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Starting strong: Dietary, behavioral, and environmental factors that promote "strength" from conception to age 2

Robert Murray1,1

  • 1The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43221, USA.

Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism = Physiologie Appliquee, Nutrition Et Metabolisme
|May 23, 2020
PubMed

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Early childhood "strength" involves optimal growth, brain development, and skill acquisition. Key epigenetic factors like nutrition, nurturing, and exploration from birth to age 2 are crucial for future health and cognitive capacity.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Epigenetics
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • The concept of
  • strength
  • in early development encompasses physical growth, neural wiring, and skill acquisition.
  • Optimal development is influenced by critical epigenetic factors.
  • These factors include nutrition, adult nurturing, and environmental stimulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the relationship between early epigenetic factors and a child's future outcomes.
  • To define
  • strength
  • in infants as a totality of optimal early growth and development.
  • To highlight the critical period from conception to 2 years for establishing foundational
  • strength
  • .

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on epigenetic influences on child development.
  • Analysis of the impact of nutrition, nurturing, and environment on early growth.
  • Synthesis of findings presented at the 2018 Strength Summit.

Main Results:

  • Early epigenetic factors significantly impact future health, cognitive capacity, and social aptitude.
  • Nutrition, positive adult nurturing, and free exploration are critical epigenetic influences from birth to 24 months.
  • Optimal early growth and neural wiring are foundational components of infant
  • strength
  • .

Conclusions:

  • Establishing foundational
  • strength
  • in early childhood through key epigenetic factors is vital for long-term well-being.
  • Interventions focusing on nutrition, nurturing, and stimulating environments are crucial for optimizing child development.
  • The period from conception to age 2 represents a critical window for influencing a child's lifelong trajectory.

Keywords:
0-24 moisB-24 monthschildrenenfantsepigeneticsforcehealthnutritionpediatricspédiatriesantéstrengthépigénétique

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