Associations between the Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Weight Status and Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

Cognitive dysfunctions are a global health concern. Early-life diet and weight status may contribute to children’s cognitive development. For this reason, we explored the associations between habitual food consumption, body mass index (BMI) and cognitive outcomes in 54 preschool children belonging t...

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Autores principales:	Federico Granziera, Maria Angela Guzzardi, Patricia Iozzo
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	early childhood nutrition Mediterranean diet body mass index cognitive development Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ad5bca1dd2294ef8b80b1da82e24f85c2021-11-25T18:33:28ZAssociations between the Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Weight Status and Cognitive Development in Preschool Children10.3390/nu131137232072-6643https://doaj.org/article/ad5bca1dd2294ef8b80b1da82e24f85c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3723https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Cognitive dysfunctions are a global health concern. Early-life diet and weight status may contribute to children’s cognitive development. For this reason, we explored the associations between habitual food consumption, body mass index (BMI) and cognitive outcomes in 54 preschool children belonging to the Pisa birth Cohort (PISAC). We estimated groups of foods, nutrients and calorie intakes through a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and Italian national databases. Then, we adopted the Mediterranean diet (MD) score to assess relative MD adherence. Cognition was examined using the Griffiths Mental Development Scales-Extended Revised (GMDS-ER). We found that higher, compared to low and moderate, adherence to MD was associated with higher performance scores. Furthermore, white meat consumption was positively related to BMI, and BMI (age–gender specific, z-scores) categories were negatively related to practical reasoning scores. All associations were independent of maternal IQ estimates, parents’ socioeconomic status, exclusive/non-exclusive breastfeeding, actual age at cognitive assessment and gender. In conclusion, in preschool children, very high adherence to MD seemed protective, whereas BMI (reinforced by the intake of white meat) was negatively associated with cognition.Federico GranzieraMaria Angela GuzzardiPatricia IozzoMDPI AGarticleearly childhoodnutritionMediterranean dietbody mass indexcognitive developmentNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3723, p 3723 (2021)
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description	Cognitive dysfunctions are a global health concern. Early-life diet and weight status may contribute to children’s cognitive development. For this reason, we explored the associations between habitual food consumption, body mass index (BMI) and cognitive outcomes in 54 preschool children belonging to the Pisa birth Cohort (PISAC). We estimated groups of foods, nutrients and calorie intakes through a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and Italian national databases. Then, we adopted the Mediterranean diet (MD) score to assess relative MD adherence. Cognition was examined using the Griffiths Mental Development Scales-Extended Revised (GMDS-ER). We found that higher, compared to low and moderate, adherence to MD was associated with higher performance scores. Furthermore, white meat consumption was positively related to BMI, and BMI (age–gender specific, z-scores) categories were negatively related to practical reasoning scores. All associations were independent of maternal IQ estimates, parents’ socioeconomic status, exclusive/non-exclusive breastfeeding, actual age at cognitive assessment and gender. In conclusion, in preschool children, very high adherence to MD seemed protective, whereas BMI (reinforced by the intake of white meat) was negatively associated with cognition.
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title	Associations between the Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Weight Status and Cognitive Development in Preschool Children
title_short	Associations between the Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Weight Status and Cognitive Development in Preschool Children
title_full	Associations between the Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Weight Status and Cognitive Development in Preschool Children
title_fullStr	Associations between the Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Weight Status and Cognitive Development in Preschool Children
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Associations between the Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Weight Status and Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

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