Organic food consumption during pregnancy and symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders at 8 years of age in the offspring: the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Partially driven by public concerns about modern food production practices, organic food has gained popularity among consumers. However, the impact of organic food consumption during pregnancy on offspring health is scarcely studied. We aimed to investigate the association between maternal intake of organic food during pregnancy and symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring at 8 years of age.

Methods

This study was based on the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN). The total study sample included 40,707 mother-child pairs (children born 2002-2009). Organic food consumption during pregnancy was assessed by six questions from a food fre

SUBMITTER: Instanes JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492991 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature