Association between milk and dairy consumption and executive functioning: A cross-sectional survey based on rural Chinese adolescents

Shi, Tao; Fan, Zhanjiang; Huang, Bo; Guan, Ke; Zhang, Zhen

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2023.107007

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“…With the increasing popularity of vegetable oils in the mother’s diet and the concerns that arise about the development of the offspring’s brain, the use of a nonhuman primate model in a nonadverse situation would be more accurate for extrapolating potential health benefits for human infants. Specifically, observational studies on this topic in humans have been more than controversial, probably due to the confusion between the different dairy products that display different nutritional properties and matrix organization, necessitating additional interventional studies 30 – 32 . In this regard, how maternal dairy fat intake during gestation and lactation might impact the cognitive performance of neonates in primates constitutes a critical gap in the literature.…”

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A vegetable fat-based diet delays psychomotor and cognitive development compared with maternal dairy fat intake in infant gray mouse lemurs

Chaudron,

Boyer,

Marmonier

et al. 2024

Commun Biol

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Dairy fat has a unique lipid profile; it is rich in short- and medium-chain saturated fatty acids that induce ketone production and has a balanced ω6/ω3 ratio that promotes cognitive development in early life. Moreover, the high consumption of vegetable oils in pregnant and lactating women raises concerns regarding the quality of lipids provided to offspring. Here, we investigate maternal dairy fat intake during gestation and lactation in a highly valuable primate model for infant nutritional studies, the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus). Two experimental diets are provided to gestant mouse lemurs: a dairy fat-based (DF) or vegetable fat-based diet (VF). The psychomotor performance of neonates is tested during their first 30 days. Across all tasks, we observe more successful neonates born to mothers fed a DF diet. A greater rate of falls is observed in 8-day-old VF neonates, which is associated with delayed psychomotor development. Our findings suggest the potential benefits of lipids originating from a lactovegetarian diet compared with those originating from a vegan diet for the psychomotor development of neonates.

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confidence: 99%