| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) : illustrations |
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Nutritional and environmental influences on brain development. Critical periods of brain development, pathways and mechanisms of effect / Bryan Kolb, Celeste Halliwell and Robbin Gibb -- Macronutrient deprivation : biological mechanisms and effects on early neurodevelopment / Jenalee Doom and Michael K. Georgieff -- LCPUFA and their influence on the developing brain / Lotte Lauritzen, Laurine B.S. Harsløf, Louise B. Sørensen and Camilla T. Damsgaard -- The antioxidant vitamins A, C and E and the developing brain / Stephanie Dillon and Heather Ohly -- The influence of the B vitamins and choline on the developing brain / Victoria Hall Moran -- Iron / Harry J. McArdle, Mike Georgieff, and William D. Rees -- Zinc in the developing brain / Andreas M. Grabrucker -- Iodine and brain development / Sheila A. Skeaff and Shao J. Zhou -- Copper & selenium and the developing brain / Nicola Lowe -- Nutrient interactions and multiple micronutrient supplementation / Parul Christian and Laura E. Murray-Kolb -- Early brain development : influence of integrated nutrition, child development, and environmental factors / Maureen M. Black and Jennifer M. Reid |
| Summary |
Nutrients play a significant role in brain development throughout fetal and postnatal life. This book reviews the evidence from animal and human research, highlighting the influence of specific nutrients on brain function and cognitive development. With a unique, integrative approach to the nutritional, environmental, and genetic influences on brain development, the book examines issues such as single versus multiple limiting nutrients, critical periods of deficiency, and the impact of the child-parent relationship on the architecture of the developing brain. The effect of undernutrition on the developing brain of infants and young children can be devastating and enduring. It can impede behavioural and cognitive development and educability, thereby undermining future work productivity. Chapter authors are experts in this field of research and provide an up-to-date insight into the role of the individual nutrients in brain development and function |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Brain -- Growth.
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Nutrition disorders -- Complications
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Nutrition disorders -- Prevention
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Nutrition disorders in infants.
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Infants -- Nutrition.
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Brain -- growth & development
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Infant Nutrition Disorders
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Micronutrients -- metabolism
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Nutrition Disorders -- complications
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Nutrition Disorders -- prevention & control
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Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Infants -- Nutrition
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Brain -- Growth
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Nutrition disorders -- Complications
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Nutrition disorders in infants
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Nutrition disorders -- Prevention
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moran, Victoria Hall, editor
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Lowe, Nicola, editor
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| ISBN |
9781315355146 |
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1315355140 |
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9781315372402 |
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1315372401 |
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9781482254747 |
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1482254743 |
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