egan, Bernadette ^h   Straub, Niels ⁱ   Szajewska, Hania ^j   Evans, Jayne ^k   Horton, Claire ^k   Paus, Tomas ^l   Isaacs, Elizabeth ^m   Van Klinken, Jan Willem ^e,n   Koletzko, Berthold ^g   Campoy, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^e UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^g LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Institute for Market Research Strategy and Planning   (Germany)

^j MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^k Beta Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ PEPSICO INC   (United States)

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Author keywords

Brain assessment; Children; Cognition; Genetics; Mental performance; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLINE; COPPER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; IODINE; IRON; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; RETINOIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84890564111     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-013-0560-4     Document Type: Review

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