Maternal and child malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries encompasses
both undernutrition and a growing problem with overweight and obesity. Low body-mass …

Early childhood development programmes vary in coordination and quality, with inadequate
and inequitable access, especially for children younger than 3 years. New estimates, based …

Growth retardation affects about a third of children younger than age 5 years in developing
countries and is associated with poor development. Previously, we did a trial of nutritional …

Inequality between and within populations has origins in adverse early experiences.
Developmental neuroscience shows how early biological and psychosocial experiences affect …

A substantial literature shows that US early childhood interventions have important long-term
economic benefits. However, there is little evidence on this question for developing …

There is little unequivocal evidence that nutritional supplementation of undernourished
children has a beneficial effect on their mental development. The effects of nutritional …

The purposes of the study presented were to compare the health-promoting behaviors of
older adults with those of young and middle-aged adults, to examine the relationship of age …

Hunger during school may prevent children in developing countries from benefiting from
education. Although many countries have implemented school feeding programs, few programs …

This article describes the development and initial psychometric evaluation of an instrument
to measure health-promoting life-style. Based on responses from 952 adults in midwestern …

Poverty and associated health, nutrition, and social factors prevent at least 200 million
children in developing countries from attaining their developmental potential. We review the …