Nutrition-related Approaches to Improve Child Development

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the effect of nutrient deficiency on four neurodevelopmental processes that occur during early development
• Explain four factors that may determine whether there are long-term effects of early nutrient deficiency on long-term cognitive ability and behavior
• Identify six strategies to improve children’s diets and summarize the evidence for their effects on child development
• Explain how nutrition fits into the Nurturing Care Framework and the importance of all five components of nurturing care to support children to fulfil their developmental potential