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| COPENHAGEN, Denmark (UPI) -- Danish researchers say animal studies suggest vitamin C deficiency may impair mental development.
The study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows new-born guinea pigs subjected to moderate vitamin C deficiency had 30 percent fewer nervous system cells in the hippocampal part of the brain and markedly worse spatial memory than guinea pigs eating a normal diet.
Study leader Jens Lykkesfeldt of University of Copenhagen suggests human beings, like guinea pigs, depend on diet for vitamin C. Five percent to 10 percent of new-born babies in Denmark or other Western countries may be suffering from vitamin C deficiency, the study estimates.
"We may thus be witnessing that children get learning disabilities because they have not gotten enough vitamin C in their early life," Lykkesfeldt said in a statement.
"This is unbearable when it would be so easy to prevent this deficiency by giving a vitamin supplement to high-risk pregnant women and new mothers."
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
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| BALTIMORE (UPI) -- A U.S. doctor says there is a difference between a child's picky eating and a feeding disorder.
Dr. Peter Girolami of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore says children often become picky eaters as their tastebuds develop and food preferences expand.
"The difference between a fussy eater and a child with a feeding disorder is the impact the eating behavior has on a child's physical and mental health," Girolami says in a statement.
There are indications that can help differentiate between a picky eater, who may eat a restricted but still nourishing diet, and a child who eats only three to four types of foods and compromises healthy growth. They include:
-- An abrupt change in eating habits lasting longer than 30 days.
-- Delays in learning to self-feed or eat "higher textured" food.
-- Weight-loss or failure to gain appropriate weight.
-- Choking/coughing during meals.
-- Unexplained fatigue or loss of energy.
-- Disruptive behavior during mealtime.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
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