Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Alexandra D. George, Melvin C. L. Gay, Mary E. Wlodek, Kevin Murray, Donna T. Geddes
Summary: The study found that infant intake of various fatty acids is positively correlated with infant growth and development, including C15:0, C18:1, C18:2, and C20:3. However, no relationship was found between C22:5 and C20:5 and infant head circumference. Infant total lipid intake and the intake of many fatty acids play essential roles in infant growth and development.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ana Nieto-Ruiz, Jose A. Garcia-Santos, Juan Verdejo-Roman, Estefania Dieguez, Natalia Sepulveda-Valbuena, Florian Herrmann, Tomas Cerdo, Roser De-Castellar, Jesus Jimenez, Mercedes G. Bermudez, Miguel Perez-Garcia, M. Teresa Miranda, M. Carmen Lopez-Sabater, Andres Catena, Cristina Campoy
Summary: Supplemented infant formula with MFGM components, LC-PUFAs, and synbiotics seems to have long-term effects on neurocognitive development and brain structure in children at 6 years old. The effects include larger brain volumes, higher vocabulary scores and IQ, and better attention performance. Additionally, the cortical thickness in different brain regions is greater in children fed with this experimental formula.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Eliot N. Haddad, Lynn E. Ferro, Kathleen E. B. Russell, Kameron Y. Sugino, Jean M. Kerver, Sarah S. Comstock
Summary: Exclusive human milk feeding was associated with lower gut microbiota diversity in infants, and beta diversity of fecal samples from women and infants was significantly associated with human milk feeding. Maternal gut microbiotas differ by lactation status, potentially confounded by body mass index category. Further research is needed to identify whether lactation directly influences the maternal gut microbiota.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Adriana V. Gaitan, JodiAnne T. Wood, Yingpeng Liu, Lipin Ji, Spyros P. Nikas, Alexandros Makriyannis, Carol J. Lammi-Keefe
Summary: This study found correlations between maternal dietary intake of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and the concentrations of fatty acids and derived endocannabinoids in human milk. The inadequate intake of docosahexaenoic acid by participants was highlighted as a concern for infant development.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
David R. Hill, Jo May Chow, Rachael H. Buck
Summary: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are an important innovation in infant nutrition, serving as potent prebiotics, versatile anti-infective agents, and key support for neurocognitive development, despite not being a direct source of calories. Continued advancements in food science will lead to the production of a wide range of HMO structures, with acetylated, fucosylated, and sialylated HMOs likely providing important health benefits through complementary mechanisms of action.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Brian Hack, Eduardo Macedo Penna, Tyler Talik, Rohan Chandrashekhar, Mindy Millard-Stafford
Summary: A systematic review and meta-analysis found that acute ingestion of Guarana has a small positive effect on human cognitive performance, improving response time but not accuracy. Whether the changes in cognitive performance are related to the caffeine content or other bioactive substances in Guarana remains unknown and requires further research.
Article
Nursing
D. Enette Larson-Meyer, Jessica Schueler, Erin Kyle, Kathleen J. Austin, Ann Marie Hart, Brenda M. Alexander
Summary: The study evaluated the concentrations of leptin, PYY, GLP-1, and ghrelin in human milk during feeding and the first 6 months of infancy, showing that these hormone concentrations changed over time and were influenced by maternal factors, while also being associated with infant growth and weight.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Fangjie Gu, Geert A. Ten Kate, Ilja C. W. Arts, John Penders, Carel Thijs, Cordula Lindner, Arjen Nauta, Ellen van Leusen, Sander S. van Leeuwen, Henk A. Schols
Summary: This study optimized a solid-phase extraction procedure to extract 3-fucosyllactose and other HMOs from human milk samples for absolute quantitation. The approach was applied on a pilot sample set of 20 human milk samples and paired infant feces, with analysis conducted using a variety of methods including high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Infants were classified into three clusters based on different HMO consumption patterns, and the structure of HMOs was found to impact their degradation by infant microbiota.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kimberly B. Glazer, Luciana Vieira, Ellerie Weber, Joanne Stone, Toni Stern, Angela Bianco, Brian Wagner, Sarah Nowlin, Siobhan M. Dolan, Elizabeth A. Howell, Teresa Janevic
Summary: The study aimed to examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in racial and ethnic disparities in exclusive breastmilk feeding during the delivery stay in New York City. The results showed an increase in the Latina-white disparity in exclusive breastmilk feeding during the pandemic.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Kameron Y. Sugino, Tengfei Ma, Jean M. Kerver, Nigel Paneth, Sarah S. Comstock
Summary: This study found that maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and human milk exposure influenced the alpha and beta diversity of the infant gut microbiota at 6 months of age. The major determinant was the proportion of human milk in the infant diet.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sering A. L. Sosseh, Amadou Barrow, Zxyyann Jane Lu
Summary: This study aimed to explore the cultural beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of lactating mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding in The Gambia. The study found that factors such as maternal diet, breast size, and religious beliefs influenced the practice of exclusive breastfeeding.
