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Friday, October 02, 2009

Nutrition in early life: a global priority




The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9696, Pages 1123 - 1125, 3 October 2009
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Artigo de nosso AMICOR Cesar Gomes Victora no The Lancet

Nutrition in early life: a global priority

On Oct 14—18, Berlin will host the first World Health Summit. The prevention of adult chronic diseases through interventions in young children is one of the summit's key topics. Promotion of good nutrition in early life is essential for health later in life because either undernutrition or overnutrition can cause lifelong, irreversible damage. This matter is especially relevant at a time when the global food and financial crises are disproportionately affecting nutrition of the poorest families in low-income and middle-income countries./.../

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