The Role of Nutrition in Brain Development: The Golden Opportunity of the “First 1000 Days”

Critical periods of vulnerability for the developing nervous system: evidence from humans and animal models.

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How the Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Influence the Development of Brain Architecture

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Long-lasting neural and behavioral effects of iron deficiency in infancy

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Biochemical and functional effects of prenatal and postnatal omega 3 fatty acid deficiency on retina and brain in rhesus monkeys.

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Dietary omega 3 fatty acids and the developing brain

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Balancing Plasticity/Stability Across Brain Development

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Promoting food security for all children

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Material Hardship and Stress from COVID-19 in Immigrant Chinese American Families with Infants

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Ernährungsarmut bei Kindern – Ursachen, Folgen, COVID-19

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Association between preconception dietary inflammatory index and neurodevelopment of offspring at 3 years of age: The Japan Environment and Children's Study

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Association between maternal urinary neonicotinoid concentrations and child development in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

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Iron status in early infancy is associated with trajectories of cognitive development up to pre-school age in rural Gambia

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Exploring the Link Between Maternal Oral Health Literacy and Child Oral Health Behaviours

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In Utero HIV Exposure and the Early Nutritional Environment Influence Infant Neurodevelopment: Findings from an Evidenced Review and Meta-Analysis

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Intensive treadmill training promotes cognitive recovery after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in juvenile rats

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Effects of Post-natal Dietary Milk Fat Globule Membrane Polar Lipid Supplementation on Motor Skills, Anxiety, and Long-Term Memory in Adulthood

Sultan, S., Hauser, J., de Oliveira, M. C., Rytz, A., Preitner, N., & Schneider, N. (2021) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi:10.3389/fnut.2021.737731 · Cited by 14

Systemic Maternal Human sFLT1 Overexpression Leads to an Impaired Foetal Brain Development of Growth‐Restricted Foetuses upon Experimental Preeclampsia

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Associations between Dietary Intake, Blood Levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Reading Abilities in Children

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Qualitative Exploration of Health Professionals’ Perceptions of Addressing Malnutrition Within the First 1,000 Days

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Editorial: The first 1000 days: window of opportunity for child health and development

Suri, S., Verlato, G., & Ray, S. (2025) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi:10.3389/fnut.2025.1673003 · Cited by 14

The ketogenic diet is not for everyone: contraindications, side effects, and drug interactions

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Impact of consuming a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy on neurodevelopmental disabilities in offspring: results from the Boston Birth Cohort.

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Linear growth beyond 24 months and child neurodevelopment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Evaluating Malnutrition Practices and Mother’s Education on Children Failure to Thrive Symptoms Using Entropy-Weight and TOPSIS Method

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Anticipating the long-term neurodevelopmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborns and infants: A call for research and preventive policy

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Bioelementology and Nutritionology of the Brain

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Maternal eating disorder severity is associated with increased latency of foetal auditory event‐related brain responses

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Enablers and barriers to effective parenting within the first 1000 days: an exploratory study of South African parents and primary caregivers in low socio-economic communities

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Toxic metal exposures from infant diets: Risk prevention strategies for caregivers and health care professionals

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Importance of Maternal Iron Status on the Improvement of Cognitive Function in Children After Prenatal Iron Supplementation

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Barriers and enablers to a healthy food environment in Australian childcare services: Exploring directors' perspectives

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The potential role of early life feeding patterns in shaping the infant fecal metabolome: implications for neurodevelopmental outcomes

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Effect of Zinc and Iron Supplementation on Appetite, Nutritional Status and Intelligence Quotient in Young Children

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Understanding delays in the introduction of complementary foods in rural Ethiopia

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Patterns of brain-wide associations reflect socioeconomics

Marek, S. A., Donohue, M. R., Karcher, N. R., Hoyniak, C. P., Chauvin, R. J., Meyer, A. C., Miller, J. M., Van, A. N., Wang, A., Baden, N. J., et al. (2026) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aee6213 · Cited by 20

Children, poverty and health promotion in Australia

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Denisovan admixture facilitated environmental adaptation in Papua New Guinean populations

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Summary of the Joint National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration Workshop Titled “Exploring the Science Surrounding the Safe Use of Bioactive Ingredients in Infant Formula: Considerations for an Assessment Framework”

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Sustainable home gardens in Western Kenya: A qualitative study for co-designing nutrition-sensitive interventions

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The Maternal Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentration in Early Pregnancy and Infant Neurodevelopment: The ECLIPSES Study

