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Usage of nutritional supplements for individuals with Down syndrome - a review

Down syndrome (DS), as one of the most common genetic disorders, is associated with numerus issues regarding physical and mental development. Introduction of nutritional supplementation in extremely high doses to everyday routine of individuals with DS is one of the most controversial ideas proposed for improvement of their physical and intellectual life. Internet development made information availability extremely high, but the main problem for common users is to select relevant scientific information from the popular ones. Although nutritional supplementation for DS was first proposed in 1940s, it gained high popularity during 1990s. Ever since, an enormous number of researches became available on the internet to support this claims, even explain biochemical pathways relevant for sustainability of the theory. Thereby, some advocates run very aggressive campaign to spread the supplementation usage. At the same time numerous papers which beat this theory and worn of potential risks are published, but many of them are not available for wide population since access in scientific databases is often locked. So, parents and caregivers of individuals with DS are left without access to information relevant for decision on usage. In this paper, review of the newest researches and conclusions regarding nutritional supplementation in Down syndrome is presented.

Down syndrome ; trisomy 21 ; nutritional supplementation ; targeted nutritional intervention

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