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Roman Bystrianyk
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Default Vitamin may help alcohol-damaged babies: study

"Vitamin may help alcohol-damaged babies: study", Scientific American,
March 1, 2007,
Link: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?cha...4355F8F67F0F95

Giving a vitamin called choline to babies whose mothers drank too much
alcohol while pregnant might help overcome some of their resulting
deficits, U.S researchers said on Thursday.

Choline, found in peanut butter, iceberg lettuce and soy, among other
foods, affects brain development and may help repair some of the
damage done by alcohol, the team at San Diego State University found.

"These findings have important implications for children exposed to
alcohol prenatally and suggest that dietary interventions implemented
after birth may reduce the severity of some fetal alcohol effects,"
the researchers wrote in their report, published in the journal
Behavioral Neuroscience.

Jennifer Thomas and colleagues tested 170 rats, giving their pregnant
mothers alcohol before they were born and then giving some of the pups
choline after birth.

As expected, the newborn rats were overactive and had learning
problems. But they improved when given choline.

"Choline is not going to be a panacea for all symptoms of fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders," Thomas cautioned in a statement. "Women
need to be continually reminded of the damaging effects of alcohol on
the developing fetus."

Choline helps brain cells develop, and the body uses it to make
acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter or message-carrying chemical
involved in learning and cognition.

Women are advised to consume 450 mg a day of the vitamin while
pregnant and 550 mg a day while breast feeding.

In the United States, choline is added to some prenatal vitamins, baby
formulas, children's multivitamins and cereals.

 




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