Perinatal supplementation of the essential nutrient choline may lead to a lower risk of children developing schizophrenia, new research suggests. 

In a placebo-controlled trial, babies who received supplementation of choline starting in the second trimester of pregnancy and continued through the third postnatal month showed special features of brain functioning associated with a lower risk of psychotic disorders in later life in comparison to babies who received placebo treatment.

However, the question if this finding actually translates into a lower risk of developpping schizophrenia in later life remains unanswered for now and can only be properly adressed by a long term follow up of the babies in the study.