| Effects of Prenatal and/or Postnatal (Maternal and/or Child) Folic Acid Supplementation on the Mental Performance of Children. | |
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PMID: 22823344 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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It has been suggested that a deficiency in folic acid during early, critical central nervous system development may result in persistent cognitive and behavioral effects. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate evidence regarding whether folic acid supplementation during pregnancy and early life influences mental performance outcomes in children. The following electronic databases were searched through December 2009 for studies relevant to mental performance and folic acid: MEDLINE, EMBASE and The Cochrane Library; additional references were obtained from reviewed articles. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Of 8 RCTs identified, only 2 met the inclusion criteria. Both studies involved periconceptional, multivitamin-containing, folic acid supplementation. Evidence from these 2 RCTs suggests that such supplementation does not affect the postnatal mental development of infants at a mean age of 11 mo, the developmental quotient (DQ) at 2 y of age, or the intelligence quotient (IQ) and Goodenough man drawing test quotient (DrQ) at 6 y of age. We conclude that the use of multivitamin-containing folic acid supplementation during pregnancy is associated with no benefit to the mental performance of children. These findings should be interpreted with caution due to the very limited number of studies included in this systemic review. |
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Agata Skórka; Dorota Gieruszczak-Białek; Małgorzata Pieścik; Hania Szajewska |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Volume: 52 ISSN: 1549-7852 ISO Abbreviation: Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-07-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8914818 Medline TA: Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 959-64 Citation Subset: IM |
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a Department of Pediatrics , The Medical University of Warsaw , Warsaw , Poland. |
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