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Nutrition Brain and how

the learning develops

Lic. Roberto Díaz de León Gutiérrez

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Pregnanc and in!anc are i"portants periods !or the!or"ation o! the brain laing the !oundation !or thedevelop"ent o! cognitive# "otor and socioe"otional s$ills.

%hildren with restricted develop"ent o! this s$ills during earlli!e are at ris$ !or later neuropschological proble"s# pourschool achieve"ent# earl school drop out and poor care o!their own children# thus contributing to the intergenerationaltrans"ission o! povert

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&nade'uate availabilit o! nutrients during gestation andin!anc a(ects the structural and !unctional develop"ento! the brain

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)oderate *+,- reduction in "aternal !ood negativela(ected !etal brain even though !etal weight was noa(ected

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/tudies generall !ound that those who had su(ered !ro" earl"alnutrition had poorer &0 levels# cognitive !unctions# and

school achieve"ents# as well as greater behavioral proble"s

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Providing structured activities to pro"ote cognitive develop"ent inaddition to nutrition and health care. 1wo studies in 2ganda andBangladesh have shown that providing such sti"ulation can helpi"prove "ental and "otor develop"ent in severl "alnourished

in!ants

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