Background Fast weight gain and linear growth in children in low-income and middle-
income countries are associated with enhanced survival and improved cognitive …

Optimal health and development from preconception to adulthood are crucial for human
flourishing and the formation of human capital. The Nurturing Care Framework, as adapted …

Worldwide patterns of linear growth faltering, based on data from many lowand middle-
income countries (LMICs)(Victora and others 2010), indicate deterioration of child nutritional …

Background Promoting catch-up growth in malnourished children has health benefits, but
recent evidence suggests that accelerated child weight gain increases adult chronic disease …

Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and
adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean …

Purpose Rapid growth during infancy predicts higher risk of obesity later in childhood. The
association between patterns of early life growth and later obesity may differ by …

Growth failure is cumulative, and short stature is associated with multiple indices of reduced
human capital. Few studies have been able to address in a single analysis both …

Background Both young and advanced maternal age is associated with adverse birth and
child outcomes. Few studies have examined these associations in low-income and middle …

Background: Whilst prevention of growth faltering has both short-and long-term health
benefits, whether too fast or accelerated infant growth adversely affects later health …

Context Growth during infancy appears to be an important determinant of cardiovascular
disease and type 2 diabetes later in life. Objectives To specify which period in the first year …