Nutrition during pregnancy, lactation and early childhood and its implications for maternal and long-term child health: the early nutrition project recommendations

B Koletzko, KM Godfrey, L Poston… - Annals of Nutrition and …, 2019 - karger.com
Background: A considerable body of evidence accumulated especially during the last
decade, demonstrating that early nutrition and lifestyle have long-term effects on later health …

Minerals in pregnancy and their impact on child growth and development

PM Farias, G Marcelino, LF Santana, EB de Almeida… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
During pregnancy, women undergo metabolic and physiological changes, and their needs
are higher, to maintain growth and development of the fetus. If the nutritional status of the …

Iron metabolism and brain development in premature infants

Y Wang, Y Wu, T Li, X Wang, C Zhu - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Iron is important for a remarkable array of essential functions during brain development, and
it needs to be provided in adequate amounts, especially to preterm infants. In this review …

Anemia and growth

AT Soliman, V De Sanctis, S Kalra - Indian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Anemia in childhood is defined as a hemoglobin (Hb) concentration below cut off levels
established by the World Health Organization:< 11 g/dl in children aged 6–59 months,< 11.5 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of nutritional interventions beyond the first 2 years of life on linear growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JL Roberts, AD Stein - Advances in Nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
A large body of evidence suggests that the first 1000 d from conception is a critical window
in which interventions to address malnutrition will be most effective, but little is known about …

German national consensus recommendations on nutrition and lifestyle in pregnancy by the 'Healthy Start-Young Family Network'

B Koletzko, CP Bauer, P Bung, M Cremer… - Annals of nutrition and …, 2014 - karger.com
Diet and physical activity before and during pregnancy affect short-and long-term health of
mother and child. The energy needs at the end of pregnancy increase only by about 10 …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition in middle childhood and adolescence

Z Lassi, A Moin, Z Bhutta - … 8): Child and Adolescent Health and …, 2017 - books.google.com
Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood. Patton and others (2016)
further delineate this period as early adolescence (ages 10–14 years), late adolescence …

Nutrition (micronutrients) in child growth and development: a systematic review on current evidence, recommendations and opportunities for further research

MY Yakoob, CW Lo - Journal of developmental & behavioral …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: An important aspect of malnutrition is deficiency of different micronutrients during
pregnancy or early childhood. We systematically reviewed the role of nutrition in child …

Scientific opinion on dietary reference values for iron

EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and … - EFSA …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies derived Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for iron. These include …

Safety and benefits of antenatal oral iron supplementation in low‐income countries: a review

MN Mwangi, AM Prentice… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The World Health Organization recommends universal iron supplementation of 30–
60 mg/day in pregnancy but coverage is low in most countries. Its efficacy is uncertain …