Nutritional status during pregnancy can have a significant impact on maternal and neonatal
health outcomes. Requirements for macronutrients such as energy and protein increase …

Background and aims Alcohol use is a major contributor to injuries, mortality and the burden
of disease. This review updates knowledge on risk relations between dimensions of alcohol …

Objective: Data on the neurodevelopmental and associated behavioral effects of light to
moderate in utero alcohol exposure are limited. This retrospective investigation tested for …

Background The objective of this review is to evaluate the literature on the association
between mild, moderate, and binge prenatal alcohol exposure and child neurodevelopment …

Research emanating from the field of developmental science indicates that initial risk factors
for alcohol use and disorder can be evident in early childhood. One dominant …

Late adolescence (ie, 16–20 years of age) is a period characterized by escalation of
drinking and alcohol use problems for many and by the onset of an alcohol use disorder for …

This document is intended for health professionals, policymakers, communication experts
and members of the public who may wish to be informed about low-risk use of alcohol …

Pathological alcohol use is a complex and costly problem. This chapter focuses on recent
developments in the etiology of alcohol use disorders. Literature is reviewed from the fields …

Teratological investigations have demonstrated that agents that are relatively harmless to
the mother may have significant negative consequences to the fetus. Among these agents …

In support of the 2005 update of the US Department of Agriculture/US Department of Health
and Human Services Dietary Guidelines, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …