Author, as appears in the article.: Kou X; Becerra-Tomás N; Canals J; Bulló M; Arija V
Department: Psicologia Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
URV's Author/s: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Becerra Tomás, Nerea / Bulló Bonet, Mònica / Canals Sans, Josefa / Kou, Xiruo
Keywords: Pregnant women Infant neurodevelopment Food toxicants Fish Dietary exposure
Abstract: More research is needed to understand how the maternal consumption of fish and fish-borne toxicants impacts infant neurodevelopment. The present analysis was conducted over 460 mother-infant pairs within the ECLIPSES study. Dietary intake of metals and persistent organic pollutants from fish (including white fish, blue fish, and seafood) was estimated in pregnant women. The infants underwent cognitive, language, and motor function assessments using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-III at the 40-day postpartum. Associations between dietary toxicants and outcomes were assessed using multivariable linear regression models. Estimated prenatal exposure to fish-borne toxicants, such as arsenic, inorganic arsenic, methylmercury, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs), and non-DL-PCBs, was associated with poorer language functions in infants, whereas no significant associations were found with motor or cognitive functions. Maternal fish consumption exceeding the Spanish recommendation of no more than 71 g per day was linked to these adverse effects on language abilities without affecting motor or cognitive development. This highlights the importance of vigilant monitoring of environmental toxicants and the provision of dietary guidance for pregnant women, with potential implications for public health and child development.
Thematic Areas: Toxicology Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Environmental sciences Chemical health and safety
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: xiruo.kou@urv.cat nerea.becerra@urv.cat xiruo.kou@urv.cat monica.bullo@urv.cat josefa.canals@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-4429-6507 0000-0002-0218-7046 0000-0002-6209-9558 0000-0002-1758-0975
Record's date: 2024-07-20
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/5/338
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Toxics. 12 (5): 338-
APA: Kou X; Becerra-Tomás N; Canals J; Bulló M; Arija V (2024). Association between Prenatal Dietary Toxicants and Infant Neurodevelopment: The Role of Fish.. Toxics, 12(5), 338-. DOI: 10.3390/toxics12050338
Article's DOI: 10.3390/toxics12050338
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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