Iron and zinc supplementation promote motor development and exploratory behavior among Bangladeshi infants

Black, Maureen M.; Baqui, Abdullah H; Zaman, K.; Persson, Lars; Arifeen, Shams El; Le, Katherine; McNary, Scot; Parveen, Monowara; Hamadani, Jena; Black, Robert E.

doi:10.1093/ajcn/80.4.903

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“…Conversely, more recent randomized control trials from India (Taneja et al, 2005) and Bangladesh (Black et al, 2004), where malnutrition is common among children, did not find that zinc supplementation alone affects infants' cognitive development on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development test. Nevertheless, in the Bangladeshi trial, when zinc was combined with iron supplementation, it showed an improvement in cognition (Black et al, 2004). Additional studies are therefore needed to examine the long term benefit of zinc on brain development.…”

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The Role of Nutrition in Children's Neurocognitive Development, From Pregnancy Through Childhood

Nyaradi¹,

Li²,

Hickling³

et al. 2015

Prenatal and Childhood Nutrition

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This review examines the current evidence for a possible connection between nutritional intake (including micronutrients and whole diet) and neurocognitive development in childhood. Earlier studies which have investigated the association between nutrition and cognitive development have focused on individual micronutrients, including omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B12, folic acid, choline, iron, iodine, and zinc, and single aspects of diet. The research evidence from observational studies suggests that micronutrients may play an important role in the cognitive development of children. However, the results of intervention trials utilizing single micronutrients are inconclusive. More generally, there is evidence that malnutrition can impair cognitive development, whilst breastfeeding appears to be beneficial for cognition. Eating breakfast is also beneficial for cognition. In contrast, there is currently inconclusive evidence regarding the association between obesity and cognition. Since individuals consume combinations of foods, more recently researchers have become interested in the cognitive impact of diet as a composite measure. Only a few studies to date have investigated the associations between dietary patterns and cognitive development. In future research, more well designed intervention trials are needed, with special consideration given to the interactive effects of nutrients.

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Section: Zincmentioning

confidence: 84%

The Role of Nutrition in Children's Neurocognitive Development, From Pregnancy Through Childhood

Nyaradi¹,

Li²,

Hickling³

et al. 2015

Prenatal and Childhood Nutrition

129

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“…Similarly Kemppinen, Kumpulainen, Moilanen and Ebeling (2006) found that 75% of mothers who were identified as being "at risk" in lack of sensitivity towards their infant 6 to 8 weeks postpartum, also reported depressive symptoms. Evidence shows that depressed mothers are less sensitive towards their babies (Murray et al, 1996;Steadman et al, 2007), being more intrusive or withdrawn (Black et al, 2007;Field, Hernandez-Reif & Diego, 2006;Herrera, Reissland & Shephard, 2004;) and less accurate in interpreting their baby's emotions (Broth, Goodman, Hall & Raynor, 2004). Similarly paternal depression has been associated with a less optimal father -infant relationship (Field, Hossain & Malphurs, 1999;Field, 2010; for a review, see Wilson & Durbin, 2010) with examples of less involvement with their child (Roggman, Boyce, Cook & Cook, 2002).…”

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The impact of parents’ mental health on parent–baby interaction: A prospective study

Parfitt

Pike

Ayers

2013

Infant Behavior and Development

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link AbstractThe aims of the current study were to examine the effect of fathers' and mothers' pre and postnatal mental health on mother-infant and father-infant interactions. Mental health was broadly defined to include anxiety, depression and PTSD. A community sample of 44 mothers and 40 fathers from 45 families completed questionnaire measures of mental health in late pregnancy and three months postpartum. Mother-infant and father-infant interactions were observed and videoed three months postpartum and analysed using the CARE-index.Results showed that prenatal mental health, in particular anxiety, was associated with parentinfant interactions to a greater extent than postnatal mental health. Fathers' prenatal symptoms were associated with higher paternal unresponsiveness and infant passivity whilst fathers' postnatal symptoms were associated with higher levels of infant difficulty in the father-baby interaction. The results also indicated that mothers and fathers interaction with their babies were similar, both on average and within the couples, with 34% being inept or at risk. These findings highlight the need for early detection and prevention of both mental health and parent-infant relationship problems in fathers as well as mothers. However, further prospective and longitudinal studies are needed to understand the influences of parental mental health on the parent-infant interactions further. Also it should be noted that the mental health scores were low in this well-educated, middle-class relatively low risk community sample of two-parent families, and that future studies therefore would benefit from focusing on more vulnerable groups of parents.

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“…Zinc deficiency is a serious problem in developing countries. Many studies have shown the adverse effects on growth and morbidity as well as the prevention of infection by zinc supplementation in pregnant women, infants and children (Bates et al, 1993;Goldenberg et al, 1995;Brown et al, 1998;Bhutta et al, 1999;Caulfield et al, 1999;Shankar et al, 2000;Osendarp et al, 2001;Black et al, 2004). Zinc deficiency has also been reported in industrialized countries.…”

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Ratio of low serum zinc levels in elderly Japanese people living in the central part of Japan

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Objective: Elderly patients often have impaired taste, nausea, anorexia and delayed healing of decubitus. In many of these patients, serum zinc levels are low and they respond to zinc supplementation. To date, no epidemics of zinc deficiency have been reported in Japan. We studied the prevalence of zinc deficiency and its causative factors in a typical local town in Japan. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Nagano Prefecture (central Japan). Subjects and methods: Serum zinc levels were measured in 1009 habitants (18-96 years old) who participated in an annual mass health examination program of the City in 2003. Of all subjects, 86 with low serum zinc (o65 mg/dl) or high zinc (X90 mg/ dl) levels were randomly selected, and a dietary survey using 24-h recalling methods for 2 consecutive days was performed in 2004. Among them, blood was collected in the morning from 50 subjects (26-94 years old). Results: The percentage of those with low serum zinc levels (2.5th percentile of Americans) was 37.9% in the elderly (X60 years old). The age-adjusted prevalence of low serum zinc was 21.1% in the aged population. A positive correlation was detected between zinc intake and serum zinc levels in elderly subjects (X60 years old). Conclusions: The possibility of zinc deficiency in adult inhabitants in central Japan rises with age. The deficiency correlates with dietary zinc intake. Sponsorship: This research was supported by a grant from local government officials in Tomi City (2004) and the funding of Fancl Corporation.

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Iron and zinc supplementation promote motor development and exploratory behavior among Bangladeshi infants

Abstract: The beneficial effects of weekly iron and zinc supplementation on motor development and orientation-engagement suggest that infants benefit from these minerals when administered together.

Cited by 225 publications

References 25 publications

The Role of Nutrition in Children's Neurocognitive Development, From Pregnancy Through Childhood

The Role of Nutrition in Children's Neurocognitive Development, From Pregnancy Through Childhood

The impact of parents’ mental health on parent–baby interaction: A prospective study

Ratio of low serum zinc levels in elderly Japanese people living in the central part of Japan

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