Nutrition and child development

Maureen M. Black, Betsy Lozoff, Angela C.B. Trude

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Abstract

Nutrition is a critical component of early child development. Using a life-course perspective beginning during the first 1000 days (conception to age 24 months) and the nurturing care framework, in this chapter we review the evidence linking nutrition and early child development in eleven topics: (1) Early Years, (2) Pregnancy, (3) Breastfeeding, (4) Micronutrient Deficiencies, (5) Infant Growth, (6) Premature Birth and Low Birth Weight, (7) Failure to Thrive, (8) Obesity, (9) Responsive Feeding, and (10) Food Security and Environmental Stress.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Curated Reference Collection in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
PublisherElsevier Science Ltd
Pages449-459
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9780128093245
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • 1000 days
  • Breastfeeding
  • Child development
  • Environmental stress
  • Failure-to-thrive
  • Good insecurity
  • Infant growth
  • Iodine deficiency
  • Iron deficiency
  • Micronutrients
  • Nurturing care framework
  • Obesity
  • Responsive feeding
  • Zinc deficiency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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