The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate the long-term associations between breastfeeding duration during infancy, diet quality as measured by a diet score at 1 year of age, and cognitive performance during adolescence. Methods: Participants (n = 717) were recruited from the West Australia...

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Main Authors: Nyaradi, A., Oddy, W., Hickling, S., Li, Jianghong, Foster, Jonathan
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Published: Frontiers 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4537
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author Nyaradi, A.
Oddy, W.
Hickling, S.
Li, Jianghong
Foster, Jonathan
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Oddy, W.
Hickling, S.
Li, Jianghong
Foster, Jonathan
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description Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate the long-term associations between breastfeeding duration during infancy, diet quality as measured by a diet score at 1 year of age, and cognitive performance during adolescence. Methods: Participants (n = 717) were recruited from the West Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, a prospective longitudinal study of 2868 children and their families based in Perth, WA, Australia. Breastfeeding duration and an early diet score at age 1 year were used as the main predictor variables, while a computerized cognitive battery (CogState) was used to assess adolescents’ cognitive performance at 17 years. The diet score, which has seven food group components, was based on a 24-h recall questionnaire completed by the mother at 1 year of age. A higher diet score represents a better, more nutritious eating pattern. Associations between breastfeeding duration, diet score, and cognitive performance were assessed in multivariable regression models. Results: Higher diet scores at 1 year representing better diet quality were significantly associated with faster reaction times in cognitive performance at 17 years [Detection Task (DET): β = −0.004, 95% CI: −0.008; 0.000, p = 0.036; Identification Task (IDN): β = −0.004, 95% CI: −0.008; 0.000, p = 0.027]. Breastfeeding duration (≥4 months) was also significantly associated with a shorter reaction time, but only for males (DET: β = −0.026, 95% CI: −0.046; −0.006, p = 0.010). Conclusion: Nutrition in early childhood may have a long-term association with fundamental cognitive processing speed, which is likely to be related to enhanced brain development in the first year of life.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-45372017-09-13T14:39:15Z The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence Nyaradi, A. Oddy, W. Hickling, S. Li, Jianghong Foster, Jonathan nutrition CogState cognitive performance early childhood Raine study breastfeeding adolescence Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate the long-term associations between breastfeeding duration during infancy, diet quality as measured by a diet score at 1 year of age, and cognitive performance during adolescence. Methods: Participants (n = 717) were recruited from the West Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, a prospective longitudinal study of 2868 children and their families based in Perth, WA, Australia. Breastfeeding duration and an early diet score at age 1 year were used as the main predictor variables, while a computerized cognitive battery (CogState) was used to assess adolescents’ cognitive performance at 17 years. The diet score, which has seven food group components, was based on a 24-h recall questionnaire completed by the mother at 1 year of age. A higher diet score represents a better, more nutritious eating pattern. Associations between breastfeeding duration, diet score, and cognitive performance were assessed in multivariable regression models. Results: Higher diet scores at 1 year representing better diet quality were significantly associated with faster reaction times in cognitive performance at 17 years [Detection Task (DET): β = −0.004, 95% CI: −0.008; 0.000, p = 0.036; Identification Task (IDN): β = −0.004, 95% CI: −0.008; 0.000, p = 0.027]. Breastfeeding duration (≥4 months) was also significantly associated with a shorter reaction time, but only for males (DET: β = −0.026, 95% CI: −0.046; −0.006, p = 0.010). Conclusion: Nutrition in early childhood may have a long-term association with fundamental cognitive processing speed, which is likely to be related to enhanced brain development in the first year of life. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4537 10.3389/fnut.2015.00002 Frontiers fulltext
spellingShingle nutrition
CogState
cognitive performance
early childhood
Raine study
breastfeeding
adolescence
Nyaradi, A.
Oddy, W.
Hickling, S.
Li, Jianghong
Foster, Jonathan
The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence
title The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence
title_full The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence
title_fullStr The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence
title_short The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence
title_sort relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescence
topic nutrition
CogState
cognitive performance
early childhood
Raine study
breastfeeding
adolescence
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4537