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Applying Interdisciplinary Frameworks to Study Prenatal Influences on Child Development

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Impact of nutrition in brain function and development: Potential brain foods

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Anthocyanin-Rich Berries and Their Bioactive Compounds in Ocular Health: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential

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Feeding-Related Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review

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Childhood brain morphometry in children with persistent stunting and catch-up growth

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Persistent impact of antenatal maternal anaemia on child brain structure at 6–7 years of age: a South African child health study

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Prenatal and Postnatal Cigarette Smoke Exposure Is Associated With Increased Risk of Exacerbated Allergic Airway Immune Responses: A Preclinical Mouse Model

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Antioxidants and neurodegenerative eye disease

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Prevalence, trend, and inequality of prolonged exclusive breastfeeding among children aged 6–23 months old in India from 1992–2021: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative, individual-level data

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Infant and early childhood physical health assessments in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study

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Delayed iron improves iron status without altering malaria risk in severe malarial anemia

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Associations between parents' and grandparents' depressive symptoms, intergenerational coparenting relationships, and (grand)parenting behaviors: An actor–partner interdependence mediation model

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Dynamic Interplay between Social Brain Development and Nutrient Intake in Young Children

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The Effect of Weaning Practices on the Nutritional and Health Status of Saudi Preschool Children

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Beneficial Effects of Manilkara zapota-Derived Bioactive Compounds in the Epigenetic Program of Neurodevelopment

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Harsh Versus Supportive (Grand)parenting Practices and Child Behaviour Problems in Urban Chinese Families: Does Multigenerational Coresidence Make a Difference?

Chen, J., Chen, M., & Fu, Y. (2024) · Child & Family Social Work · doi:10.1111/cfs.13221 · Cited by 11

Effectiveness of a message service on child oral health practice via a social media application: A randomized controlled trial

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Adolescent Nutritional Patterns and Health Behaviors in Romania: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Lupu, C. E., Scafa‐Udriște, A., Matei, R. S., Licu, M., Stanciu, T. I., Stanciu, G., Hashemi, F., Mihai, A., Lupu, S., Ene, R., et al. (2025) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu17091448 · Cited by 12

Nutritional interventions to counteract the detrimental consequences of early-life stress

Geertsema, J., Juncker, H. G., Wilmes, L., Burchell, G. L., de Rooij, S. R., van Goudoever, J. B., O’Riordan, K. J., Clarke, G. A., Cryan, J. F., & Kőrösi, A. (2025) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41380-025-03020-1 · Cited by 13

Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the first 1000 days reduce linear growth, lean body mass and bone mineral density at age 3 years

van Beijsterveldt, I. A. L. P., Dorrepaal, D. J., van Zelst, B. D., van den Berg, S. A. A., & Hokken‐Koelega, A. C. S. (2025) · Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2025.05.017 · Cited by 10

Dietary Iron Deficiency Impaired Peripheral Immunity but Did Not Alter Brain Microglia in PRRSV-Infected Neonatal Piglets

Leyshon, B. J., Ji, P., Caputo, M. P., Matt, S. M., & Johnson, R. W. (2019) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.03150 · Cited by 10

Vitamin a deficiency, anemia, and nutritional status of under 5-year children from Northeast India

Meshram, I., Neeraja, G., & Longvah, T. (2021) · Indian Journal of Community Medicine · doi:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_62_21 · Cited by 10

Home stimulation, development, and nutritional status of children under 2 years of age in the highlands of Madagascar

Rakotomanana, H., Hildebrand, D. A., Gates, G. E., Thomas, D., Razafimbelo, F. F., & Stoecker, B. J. (2023) · Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · doi:10.1186/s41043-023-00399-x · Cited by 13

Mapping brain function in adults and young children during naturalistic viewing with high‐density diffuse optical tomography

Tripathy, K., Fogarty, M., Svoboda, A. M., Schroeder, M. L., Rafferty, S. M., Richter, E. J., Tracy, C., Mansfield, P. K., Booth, M., Fishell, A. K., et al. (2024) · Human Brain Mapping · doi:10.1002/hbm.26684 · Cited by 10

Scoping Review: The Role of Micronutrients (Fe, Zn, Iodine, Retinol, Folate) During Pregnancy

Rahmad, A. H. A. (2023) · Jurnal Kesehatan Manarang · doi:10.33490/jkm.v9i1.812 · Cited by 10

Study Protocol: Multimodal Longitudinal Assessment of Infant Brain Organization and Recovery in Perinatal Brain Injury

