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ReviewNutrients2026

Interconnected Developmental Trajectories of the Brain, Gut, and Sleep in Early Life: The First 1000 Days of Nutritional Opportunity.

Devyani Chaturvedi, Shikha Snigdha, Michael A Grandner, Nicole Avena, Punam Patel

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Review in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Devyani ChaturvediSmartyPants Vitamins, Unilever Wellbeing Collective, El Segundo, CA 90245, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-7195-2767
Shikha SnigdhaUnilever Wellbeing Collective, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA.
Michael A GrandnerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85714, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4626-754X
Nicole AvenaDepartment of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Punam PatelUnilever Wellbeing Collective, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The first 1000 days of life, from conception through the second year, represents a uniquely sensitive period for neurodevelopment. During this time, multiple physiological systems undergo rapid and coordinated maturation. Among these, the brain, gut, and sleep system form a tightly interconnected triad, exerting reciprocal influences on each other and playing a pivotal role in shaping lifelong cognitive, emotional, and behavioral trajectories. Disruptions in any one of these domains can reverberate across the others, amplifying developmental vulnerabilities. A key modifiable factor that can modulate this gut-brain-sleep triad is nutrition. In this review, we synthesize current evidence on the interconnected development of the brain, gut, and sleep systems and examine the role of key nutrients in shaping these pathways. We also identify critical gaps in the literature and highlight opportunities for future research to better understand how early-life nutritional interventions can optimize neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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BrainChild DevelopmentGastrointestinal TractInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaSleepAnimalsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornNeurodevelopmentNutritional StatusbrainchildrenDHAgutHMOinfantsneurodevelopmentnutritionprobioticssleep

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PMID41683267
PMCPMC12899498

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