Growth as an indicator of health is more sensitive than commonly believed and can serve as
an early sign of imbalance, before other malfunctions manifest themselves. Particularly in …

Longitudinal growth in humans is generally divided into four major periods that differ in both
the rate of linear gain as well as the major hormones that control it: prenatal period, infancy …

Longitudinal growth in humans is generally divided into four major periods that differ in both
the rate of linear gain as well as the major hormones that control it: prenatal period, infancy …

Adequate nutrition is a crucial component for child growth. Under-or malnutrition may not
only affect present and future growth, but also a child's ability to develop skills. Tremendous …

Childhood is the stage in a human's life associated with growth and development. Growth
proceeds rapidly in early life, slows down in middle childhood and accelerates at puberty …

The healthy growth and development of infants and young children is of paramount
importance for children to develop their full physical and mental potentials. Child growth is …

Overnutrition, expressed as overweight and obesity, sometimes combined with inadequate
micronutrient intake, coexists together with undernutrition as the major threats of malnutrition …

From a child's embryonic development in the womb to adulthood, nutrition plays a key role in
physical, mental, and social growth and development. Throughout the lifespan, proper …

In this publication, specialists in nutrition and growth present some of the best studies from
peer-reviewed journals published between July, 2015 and June, 2016. Each paper is briefly …

The book provides an overview of physical growth during the first 1000 days-form
conception to the age of two years, and factors that influence that trajectory. The book …