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How nutrition during the first 1,000 days shapes the rest of a child's life
posted 03/09/2018
The critical importance of nutrition during the first 1,000 days of a child's life is now recognized in feeding guidelines around the world. Why hasn't the U.S. gotten the memo?
Growing focus on children’s first 1,000 days threatened by proposed cuts to family nutrition programs
posted 07/14/2017
It's those first 1,000 days — from conception until a child's second birthday — that the brain most needs the right mix of nutrients to fully form. But programs that focus on such developmental goals are now at risk.

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How nutrition during the first 1,000 days shapes the rest of a child's life
The critical importance of nutrition during the first 1,000 days of a child's life is now... more »
posted 03/09/18
Growing focus on children’s first 1,000 days threatened by proposed cuts to family nutrition programs
It's those first 1,000 days — from conception until a child's second birthday — that the brain... more »
posted 07/14/17

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Project: More than half of American babies are at risk for malnourishment
The first 1,000 days of nutrition can set a child’s course for life or perpetuate a cycle of poverty.