Prevention early childhood interventions

What are the interactions between diet/nutrition and cognitive capacity Presumably, neuronal function is most vulnerable during brain cell division and myelin maturation, i.e., during gestation and infancy. Chronic, severe protein-calorie malnutrition at this stage is associated with mental retardation. Conclusions as to whether nutritional supplementation prevents this behavioural pathology are hampered by intervention effects not easily dissected, notably amelioration of other medical conditions and of the psychosocial milieu. Early childhood malnutrition has been extensively reviewed, and only the salient aspects will be considered in this paper. 

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