Nutrition and Development : Short and Long Term Consequences for Health

on cognitive and neurological development. This new report: describes how development occurs and explores how changes in the fetal and postnatal environment, such as over- or under-nutrition, can result in permanent alterations in function; explains how diet and nutrition in early life can affect risk of adult disease, with specific chapters on allergic disease and asthma, bone health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, cognitive function, diabetes and obesity; includes a summary of the key points, as well as recommendations in each chapter to help fill the gaps in our knowledge; provides an overview of the main messages in a practical question and answer format suitable for lay readers. Nutrition and Development is an important information resource for those involved in research and teaching in the health sciences sector and is also of value to those involved in making decisions about health policy. It will be of interest to a broad range of health professionals, the food industry and those who write and

broadcast about the effects of food on health. [Publisher's Text]

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