Choline supplementation in young children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can have durable developmental benefits

Children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) experience long-lasting cognitive gains after treatment with supplemental choline, an essential nutrient, a new study suggests. The findings point to a potentially scalable intervention for neurodevelopmental differences that currently have few treatment options. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term for several diagnoses that affect 1%–5% of the global population and can involve physical, cognitive and behavioral deficits and challenges.

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