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The relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern during early pregnancy and behavioral, mood and cognitive development in children under 1 year of age: a prospective cohort study.
The purpose of this study by Ganjeh et al. (2024) was to investigate any possible connections between the behavioral, emotional, and cognitive development of infants under one year of age and the quality of the diet, as measured by the Mediterranean diet score in the early stages of pregnancy. This was investigated through a prospective cohort study conducted in Iran. 658 pregnant Iranian mothers and their babies took part in the study. Data from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) submitted during the first trimester of pregnancy was used to compute the Mediterranean diet score, while the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) was used to evaluate the children’s development at six months. The average age of the mothers was 28.8 ± 5.08 years, with an average follow-up period of 90 weeks. Before pregnancy, the mothers’ mean BMI was 25.1 ± 4.43 kg/m². According to the multivariable-adjusted model, data analysis revealed that infants in the second and third tertiles of the Mediterranean diet score had lower odds of communication impairments than those in the first tertile. No correlations were discovered between other ASQ domains and the mother’s early pregnancy adherence to the Mediterranean diet. According to the findings, the authors comment that increased fidelity to the Mediterranean diet during the first trimester of pregnancy may improve speaking abilities in 6-month-old babies. To confirm these results, further extensive cohort studies are required. [NPID: Dietary pattern, pregnancy, cognitive development, infancy, Mediterranean diet, age and stage questionnaire, diet]
Year: 2024
