TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal vegetarianism and neurodevelopment of children enrolled in The Danish National Birth Cohort
AU - Larsen, Pernille Stemann
AU - Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo
AU - Uldall, Peter
AU - Bech, Bodil Hammer
AU - Olsen, Jørn
AU - Hansen, Anne Vinkel
AU - Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine
N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Clinical observations suggest that children born to vegan mothers may be at risk of severe neurodevelopmental impairments due to vitamin B12 (1-3), which is to be expected, as this vitamin is exclusively found in food of animal origin (4). Thus, children born to all vegetarians, not just vegans, may be at increased risk of impaired neurodevelopment if they have an insufficient intake of dietary supplements (5). As a result, it has been suggested that mothers should be warned about the impact of vegetarianism, in particular a vegan diet, during childbearing. The aim of this study was to use an existing large-scale population-based cohort to examine the association between maternal vegetarianism and the risk of impaired neurodevelopment, including more subtle impairments, in children. We initiated the present study based on the clinical observations described in Text Box 1 in order to improve the evidence for dietary counselling of pregnant vegetarians. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
AB - Clinical observations suggest that children born to vegan mothers may be at risk of severe neurodevelopmental impairments due to vitamin B12 (1-3), which is to be expected, as this vitamin is exclusively found in food of animal origin (4). Thus, children born to all vegetarians, not just vegans, may be at increased risk of impaired neurodevelopment if they have an insufficient intake of dietary supplements (5). As a result, it has been suggested that mothers should be warned about the impact of vegetarianism, in particular a vegan diet, during childbearing. The aim of this study was to use an existing large-scale population-based cohort to examine the association between maternal vegetarianism and the risk of impaired neurodevelopment, including more subtle impairments, in children. We initiated the present study based on the clinical observations described in Text Box 1 in order to improve the evidence for dietary counselling of pregnant vegetarians. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1111/apa.12761
DO - 10.1111/apa.12761
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25060564
SN - 0803-5253
JO - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement
JF - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement
ER -