Abstract
Dietary taurine intake may explain the benefits of both breast milk and preterm formula to neurodevelopment. Low plasma neonatal taurine was associated with lower scores on the Bayley mental development index at 18 months and the WISC-R arithmetic subtest at 7 years. Currently it is not mandatory to add taurine to infant formulas.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Breast Feeding
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Child
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Child Development / physiology*
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Gestational Age
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant Formula / chemistry
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Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Premature / blood
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Intelligence Tests
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Length of Stay
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Milk, Human / chemistry
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Psychomotor Performance / physiology
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Taurine / administration & dosage
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Taurine / blood*