Nutrients play a significant role in brain development throughout fetal and postnatal life. This book reviews the evidence from animal and human research, highlighting the influence of specific nutrients on brain function and cognitive development. With a unique, integrative approach to the nutritio
Nutrition and the developing brain
β Scribed by Lowe, Nicola; Moran, Victoria Hall
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content: Nutritional and environmental influences on brain development. Critical periods of brain development, pathways and mechanisms of effect / Bryan Kolb, Celeste Halliwell & Robbin Gibb --
Macronutrient deprivation : biological mechanisms and effects on early neurodevelopment / Jenalee Doom, Michael K. Georgieff --
LCPUFA and their influence on the developing brain / Lotte Lauritzen, Laurine B.S. HarslΓΈf, Louise B. SΓΈrensen & Camilla T. Damsgaard --
The antioxidant vitamins A, C and E and the developing brain / Stephanie Dillon & Heather Ohly --
The influence of the B vitamins and choline on the developing brain / Victoria Hall Moran --
Iron / Harry J. McArdle, Mike Georgieff and William D. Rees --
Zinc in the developing brain / Andreas M. Grabrucker --
Iodine and brain development / Sheila A. Skeaff and Shao J. Zhou --
Copper & selenium and the developing brain / Nicola Lowe --
Nutrient interactions and multiple micronutrient supplementation / Parul Christian & Laura E. Murray-Kolb --
Early brain development : influence of integrated nutrition, child development, and environmental factors / Maureen M. Black and Jennifer M. Reid.
β¦ Subjects
Brain;Growth.;Nutrition disorders;Complications.;Nutrition disorders;Prevention.;Nutrition disorders in infants.;MEDICAL;Physiology.;SCIENCE;Life Sciences;Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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