Most women in the United States do not meet the recommendations for healthful nutrition
and weight before and during pregnancy. Women and providers often ask what a healthy …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is one of the main biological systems that regulates
the body's physiology. Autonomic nervous system regulatory capacity begins before birth as …

Background Infectious outbreaks are known to cause fear and panic. Exploration of
pregnant individuals' psychosocial condition using a qualitative lens during an infectious …

The environmental and biodiversity benefits of organic farming are widely recognized, but
there is still controversy about the effects of organic production methods on the nutritional …

The importance of B complex vitamins starts early in the human life cycle and continues
across its different stages. At the same time, numerous reports have emphasized the critical …

Global childhood obesity increased more than 8-fold over 40 years, inducing a very large
personal, societal, and economic burden. Effects of available treatments are less than …

Background: The global prevalence of childhood obesity has grown sharply in recent
decades. Obesity is considered a public health problem which directly affects the health …

Prenatal and postnatal development are closely related to healthy maternal conditions that
allow for the provision of all nutritional requirements to the offspring. In this regard, an …

There is growing interest in the production of foods and beverages with nutrient and
nutraceutical profiles tailored to an individual's specific nutritional requirements. In principle …

The term complementary feeding is defined as the period in which a progressive reduction
of breastfeeding or infant-formula feeding takes place, while the infant is gradually …