Saiote, C., Sutter, E. N., Xenopoulos-Oddsson, A., Rao, R., Georgieff, M., Rudser, K. D., Peyton, C., Dean, D., McAdams, R. M., & Gillick, B. T. (2022) · Pediatric Physical Therapy · doi:10.1097/pep.0000000000000886 · Cited by 9

The influence of nutrition on white matter development in preterm infants: a scoping review

Janson, E., Willemsen, M. F., van Beek, P. E., Dudink, J., van Elburg, R. M., Hortensius, L. M., Tam, E., de Pipaón, M. S., Lapillonne, A., de Theije, C. G. M., et al. (2023) · Pediatric Research · doi:10.1038/s41390-023-02622-1 · Cited by 9

Recent advances of 3-fucosyllactose in health effects and production

Du, Z., Li, Z., Guang, C., Zhu, Y., & Mu, W. (2024) · Archives of Microbiology · doi:10.1007/s00203-024-04104-2 · Cited by 9

Factors affecting behaviors during complementary feeding in infants and children aged 6–24 months

Özbek, Y. D., Çelik, İ., & Bilgin, A. S. (2025) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0314694 · Cited by 9

Possible impact of use of a ketogenic diet in pregnancy on the fetus: Review of animal and human studies

Miłosz, A., Michalczyk, J., Morawik, I., Długoborska, K., & Gesek, M. (2025) · NFS Journal · doi:10.1016/j.nfs.2025.100212 · Cited by 9

How the nature of social media platforms supports faulty knowledge production by influencers: The case of nutrition guidance for mothers on Chinese social media

Machín, D., Ledin, P., & Zhao, W. (2025) · Discourse Context & Media · doi:10.1016/j.dcm.2025.100866 · Cited by 9

Cell-based therapies in preclinical models of necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Maltais-Bilodeau, C., Henckel, E., Deguise, M., Lesage, F., Cobey, K. D., Ahmadzai, N., Skidmore, B., Ferretti, E., & Thébaud, B. (2024) · Stem Cells Translational Medicine · doi:10.1093/stcltm/szae102 · Cited by 9

Efficacy of omega‐3 fatty acids as a functional food: a multifaceted approach to health reinforcement

Ahmad, M. F., Alsayegh, A. A., Khanam, A., Ahmed, A., Raposo, A., Bantun, F., Zeyaullah, M., Babalghith, A. O., Aldairi, A. F., Mozaffar, B., et al. (2025) · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · doi:10.1002/jsfa.70346 · Cited by 8

Evaluation of multiple micronutrient supplementation and medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation in pregnancy on child development in rural Niger: A secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Sudfeld, C. R., Bliznashka, L., Salifou, A., Guindo, O., Soumana, I., Adehossi, I., Langendorf, C., Grais, R. F., & Isanaka, S. (2022) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003984 · Cited by 9

The “Cinderella sector”: The challenges of promoting food and nutrition for young children in early years’ settings in England

Warren, E. A., Williams, L. A., & Knai, C. (2022) · Ecology of Food and Nutrition · doi:10.1080/03670244.2022.2073353 · Cited by 10

A Role for Data Science in Precision Nutrition and Early Brain Development

Morton, S. U., Leyshon, B. J., Tamilia, E., Vyas, R., Sisitsky, M. D., Ladha, I., Lasekan, J. B., Kuchan, M. J., Grant, P. E., & Ou, Y. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.892259 · Cited by 11

Prenatal vitamin B12 status and cognitive functioning in children at 4 years of age: The ECLIPSES Study

Cruz‐Rodríguez, J., Canals, J., Hernández‐Martínez, C., Voltas, N., & Arija, V. (2023) · Maternal and Child Nutrition · doi:10.1111/mcn.13580 · Cited by 9

Breastfeeding and Once-Daily Small-Volume Formula Supplementation to Prevent Infant Growth Impairment

Flaherman, V. J., Murungi, J., Bale, C., Dickinson, S., Chen, X., Namiiro, F., Nankunda, J., Pollack, L. M., Laleau, V., Kim, M., et al. (2023) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2023-062228 · Cited by 9

The reliability and validity of the isixhosa version of the euroqol toddler and infant populations (EQ-TIPS) health related quality of life instrument

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The mediating effect of maternal gut microbiota between prenatal psychological distress and neurodevelopment of infants

Fan, X., Zang, T., Ni, W., Liu, J., Sun, Y., Slack, J., Bai, J., & Liu, Y. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.045 · Cited by 9

Health outcomes of iron supplementation and/or food fortification in iron-replete children aged 4–24 months: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

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