(PDF) Importance of Growth for Health and Development by Alan Lucas

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Table of Contents

Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; Growth and Later Health: A General Perspective: Lucas, A.; Growth, Obesity and CV Outcomes; Early Infancy as a Critical Period for Development of Obesity and Related Conditions: Gillman, M.W.; Leptin, Nutrition, and the Programming of Hypothalamic Feeding Circuits: Bouret, S.G.; Early Growth and Ageing: Chen, J.-H.; Cottrell, E.C.; Ozanne, S.E.; Does Early Growth Affect Long-Term Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease? Singhal, A.; Developing World Perspective: The Importance of Growth for Short-Term Health: Adair, L.S.; Growth and Neurological Development; Postnatal Growth and Development in the Preterm and Small for Gestational Age Infant: Cooke, R.J.; Interrelationship between Growth and Development in Low and Middle Income Countries: Martorell, R.; Nguyen, P.; Role of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Neurodevelopment and Growth: Makrides, M.; Smithers, L.G.; Gibson, R.A.; Growth and Development of the Brain and Impact on Cognitive Outcomes: Huppi, P.S.; Benefits and Harms of Iron Supplementation in Iron-Deficient and Iron-Sufficient Children: Domellof, M.; Physical Growth and Body Composition; Effects of Selective Dropout on Infant Growth Standards: van Buuren, S.; The 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts: Several Insights after 8 Years: Ogden, C.L.; Wel, R.; Curtin, L.R.; Flegal, K.M.; Growth Charts Compared: Ziegler, E.E.; Nelson, S.E.; Body Composition in Infancy: Impact on Health Later in Life: Ellis, K.J.; Endocrinology of Growth: Rosenfeld, R.G.; Concluding Remarks.