According to scientists at Cornell University, it will help protect children from high blood pressure and mental health problems in later life. The secret lies in the B vitamins - choline, writes The Telegraph.
Experts do not exclude that in the near future doctors will prescribe to pregnant supplementation with choline as they now prescribe folic acid to prevent birth defects such as spina bifida (a malformation of the spinal cord).
The study authors examined the changing levels of epigenetic markers (optional "add-on" DNA, which has a significant impact on the operation of the genome). In the experiment, was attended by 26 pregnant women who are in the third trimester.
One group received 480 mg of choline daily (through diet and supplements), and the other - 930 mg. When you receive a large dose considerable connections attached to the DNA of women, changing the genes that regulate hormonal activity in the body. Genes responsible for the production of cortisol (a hormone associated with stress and metabolic disorders), were "turned off", and the level of cortisol in the blood of infants is reduced by 33%.
Supervisor, Professor Eva Pressman suggests that women who suffer from anxiety and depression, increase the level of cortisol in the blood, could "benefit from supplementation with choline, for them it is a great security measure." "This is a fairly cheap means having no side effects, if you follow the recommended daily allowance," - said the expert.
Previously, scientists at Boston University said that choline slow aging of the brain, improves memory, reduces the risk of vascular disease of the brain, a stroke and dementia.
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