Type of feeding during infancy and later development of schizophrenia.
Nutrition may be critical for neurodevelopment and can affect the later development of schizophrenia. Recently, a marked reduction in breast-feeding was reported in infants that developed schizophrenia in later life (McCreadie, R.G., 1997. The Nithsdale Schizophrenia Surveys. 16. Breast-feeding and schizophrenia: preliminary results and hypothesis. Br. J. Psychiatr. 170, 334-337). In the present study, we investigated feeding patterns during the infancy of 100 schizophrenia patients, 37 of their siblings and 200 age-matched healthy controls using a structured written questionnaire. Having been breast-fed was not negatively associated with schizophrenia.
Sasaki
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Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan. tsukasa@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
Okazaki
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Akaho
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Masui
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Harada
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Lee
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Takazawa
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Takahashi
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Iida
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Takakuwa
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D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires