The Biology Of The First 1 000 Days

Author : Roger Thurow
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781610395861

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The First 1,000 Days by Roger Thurow Pdf

"Your child can achieve great things." A few years ago, pregnant women in four corners of the world heard those words and hoped they could be true. Among them were Esther Okwir in rural Uganda, where the infant mortality rate is among the highest in the world; Jessica Saldana, a high school student in a violence-scarred Chicago neighborhood; Shyamkali, the mother of four girls in a low-caste village in India; and Maria Estella, in Guatemala's western highlands, where most people are riddled with parasites and moms can rarely afford the fresh vegetables they farm. Greatness? It was an audacious thought, given their circumstances. But they had new cause to be hopeful: they were participating in an unprecedented international initiative designed to transform their lives, the lives of their children, and ultimately the world. The 1,000 Days movement, a response to recent, devastating food crises and new research on the economic and social costs of childhood hunger and stunting, is focused on providing proper nutrition during the first 1,000 days of children's lives, beginning with their mother's pregnancy. Proper nutrition during these days can profoundly influence an individual's ability to grow, learn, and work-and determine a society's long-term health and prosperity. In this inspiring, sometimes heartbreaking book, Roger Thurow takes us into the lives of families on the forefront of the movement to illuminate the science, economics, and politics of malnutrition, charting the exciting progress of this global effort and the formidable challenges it still faces: economic injustice, disease, lack of education and sanitation, misogyny, and corruption.

Author : Crystal D Karakochuk,Kyly C. Whitfield,Tim J Green,Klaus Kraemer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351648998

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The Biology of the First 1,000 Days by Crystal D Karakochuk,Kyly C. Whitfield,Tim J Green,Klaus Kraemer Pdf

The first 1,000 days, from conception to two years of age, is a critical period of growth and development. Exposures to dietary, environmental, hormonal, and other stressors during this window have been associated with an increased risk of poor health outcomes, some of which are irreversible. The book addresses this crucial interval of early life across biological disciplines, linking concepts related to all biological fields to outcomes during the first 1,000 days (e.g. fetal growth and pregnancy outcomes) and beyond (e.g. gut microbiome and cardiovascular disease later in life). The strength of this book lies in its cross-disciplinary nature.

Author : Crystal D Karakochuk,Kyly C. Whitfield,Tim J Green,Klaus Kraemer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781498756808

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The Biology of the First 1,000 Days by Crystal D Karakochuk,Kyly C. Whitfield,Tim J Green,Klaus Kraemer Pdf

The first 1,000 days, from conception to two years of age, is a critical period of growth and development. Exposures to dietary, environmental, hormonal, and other stressors during this window have been associated with an increased risk of poor health outcomes, some of which are irreversible. The book addresses this crucial interval of early life across biological disciplines, linking concepts related to all biological fields to outcomes during the first 1,000 days (e.g. fetal growth and pregnancy outcomes) and beyond (e.g. gut microbiome and cardiovascular disease later in life). The strength of this book lies in its cross-disciplinary nature.

Author : Mikhail Gradovski,Elin Eriksen Ødegaard,Niina Rutanen,Jennifer Sumsion,Carl Mika,E. Jayne White
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789813296565

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The First 1000 Days of Early Childhood by Mikhail Gradovski,Elin Eriksen Ødegaard,Niina Rutanen,Jennifer Sumsion,Carl Mika,E. Jayne White Pdf

This book provides a philosophical, socio-political and theoretical understanding of the notion of Becoming in the context of the related concepts, and in contemplation of the notion of Being. Deriving from different traditions from various countries, these concepts act as windows on contemporary early years settings and communities around the world where adults map out infant becomings. This book is a valuable resource for early childhood educators, students, professionals, researchers, and policy makers around the globe who seek to understand the locatedness of infant becomings in space and time.

Author : Daníelsdóttir, Sigrún,Ingudóttir, Jenný
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9789289367677

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The First 1000 Days in the Nordic Countries: A Situation Analysis by Daníelsdóttir, Sigrún,Ingudóttir, Jenný Pdf

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2020-051/ The First 1000 Days in the Nordic Countries is a Nordic collaborative project, launched as part of the 2019 Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, with the aim to support healthy emotional development and good mental health during the first 1000 days of life (from conception to the age of two). The first phase involved a situation analysis in which extensive data was gathered from across the Nordic countries about practices to support wellbeing and identify early risk factors in prenatal care, infant and child healthcare and early childhood education and care. The results are presented in this report with detailed country profiles and a comparison across countries. Significant strengths and challenges are identified when it comes to supporting young children's wellbeing within the Nordic region and examples of good practice from each participating country are offered.

Author : J. Bhatia,Z.A. Bhutta,S.C. Kalhan
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783318023886

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Maternal and Child Nutrition: The First 1,000 Days by J. Bhatia,Z.A. Bhutta,S.C. Kalhan Pdf

Growth and nutrition during the fetal period and the first 24 months after birth are important determinants of development in early childhood. Optimal nutrition and health care of both the mother and infant during these first 1000 days of an infant's life are closely linked to growth, learning potential and neurodevelopment, in turn affecting long-term outcomes.Children with low birth weight do not only include premature babies, but also those with intrauterine growth restrictions who consequently have a very high risk of developing metabolic syndrome in the future. Epidemiology, epigenetic programming, the correct nutrition strategy and monitoring of outcomes are thus looked at carefully in this book. More specifically, two important nutritional issues are dealt with in depth: The first being the prevention of low birth weight, starting with the health of adolescent girls, through the pre-pregnancy and pregnancy stages and ending with lactation. The second point of focus concerns the nutritional follow-up and feeding opportunities in relation to dietary requirements of children with low birth weight.

Author : Jatinder Bhatia,Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta,Satish C. Kalhan
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783318023879

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Maternal and Child Nutrition by Jatinder Bhatia,Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta,Satish C. Kalhan Pdf

How to prevent and manage low birth weight Growth and nutrition during the fetal period and the first 24 months after birth are important determinants of development in early childhood. Optimal nutrition and health care of both the mother and infant during these first 1000 days of an infant's life are closely linked to growth, learning potential and neurodevelopment, in turn affecting long-term outcomes. Children with low birth weight do not only include premature babies, but also those with intrauterine growth restrictions who consequently have a very high risk of developing metabolic syndrome in the future. Epidemiology, epigenetic programming, the correct nutrition strategy and monitoring of outcomes are thus looked at carefully in this book. More specifically, two important nutritional issues are dealt with in depth: The first being the prevention of low birth weight, starting with the health of adolescent girls, through the pre-pregnancy and pregnancy stages and ending with lactation. The second point of focus concerns the nutritional follow-up and feeding opportunities in relation to dietary requirements of children with low birth weight.

Author : H.K. Biesalski,R.E. Black,B. Koletzko
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9783318056853

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Hidden Hunger by H.K. Biesalski,R.E. Black,B. Koletzko Pdf

Malnutrition caused by deficiencies of vitamins and minerals - also called hidden hunger - impairs both the intellectual and physical development of a child. Due to the absence of clinical symptoms and assessments, no intervention can be staged. The tragedy is that this, in turn, decreases the child’s chance to escape from poverty. This book looks at malnutrition in high-income countries, the nutrition transition and nutritional deficiencies in low-income countries, consequences of hidden hunger, and interventions to improve nutrition security. Written by leading experts in the field, it clearly stresses that national governments and international organizations must make malnutrition one of their top priorities in order to provide children with optimal conditions for a healthy future.

Author : Roger Thurow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 1541762061

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The First 1,000 Days by Roger Thurow Pdf

"Your child can achieve great things." A few years ago, pregnant women in four corners of the world heard those words and hoped they could be true. Among them were Esther Okwir in rural Uganda, where the infant mortality rate is among the highest in the world; Jessica Saldana, a high school student in a violence-scarred Chicago neighborhood; Shyamkali, the mother of four girls in a low-caste village in India; and Maria Estella, in Guatemala's western highlands, where most people are riddled with parasites and moms can rarely afford the fresh vegetables they farm. Greatness' It was an audacious thought, given their circumstances. But they had new cause to be hopeful: they were participating in an unprecedented international initiative designed to transform their lives, the lives of their children, and ultimately the world. The 1,000 Days movement, a response to recent, devastating food crises and new research on the economic and social costs of childhood hunger and stunting, is focused on providing proper nutrition during the first 1,000 days of children's lives, beginning with their mother's pregnancy. Proper nutrition during these days can profoundly influence an individual's ability to grow, learn, and work-and determine a society's long-term health and prosperity. In this inspiring, sometimes heartbreaking book, Roger Thurow takes us into the lives of families on the forefront of the movement to illuminate the science, economics, and politics of malnutrition, charting the exciting progress of this global effort and the formidable challenges it still faces: economic injustice, disease, lack of education and sanitation, misogyny, and corruption.

Author : Jose M Saavedra,Anne M. Dattilo
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780081001868

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Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health by Jose M Saavedra,Anne M. Dattilo Pdf

The nutrition of an individual during gestation and the first two years of life—the first 1,000 days—sets the stage for lifelong health. Nutrition quality and quantity in this period can influence the risk of developing diseases that constitute today’s epidemics. Early-life nutrition can program the body’s tissues, organ structure and function, and metabolic and immunologic responses. These factors impact growth, development and cognition, and the risk of cardiovascular diseases, allergies and obesity. The first part of Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health examines the mechanisms by which early nutrition affects the risk of developing these conditions. The second part of this book reviews specific non-communicable diseases (NCDs) associated with early nutrition. The third part discusses the effects of nutritional programming from fetal life to toddlerhood. Prevention of over- or undernutrition in early life, rather than dietary, behavioral or therapeutic interventions in later life, is likely to have a greater return on society’s investment in coping with the modern epidemic of NCDs. Examines the relation between early life nutrition and long-term health Covers the mechanistic aspects of nutritional programming and its impact on risk of chronic non-communicable diseases Reviews associations between infant and child diet and its effect on growth, development, cognition and later occurrence of cardiovascular diseases, allergies, metabolic conditions and obesity

Author : Daníelsdóttir, Sigrún,Ingudóttir, Jenný
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789289372312

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The First 1000 Days in the Nordic Countries by Daníelsdóttir, Sigrún,Ingudóttir, Jenný Pdf

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2022-006/ The First 1000 Days in the Nordic Countries is a three-year Nordic collaborative project that aims to support mental health and wellbeing during the first years of life. This report applies findings from the project's two earlier reports to propose policy recommendations to better support children’s mental health and wellbeing during the early years. Nordic governments are encouraged to: Recognize the importance of the first 1000 days of life for lifelong mental health and wellbeing; Provide comprehensive support for parents during children’s first 1000 days of life; Identify and respond systematically to risk factors early in life; Improve equity and quality in services for young children and their families; Strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration for the benefit of young children and their families; and Advance research, knowledge and understanding about the first 1000 days of life.

Author : Jacquie Bay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Health education
ISBN : 0987666290

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My First 1000 Days by Jacquie Bay Pdf

"The scientific story presented in this booklet is that of Professor David Barker, and his team at the University of Southampton. The story introduces the concept of DOHaD, and can be used with young people from 11 to 14 years and upwards. It is a story from which exploration of many aspects of DOHaD evidence can be developed"--Introduction for teachers.

Author : Roger Thurow
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610393423

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The Last Hunger Season by Roger Thurow Pdf

At 4:00 am, Leonida Wanyama lit a lantern in her house made of sticks and mud. She was up long before the sun to begin her farm work, as usual. But this would be no ordinary day, this second Friday of the new year. This was the day Leonida and a group of smallholder farmers in western Kenya would begin their exodus, as she said, "from misery to Canaan," the land of milk and honey. Africa's smallholder farmers, most of whom are women, know misery. They toil in a time warp, living and working essentially as their forebears did a century ago. With tired seeds, meager soil nutrition, primitive storage facilities, wretched roads, and no capital or credit, they harvest less than one-quarter the yields of Western farmers. The romantic ideal of African farmers -- rural villagers in touch with nature, tending bucolic fields -- is in reality a horror scene of malnourished children, backbreaking manual work, and profound hopelessness. Growing food is their driving preoccupation, and still they don't have enough to feed their families throughout the year. The wanjala -- the annual hunger season that can stretch from one month to as many as eight or nine -- abides. But in January 2011, Leonida and her neighbors came together and took the enormous risk of trying to change their lives. Award-winning author and world hunger activist Roger Thurow spent a year with four of them -- Leonida Wanyama, Rasoa Wasike, Francis Mamati, and Zipporah Biketi -- to intimately chronicle their efforts. In The Last Hunger Season, he illuminates the profound challenges these farmers and their families face, and follows them through the seasons to see whether, with a little bit of help from a new social enterprise organization called One Acre Fund, they might transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger. The daily dramas of the farmers' lives unfold against the backdrop of a looming global challenge: to feed a growing population, world food production must nearly double by 2050. If these farmers succeed, so might we all.

Author : Samantha Fowler,Rebecca Roush,James Wise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9888407457

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Concepts of Biology by Samantha Fowler,Rebecca Roush,James Wise Pdf

Concepts of Biology is designed for the single-semester introduction to biology course for non-science majors, which for many students is their only college-level science course. As such, this course represents an important opportunity for students to develop the necessary knowledge, tools, and skills to make informed decisions as they continue with their lives. Rather than being mired down with facts and vocabulary, the typical non-science major student needs information presented in a way that is easy to read and understand. Even more importantly, the content should be meaningful. Students do much better when they understand why biology is relevant to their everyday lives. For these reasons, Concepts of Biology is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand.We also strive to show the interconnectedness of topics within this extremely broad discipline. In order to meet the needs of today's instructors and students, we maintain the overall organization and coverage found in most syllabi for this course. A strength of Concepts of Biology is that instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Concepts of Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand--and apply--key concepts.

Author : Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez,Otilia Perichart-Perera,Felipe Vadillo-Ortega
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889767779

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Nutrition During the First 1000 Days and Fetal Programming by Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez,Otilia Perichart-Perera,Felipe Vadillo-Ortega Pdf