Poverty and associated health, nutrition, and social factors prevent at least 200 million
children in developing countries from attaining their developmental potential. We review the …

In addition to food, sanitation and access to health facilities children require adequate care
at home for survival and optimal development. Responsiveness, a mother's/caregiver's …

Highly prevalent conditions with multiple and complex underlying etiologies are a challenge
to public health. Undernutrition, for example, affects 20% of children in the developing world …

Nearly 11 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in the past year. Almost
40% of these children die within the first month of life. Millions of children survive but face …

Poor stimulation in the home is one of the main factors affecting the development of children
living in poverty. The family care indicators (FCIs) were developed to measure home …

All aspects of human functioning are, at least in part, a product of an individual's
developmental history. Nature and nurture, genetic endowment and experience interact in …

Inappropriate complementary feeding practices have been identified as the major causes of
malnutrition in young children in developing countries. This article reviewed literature on …

Malnutrition continues to be recognized as the most common and serious form of children's
dietary disease in the developing countries and is one of the principal factors affecting brain …

Protein malnutrition or undernutrition can result in abnormal development of the brain.
Depending on type, age at onset and duration, different structural and functional deficits can …

Undernutrition, as measured by underweight status, has been associated with substantially
increased risk of childhood mortality worldwide, but the magnitude of its effect on specific …