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Neurodevelopment and Dietary Intake in Toddlers: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Healthy Children 2021 Project

ISSN: 2072-6643 ;EISSN: 2072-6643 ;DOI: 10.3390/nu15245105

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  • Title:
    Neurodevelopment and Dietary Intake in Toddlers: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Healthy Children 2021 Project
  • Author: Rodrigues, MC ; Rosário, R ; Duarte, A ; Silva, MJ ; Augusto, C ; Rodrigues, M ; Padrão, Patrícia ; Moreira, Pedro
  • Subjects: Ciências da Saúde ; Ciências médicas e da saúde ; Health sciences ; Medical and Health sciences
  • Description: Little is known about the potential associations between neurodevelopment, dietary diversity and food processing in the toddler period. This study aimed to estimate the association between these dietary quality dimensions and neurodevelopment in toddlers. Data for this cross-sectional analysis came from the Healthy Children 2021 project and included 212 toddlers (51.9% females, aged 1236 months) from 15 Portuguese childcare centers. Neurodevelopment was assessed through Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development. Dietary intake was gathered by a two-day non-consecutive dietary recall. The food items were categorised with NOVA classification. Dietary diversity was explored through Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD). Logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders were performed. Girls with a higher energy contribution of unprocessed/minimally processed foods and with an above median MDD score had higher odds of achieving a higher neurodevelopment score (aOR:1.04; 95%CI 1.01; 1.08 and aOR:2.26; 95%CI 1.01; 5.06, respectively); no significant association was observed in boys. Our findings suggest that these dietary dimensions are associated with a higher neurodevelopment in toddler girls. This should be further studied as a possible early link between dietary factors and neurodevelopment. Promotion of healthy eating can be promising in improving neurocognitive development and might help to introduce public health recommendations for toddlers nutrition.
  • Creation Date: 2023
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2072-6643
    EISSN: 2072-6643
    DOI: 10.3390/nu15245105
  • Source: Universidade do Porto Institutional Repository Open Access
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