Seafood and Neurocognitive Development in Children: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Seafood is a source of essential nutrients to support neurocognitive development of children and adolescents, but there are concerns about contaminant exposure. Assessing seafood as a food group, rather than a source of nutrients or contaminants, can inform future dietary guidance. This study aimed to update and assess relationships between seafood consumption during childhood and adolescence and neurocognitive development. Three electronic databases were searched until September 2024 to update a previous search from 2000 to 2019. Articles were included if associations were assessed between seafood intake during childhood and adolescence and neurocognitive development outcomes (cognitive development, social-emotional and behavioral development, movement/physical development, language/commu

SUBMITTER: O'Connor LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11930684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature