Pregnancy diet based on ancestral patterns increases growth in subcortical fetal brain regions
Lora L. Iannotti, Gabriela Vintimilla Andrade, Shirley Tipanquiza Piedra, Rachel B. Zimmerman, Elizabeth Hahn, Pamela Camana, Dessire Baldeon, Paul Silva, Karen Balladares, Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrio, Melissa Chapnick, Gifty Aboagye-Mensah, Timothy Zielonko, Marcus Raichle, Manu S. Goyal, Willia · 2026
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Lora Iannotti and a large team report a 2026 trial in Ecuador on the diet of pregnant women and the brain growth of their unborn babies. Proof on how a mother's diet shapes the fetal brain is still thin. The trial tested a diet based on past human eating patterns, adapted to local foods. Women in their first trimester were split by chance into a study diet group or a control group.
The study diet group got weekly food, such as eggs and fish, plus fruit and vegetables, and advice to eat a varied diet. More women in that group met a basic diet diversity mark. Scans showed larger growth in some deep brain areas and in the band that links the two sides of the brain. The authors link those gains to the richer diet during pregnancy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lora L. Iannotti, Gabriela Vintimilla Andrade, Shirley Tipanquiza Piedra, Rachel B. Zimmerman, Elizabeth Hahn, Pamela Camana, Dessire Baldeon, Paul Silva, Karen Balladares, Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrio, Melissa Chapnick, Gifty Aboagye-Mensah, Timothy Zielonko, Marcus Raichle, Manu S. Goyal, Willia |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |