Open AccessPoor nutrition during pregnancy and lactation negatively affects neurodevelopment of the offspring: evidence from a translational primate model
Author(s) -
Kate Keenan,
Thad Q. Bartlett,
Mark J. Nijland,
Jesse S. Rodriguez,
Peter W. Nathanielsz,
Nicole R. Zürcher
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.040352
Subject(s) - offspring , pregnancy , context (archaeology) , physiology , medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , biology , paleontology , genetics
Studies of the effects of prenatal nutrition on neurodevelopment in humans are complicated because poor nutrition occurs in the context of psychosocial stressors and other risk factors associated with poor developmental outcomes.
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