Comparison of Seafood Consumption in a Group of Italian Mother-Child Pairs

Deroma, Laura; Valent, Francesca; Parpinel, Maria; Barbone, Fabio

doi:10.3329/jhpn.v31i4.20000

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“…As previous studies have shown associations between the maternal and child diet (41)(42)(43)(44) , we addressed the relationship of child DHA intake and erythrocyte DHA to that of the mother's. DHA intake among the children was skewed, with a median Table S4).…”

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“…Maternal DHA intake at 16 weeks and 36 weeks of gestation was positively associated with child DHA intake, and maternal DHA intake at 36 weeks of gestation was positively associated with child erythrocyte DHA at 5•75 years. Although the association between the maternal and child DHA intakes have not previously been published, several studies have reported a relationship between the maternal and child diet (41)(42)(43) , with associations stronger for the maternal-child diet than the paternal-child diet (41,42) . The Framingham Children's study reported that at 3-5 years the child's polyunsaturated fat intake was positively associated with the mother's (r 0•33, P ≤ 0•01, n 87) but not the father's intake (r 0•10, P > 0•05, n 83), with similar findings for several other nutrients (42) .…”

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“…Notably, the relationship between child and maternal prenatal total fat intake was stronger than the postnatal intake ( 41 ) . For a subsample of a prospective cohort study in Italy, fish and seafood intake was lower in the prenatal diet than the postnatal diet, but there was no difference in fish intake between mother’s postnatal diet and fish intake of the children at 8–11 years ( n 37) ( 43 ) .…”

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Fetal DHA inadequacy and the impact on child neurodevelopment: a follow-up of a randomised trial of maternal DHA supplementation in pregnancy

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DHA is an important component of neural lipids accumulating in neural tissue during development. Inadequate DHA in gestation may compromise infant development, but it is unknown whether there are lasting effects. We sought to determine whether the observed effects of fetal DHA inadequacy on infant development persist into early childhood. This follow-up study assessed children (5-6 years) whose mothers received 400 mg/d DHA or a placebo during pregnancy. Child neurodevelopment was assessed with several age-appropriate tests including the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. A risk-reduction model was used whereby the odds that a child from the maternal placebo group would fail to achieve a test score in the top quartile was calculated. The association of maternal DHA intake and status in gestation with child test scores, as well as with child DHA intake and status, was also determined. No differences were detected in children (n 98) from the maternal placebo and DHA groups achieving a high neurodevelopment test score (P>0·05). However, maternal DHA status was positively related to child performance on some tests including language and short-term memory. Furthermore, child DHA intake and status were related to the mother's intake and status in gestation. The neurodevelopment effects of fetal DHA inadequacy may have been lost or masked by other variables in the children. Although we provide evidence that maternal DHA status is related to child cognitive performance, the association of maternal and child DHA intake and status limits the interpretation of whether DHA before or after birth is important.

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Fetal DHA inadequacy and the impact on child neurodevelopment: a follow-up of a randomised trial of maternal DHA supplementation in pregnancy

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“…Associations between maternal and child dietary intakes complicate interpretation of epidemiologic studies on DHA intake or DHA in blood lipids during pregnancy or childhood on CNS-related outcomes in children ( 41–44 ). For example, it has been reported that the fish intake of mothers and children 8–11 y of age was not different, and that the mothers’ prenatal fish intake was lower than their postnatal intake ( 43 ). More recently, we demonstrated that maternal RBC and dietary DHA during early and late gestation was associated with both the RBC and dietary DHA of the child at 5–6 y of age ( 45 ).…”

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Complexity of understanding the role of dietary and erythrocyte docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the cognitive performance of school-age children

Mulder

Dyer

Elango

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Current Developments in Nutrition

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Background Early childhood is a period of rapid brain development, with increases in synapses rich in the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (22:6ω3, DHA) continuing well beyond infancy. Despite the importance of DHA to neural phospholipids, requirement of dietary DHA for neurodevelopment remains unclear. Objective To assess the dietary DHA and DHA status of young children, and determine the association with cognitive performance. Methods This was a cross-sectional study of healthy children (5–6 y), some of whom were enrolled in a follow up of a clinical trial (NCT00620672). Dietary intake data (n = 285) was assessed with a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and three 24-h recalls. Family characteristics were collected by questionnaire, and anthropometric data measured. Venous blood was collected, cognitive performance assessed using several age-appropriate tools including the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Relationship between dietary DHA, red blood cell (RBC) DHA and child neurodevelopment test scores was determined using Pearson's correlation or Spearman's Rho, and quintiles of test scores compared by Mann-Whitney U-test. Results Child DHA intakes were highly variable, with a stronger association between RBC DHA and DHA intake assessed by FFQ (rho = 0.383, P < 0.001) compared to one or three 24-h recalls. Observed ethnic differences in DHA intake, status as well as neurodevelopmental test scores led to analysis of the association between DHA intake and status with neurodevelopment test scores for Caucasian children only (n = 190). Child RBC DHA status was associated with neurodevelopment test scores, including language (rho = 0.211, P = 0.009) and short-term memory (rho = 0.187, P = 0.019), but only short-term memory was associated with dietary DHA (rho = 0.221, P = 0.003). Conclusions Child RBC DHA but not dietary DHA was associated with multiple tests of cognitive performance. In addition, DHA intake was only moderately associated to RBC DHA, raising complex questions on the relationship between diet, DHA transfer to membrane lipids, and neural function. Summary In children 5–6y red blood cell (RBC) docosahexanoic acid (DHA), but not dietary intake of DHA is associated with multiple tests of cognitive performance, emphasizing complexity of DHA metabolism.

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The complex relationship between omega-3 fatty acids and early neurodevelopment

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2015

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Comparison of Seafood Consumption in a Group of Italian Mother-Child Pairs

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Fetal DHA inadequacy and the impact on child neurodevelopment: a follow-up of a randomised trial of maternal DHA supplementation in pregnancy

Fetal DHA inadequacy and the impact on child neurodevelopment: a follow-up of a randomised trial of maternal DHA supplementation in pregnancy

Complexity of understanding the role of dietary and erythrocyte docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the cognitive performance of school-age children

The complex relationship between omega-3 fatty acids and early neurodevelopment

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