Frontiers in Nutrition · 12 authors, 3 centres
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In a prospective Japanese birth cohort of 76,207 mother-infant pairs, mothers in the lowest quintile of mid-pregnancy dietary fiber intake had significantly higher odds of their child showing developmental delay at age 3 years across four of five neurodevelopmental domains compared with the highest intake group.
This nationwide prospective cohort study analyzed 76,207 mother-infant pairs from the Japan Environment and Children's Study. Maternal dietary fiber intake was assessed via food frequency questionnaire during mid-pregnancy and energy-adjusted. Children's developmental delays were measured at age 3 years using the Japanese ASQ-3 across five domains. Gross motor delay was not significantly associated with total fiber intake.
