Micronutrient status in children with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To investigate micronutrient status in a group of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Thirty-six children with CP, aged 1.5-17 years, completed a 4-day food diary, underwent anthropometric measurements and delivered blood for analysis of micronutrient concentrations.

High caffeine consumption in the third trimester of pregnancy: gender-specific effects on fetal growth.

It has been suggested that a high caffeine intake in pregnancy may be a risk factor for fetal growth retardation. We have tested this hypothesis in a population-based case-control study. Caffeine intake among 111 mothers of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants (56 boys, 55 girls) was compared with the intake among 747 mothers of non-SGA infants (368 boys, 379 girls).