Article
Pediatrics
Kristen Finn, Sarah Quick, Andrea Anater, Joel Hampton, Brian Kineman, William Klish
Summary: Eating infant cereal is important for breastfed and mixed fed infants as it provides key nutrients such as iron.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Birna Thorisdottir, Tinna Odinsdottir, Geir Gunnlaugsson, Simon Eaton, Mary S. Fewtrell, Adriana Vazquez-Vazquez, Ronald E. Kleinman, Inga Thorsdottir, Jonathan C. K. Wells
Summary: This study confirms that when mothers are motivated and supported without economic restraints, breastmilk intake and the energy supplied by breastmilk to exclusively breastfed (EBF) infants at 6 mo of age is sufficient to support normal growth patterns. There was no evidence of constraint on fat-free mass (FFM), and other studies show that high fat mass (FM) in EBF infants is likely to be transient.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kameron J. Moding, Anabelle Bonvecchio Arenas, Cloe Rawlinson, Harriet Okronipa, Selene Pacheco-Miranda, Rebecca Boenig, Abigail E. Flesher, Susan L. Johnson
Summary: The study aimed to adapt a video coding scheme for live coding in order to assess infant food acceptance in naturalistic settings. The results showed that the live coding method demonstrated initial reliability and validity in assessing infant food acceptance.
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
D. J. M. Barnett, M. F. Endika, C. E. Klostermann, F. Gu, C. Thijs, A. Nauta, H. A. Schols, H. Smidt, I. C. W. Arts, J. Penders
Summary: The infant gut microbiota is influenced by antibiotic exposures and prebiotic oligosaccharides found in breast milk. This study analyzed the stool microbiota of 1023 one-month-old infants and found that breastfeeding and antibiotic exposure both decrease gut microbial diversity, but have different effects on microbiota composition. Other factors such as C-section, homebirth, siblings, and exposure to animals also impact microbiota composition. Understanding these factors can help protect and promote a healthy infant gut microbiota.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kathryn V. Dalrymple, Christina Vogel, Keith M. Godfrey, Janis Baird, Mark A. Hanson, Cyrus Cooper, Hazel M. Inskip, Sarah R. Crozier
Summary: There is a growing interest in modeling longitudinal dietary data to identify subgroups with similar trajectories. This paper compares two latent class methods, group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) and growth mixture modeling (GMM), to analyze dietary data from a longitudinal study. Both methods suggest that five classes are optimal, with strong correlation between class assignments. Results show stable dietary trajectories with varying levels of quality. GBTM is recommended as it is less computationally intensive, but results can be confirmed using GMM.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Letter
Allergy
Le Duc Huy Ta, James Chun Yip Chan, Gaik Chin Yap, Chiung-Hui Huang, Elizabeth Huiwen Tham, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, Noor H. A. Suaini, Lynette P. Shek, Neerja Karnani, Anne Eng Neo Goh, Hugo P. S. Van Bever, Oon Hoe Teoh, Yiong Huak Chan, Christophe Lay, Jan Knol, Fabian Yap, Kok Hian Tan, Yap-Seng Chong, Mary Foong-Fong Chong, Shiao Yng Chan, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Keith M. Godfrey, Eric Chun Yong Chan, Bee Wah Lee
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Navin Michael, Varsha Gupta, Anna Fogel, Jonathan Huang, Li Chen, Suresh Anand Sadananthan, Yi Ying Ong, Izzuddin M. Aris, Wei Wei Pang, Wen Lun Yuan, See Ling Loy, Mya Thway Tint, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Ky Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Fabian Yap, Keith Godfrey, Yap Seng Chong, Peter Gluckman, S. Sendhil Velan, Ciaran G. Forde, Yung Seng Lee, Johan G. Eriksson, Neerja Karnani
Summary: This study examined the determinants of obesogenic growth trajectories in childhood and their associations with cardiometabolic risk markers. The results showed that BMI acceleration starting immediately after birth or after infancy were both linked to early cardiometabolic alterations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Shirong Cai, Desiree Y. Phua, Elaine K. H. Tham, Daniel Y. T. Goh, Oon H. Teoh, Lynette P. C. Shek, Kok H. Tan, Fabian Yap, Yap-Seng Chong, Helen Chen, Birit F. P. Broekman, Michael S. Kramer, Michael J. Meaney
Summary: Perinatal depression and anxiety are common and associated with sleep problems in the offspring. Our study examined the associations of maternal mental health with infant sleep during the first year of life. Poorer mid-pregnancy, but not postpartum, maternal mental health was associated with longer wake after sleep onset duration across the first year of life. Poor maternal mental health during mid-pregnancy is linked to longer period of night awakening in the offspring during infancy.
JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Jian Huang, Ai Peng Tan, Evelyn Law, Keith M. Godfrey, Anqi Qiu, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Marielle Fortier, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, David Cameron-Smith, Yap Seng Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Johan G. Eriksson, Michael J. Meaney, Jonathan Huang
Summary: This study found that higher levels of certain nutrient-related biomarkers in maternal preconception blood were associated with an increased risk of behavioral problems in infants. The study also found that an increase in preconception thiamine levels was associated with higher CBCL scores and a lower right subthalamic nucleus ODI.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jun S. Lai, Marjorelee T. Colega, Keith M. Godfrey, Kok Hian Tan, Fabian Yap, Yap Seng Chong, Yung Seng Lee, Johan G. Eriksson, Shiao-Yng Chan, Mary F. F. Chong
Summary: Adopting a healthy diet during and after pregnancy is important for women's cardiometabolic health. Changes in diet quality from pregnancy to 6 years postpregnancy were related to cardiometabolic markers 8 years postpregnancy in a study of 652 women. Improving or preventing a decline in diet quality postpregnancy may improve lipid profile and insulin resistance.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Elaine Kwang Hsia Tham, Hai-Yan Xu, Xiuju Fu, Rick Siow Mong Goh, Peter D. Gluckman, Yap-Seng Chong, Fabian Yap, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Oon Hoe Teoh, Joshua Gooley, Daniel Yam-Thiam Goh, Nora Schneider, Michael J. Meaney, Shirong Cai, Birit F. P. Broekman
Summary: This study examines the relationship between the duration and variation of infant sleep trajectories and subsequent cognitive school readiness at 48-50 months. The results suggest that long-term sleep duration patterns from as early as 3 months of age are associated with language and numeracy aspects of school readiness.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Allergy
Hui Xing Lau, Zhaojin Chen, Hugo Van Bever, Elizabeth Huiwen Tham, Yiong Huak Chan, Qai Ven Yap, Anne Eng Neo Goh, Oon Hoe Teoh, Kok Hian Tan, Fabian Kok Peng Yap, Keith M. Godfrey, Johan G. Eriksson, Yap Seng Chong, Bee Wah Lee, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo
Summary: Childhood wheezing is a highly heterogeneous condition, and wheeze trajectories vary. This study found that early-onset wheezing is associated with nonallergic rhinitis, while late-onset and persistent wheezing have similar origins characterized by parent-reported viral infections. However, persistent wheezing is generally more strongly associated with a family history of allergy, parent-reported viral infections, and allergic comorbidities compared to late-onset wheezing.
ANNALS OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jun S. Lai, Keith M. Godfrey, Choon Nam Ong, Kok Hian Tan, Fabian Yap, Yap Seng Chong, Jerry K. Y. Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Mary F. -F. Chong
Summary: This study examined the associations between perinatal plasma carotenoids and E vitamers concentrations and glycemia, insulin resistance, and gestational and type 2 diabetes mellitus in GUSTO women. The findings suggest that higher concentrations of alpha- and beta-carotene and lutein may be beneficial for gestational fasting glycemia, while higher concentrations of vitamin E may increase gestational and post-pregnancy glycemia.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ryan Wai Kheong Lee, Alicia Li Bin Chng, Kok Hian Tan
Summary: There is a lack of understanding and consensus among healthcare professionals in the Asia-Pacific region regarding vitamin D screening and supplementation during pregnancy. While most hospitals do not have established policies or guidelines, there is a need for them according to the majority of respondents.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anne H. Y. Chu, Natarajan Padmapriya, Shuen Lin Tan, Claire Marie J. L. Goh, Yap-Seng Chong, Lynette P. Shek, Kok Hian Tan, Peter D. Gluckman, Fabian K. P. Yap, Yung Seng Lee, See Ling Loy, Jerry K. Y. Chan, Keith M. Godfrey, Johan G. Eriksson, Shiao-Yng Chan, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Falk Muller-Riemenschneider
Summary: This study examined longitudinal changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns from preconception to postpartum. The findings showed that walking time increased during late pregnancy, while vigorous-intensity physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity decreased but partially returned to preconception levels postpartum. Sedentary time remained stable during pregnancy but decreased postpartum. Individual characteristics such as ethnicity, body mass index, employment, parity, and self-rated general health significantly influenced women's activity patterns.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2023)