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Early nutrition and long-term health : mechanisms, consequences, and opportunities /

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This book examines the mechanisms by which early nutrition affects the risk of developing conditions that impact growth, development and cognition or cardiovascular diseases, allergies, and obesity. It covers specific non-communicable diseases (NCDs) associated with early nutrition, the effects of n...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Saavedra, José Miguel (Editor), Dattilo, Anne (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Duxford, United Kingdom : Woodhead Publishing, [2017]
Series:Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition.
Subjects:
Infants > Nutrition.
Newborn infants > Nutrition.
Medicine, Preventive.
Children > Nutrition > Psychological aspects.
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Preventive Medicine
Nourrissons > Alimentation.
Médecine préventive.
Enfants > Alimentation > Aspect psychologique.
Children > Nutrition > Psychological aspects
Infants > Nutrition
Medicine, Preventive
Newborn infants > Nutrition
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book examines the mechanisms by which early nutrition affects the risk of developing conditions that impact growth, development and cognition or cardiovascular diseases, allergies, and obesity. It covers specific non-communicable diseases (NCDs) associated with early nutrition, the effects of nutritional programming from fetal life to toddlerhood, and prevention of over- or undernutrition in early life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780081001868
008100186X
0081001681
9780081001684