Growth is universally used by health care professionals and caregivers to judge the physical condition of babies and children: poor growth in early life has a negative impact on cognitive development and morbidity, whereas rapid and excessive growth is associated with a higher prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease. This publication explores in some detail the relationship between early growth patterns and later neurodevelopment, obesity, cardiovascular outcomes and longevity in both industrialized and semi-industrialized societies. It consists of three parts that each deals with a specific topic: The first part focuses on the connection between early growth and obesity and cardiovascular outcomes. The next section concentrates on the interrelationship between growth and neurological development, and the last part is dedicated to the control and assessment of physical growth.Bringing together the expert opinions of outstanding clinicians and scientists, this book will be of particular value for pediatricians, public health scientists and epidemiologists.

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Growth and Later Health: A General Perspective
Early Infancy as a Critical Period for Development of Obesity and Related Conditions
Leptin, Nutrition, and the Programming of Hypothalamic Feeding Circuits
Early Growth and Ageing
Does Early Growth Affect Long-Term Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease?
Developing World Perspective: The Importance of Growth for Short-Term Health
Postnatal Growth and Development in the Preterm and Small for Gestational Age Infant
Interrelationship between Growth and Development in Low and Middle Income Countries
Role of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Neurodevelopment and Growth
Growth and Development of the Brain and Impact on Cognitive Outcomes
Benefits and Harms of Iron Supplementation in Iron-Deficient and Iron-Sufficient Children
Effects of Selective Dropout on Infant Growth Standards
The 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts: Several Insights after 8 Years
Growth Charts Compared
Body Composition in Infancy: Impact on Health Later in Life
Endocrinology of Growth
Concluding Remarks
Subject Index

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