Maternal fat-soluble vitamins, brain development, and regulation of feeding behavior: an overview of research

Recent research shows a link between vitamin intake during pregnancy and offspring health. Inadequate intakes of water-soluble vitamins during pregnancy lead to obesity and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome, concurrent with altered developments in food intake regulatory pathways. Few studies, however, have reported on the effects of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) on the development of food intake regulatory pathways. The majority of studies to date have focused on associations between inadequate and high intakes of folic acid and vitamin D and neurocognitive development of the offspring.

Source: Nutrition Research - September 16, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Diana S ánchez-Hernández, G. Harvey Anderson, Abraham N. Poon, Emanuela Pannia, Clara E. Cho, Pedro S.P. Huot, Ruslan Kubant Tags: Review Source Type: research