Maternal nutrition and neurodevelopment: a scoping review

MC Cortés-Albornoz, DP García-Guáqueta… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this scoping review, we examined the association between maternal nutrition during
pregnancy and neurodevelopment in offspring. We searched the Pubmed and …

From maternal diet to neurodevelopmental disorders: a story of neuroinflammation

M Bordeleau, L Fernandez de Cossio… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Providing the appropriate quantity and quality of food needed for both the mother's well-
being and the healthy development of the offspring is crucial during pregnancy. However …

[HTML][HTML] Western diet consumption during development: setting the stage for neurocognitive dysfunction

L Tsan, L Décarie-Spain, EE Noble… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The dietary pattern in industrialized countries has changed substantially over the past
century due to technological advances in agriculture, food processing, storage, marketing …

Mechanisms underlying the cognitive and behavioural effects of maternal obesity

K Hasebe, MD Kendig, MJ Morris - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The widespread consumption of 'western'-style diets along with sedentary lifestyles has led
to a global epidemic of obesity. Epidemiological, clinical and preclinical evidence suggests …

Maternal cafeteria diet exposure primes depression-like behavior in the offspring evoking lower brain volume related to changes in synaptic terminals and gliosis

LA Trujillo-Villarreal, VJ Romero-Díaz… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
Maternal nutritional programming by caloric exposure during pregnancy and lactation
results in long-term behavioral modification in the offspring. Here, we characterized the …

Maternal effects in mammals: broadening our understanding of offspring programming

PD Edwards, SG Lavergne, LK McCaw… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The perinatal period is a sensitive time in mammalian development that can have long-
lasting consequences on offspring phenotype via maternal effects. Maternal effects have …

LPS tolerance prevents anxiety-like behavior and amygdala inflammation of high-fat-fed dams' adolescent offspring

A Rocha-Gomes, AE Teixeira, DG de Oliveira… - Behavioural Brain …, 2021 - Elsevier
Maternal high-fat diets (HFD) can generate inflammation in the offspring's amygdala, which
can lead to anxiety-like behaviors. Conversely, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) tolerance can …

Chronic mild unpredictable stress and high-fat diet given during adolescence impact both cognitive and noncognitive behaviors in young adult mice

SLP Lippi - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stress and diet are intricately linked, and they often interact in a negative fashion. Increases
in stress can lead to poor food choices; adolescence is a period that is often accompanied …

Effects of gestational diabetes in cognitive behavior, oxidative stress and metabolism on the second-generation off-spring of rats

M Huerta-Cervantes, DJ Peña-Montes… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gestational diabetes (GD) has a negative impact on neurodevelopment, resulting in
cognitive and neurological deficiencies. Oxidative stress (OS) has been reported in the brain …

Maternal exposure to high‐fat diet modifies anxiety‐like/depression‐like behaviors and compounds of Serotonergic System in offspring: A preclinical systematic …

LO da Silva, R da Silva Aragão… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal nutrition affects offspring physiology and behavior including susceptibility to mental
health‐related states. Perinatal high‐fat diet (HFD) consumption has been associated with …