Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Opportunities,
Second Edition updates and expands upon the content in the first edition and adds focus on …

Epidemiological studies, numerous animal models and clinical intervention trials provide
ample evidence that nutritional and metabolic factors during sensitive, limited periods of …

Abstract The “Life Course Perspective” proposes that environmental exposures, including
biological, physical, social, and behavioral factors, as well as life experiences, throughout …

The first 1000 days, from conception to the second birthday, has been identified as a critical
window during which nutrition can impact health throughout the lifespan. There is a …

Maternal nutritional deficiencies and excesses during pregnancy, and faster infant weight
gain in the first 2 years of life are associated with increased risk of noncommunicable …

As part of the workshop entitled “Early Risk Determinants and Later Health Outcomes:
Implications for Research Prioritization and the Food Supply”(8–9 July 2008, Washington …

Nutritional exposures during critical periods of development can result in structural and
metabolic alterations that have lasting influences on mental and physical well-being. This …

Recent advances in understanding genome-nutrient and nutrient-network interactions, and
the modifying effects of genetic variation on their function, have strengthened interests in …

Understanding the role and importance of nutrition in early postnatal life, as an influence on
lifelong vulnerability to poor health, is an important part of current research. We need to be …

This report was commissioned after an ARM debate in June 2007 that called on the BMA's
Board of Science to recognise and promote the importance of fetal and early life nutrition …