Approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States lives in poverty, and> 40% of children are
poor or near-poor. 1 In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics added child poverty to its …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the predominant omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid
(PUFA) found in the brain and can affect neurological function by modulating signal …

La gestación, los primeros años de vida y el estado nutricional juegan un papel importante
en el desarrollo físico, psicosocial, emocional y cognitivo en la infancia y adolescencia …

Among the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), those belonging to the n-3 (or ω3) series, ie,
alpha-linolenic (ALA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA), and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids have …

Background Although vegan–vegetarian diets are increasingly popular, no recent
systematic reviews on vegan–vegetarian diets in pregnancy exist. Objectives To review the …

Women's nutritional status during pregnancy can have long-term effects on children's brains
and cognitive development. Folate and choline are methyl-donor nutrients and are important …

Objective Congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with abnormal brain development
in utero. We applied innovative fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to …

Background Social validity in the field of applied behaviour analysis is the measurement of
the social significance of goals, the social appropriateness of procedures, and the social …

Background Millions of children worldwide especially in the Asian subcontinent are
vulnerable to early childhood stunting. There are contradictory reports of the association …

Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED)—a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestine—
is characterized by villus blunting, compromised intestinal barrier function and reduced …