The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in attention to undernutrition, and
drastically reducing child stunting has become a global development objective. The strong …

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 …

In 2005 a large earthquake struck northern Pakistan. Exposure to the earthquake was
plausibly exogenous to household and individual characteristics, and households received …

Building on long-term benefits of early intervention (Paper 2 of this Series) and increasing
commitment to early childhood development (Paper 1 of this Series), scaled up support for …

Increases in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly
cardiometabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes, and their …

Background A 2007 study published in The Lancet estimated that approximately 219 million
children aged younger than 5 years were exposed to stunting or extreme poverty in 2004 …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

Acceleration of progress in nutrition will require effective, large-scale nutrition-sensitive
programmes that address key underlying determinants of nutrition and enhance the …

Objective The aim of this article is to review why the first 1000 days of life are a vulnerable
period of human development and the long‐term effects of a nutrition experiment carried out …

This paper outlines the economic rationale for investments that reduce stunting. We present
a framework that illustrates the functional consequences of stunting in the 1000 days after …