David Horner, Jens Richardt M Jepsen, Bo Chawes, Kristina Aagaard, Julie B Rosenberg, Parisa Mohammadzadeh, Astrid Sevelsted, Nilo Følsgaard, Rebecca Vinding, Birgitte Fagerlund, Christos Pantelis, Niels Bilenberg, Casper-Emil T Pedersen, Anders Eliasen, Yulu Chen, Nicole Prince, Su H Chu, Rachel S Kelly, Jessica Lasky-Su, Thorhallur I Halldorsson, Birte Y Glenthøj, Klaus Bønnelykke, Bjørn H Ebdrup, Jakob Stokholm, Morten Arendt Rasmussen
Despite the high prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders, there are a lack of clinical studies examining the impact of pregnancy diet on child neurodevelopment. This observational clinical study examined the associations between pregnancy dietary patterns and neurodevelopmental diagnoses, as well as their symptoms, in a prospective cohort of 10-year-old children (n=508). Data-driven dietary patterns were derived from self-reported food frequency questionnaires. An Unhealthy dietary pattern in pregnancy (per SD change) was significantly associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) OR 1...
March 8, 2024: medRxiv