Better Nutrition during First 1000 Days of Life: A Golden Opportunity to Improve Childhood Growth and Development
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September 16th 2022
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Raja D
Abstract
The first 1000 days of life starting from the antenatal period until the kid’s second year of life provides a golden opportunity to have a healthier future generation. It’s also a time period which has enormous potential for growth and development but also comes with a huge vulnerability. This is the time during which the child’s brain attains most of its growth and the foundations for lifelong health are laid upon. It can lead to obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases later in life, which can be a harbinger of a lifetime of health problems.