Each dollar spent on kids’ nutrition can yield more than $100 later
There are strong economic incentives for governments to invest in early childhood nutrition, reports a new paper from the University of Waterloo and Cornell University.
December 12, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cornell, diet, early-childhood, economic-incentives, new-paper, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldiets, waterloo
Newborns With Low Vitamin D Levels At Increased Risk For Respiratory Infections
The vitamin D levels of newborn babies appear to predict their risk of respiratory infections during infancy and the occurrence of wheezing during early childhood, but not the risk of developing asthma. Results of a study in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics support the theory that widespread vitamin D deficiency contributes to risk of infections…
December 30, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: deficiency-contributes, diet, early-childhood, infections-during, newborn-babies, nutritional counseling, the-occurrence, widespread-vitamin