Background Existing evidence on the effects of race and ethnicity on pregnancy outcomes is
restricted to individual studies done within specific countries and health systems. We aimed …

Arachidonic acid (ARA, 20: 4 n-6) is an n-6 polyunsaturated 20-carbon fatty acid formed by
the biosynthesis from linoleic acid (LA, 18: 2 n-6). This review considers the essential role …

This review examines the current evidence for a possible connection between nutritional
intake (including micronutrients and whole diet) and neurocognitive development in …

Background Despite omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplementation in
depressed patients have been suggested to improve depressive symptomatology, previous …

Many clinical and animal studies demonstrate the importance of long-chain polyunsaturated
fatty acids (LCPUFA) in neural development and neurodegeneration. This review will focus …

The health benefits of fish oil, and its omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content,
have attracted much scientific attention in the last four decades. Fish oils that contain higher …

Background: Recent technological advances in epigenome profiling have led to an
increasing number of studies investigating the role of the epigenome in obesity. There is …

The use of multiple imputation has increased markedly in recent years, and journal
reviewers may expect to see multiple imputation used to handle missing data. However in …

Proper nutrition is crucial for normal brain and neurocognitive development. Failure to
optimize neurodevelopment early in life can have profound long-term implications for both …

Since its debut in a ground-breaking report by Barker and Osmond in 1986, the concept of
the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) has been further developed in …