How Does Nutrition Affect Babies
Affects On Nutrition on Babies
Kyaw Soe Han
Tacoma Community College
Lifespan Psychology 200
Professor Brewer
1st May 2015
Nutrition is not only the greatest environmental influence on babies since in the womb and during infancy but also throughout the years of life. Nutrition also plays a role in shaping mental health and physical health. Substantial amount of nutrient is required when the neural plate and neural tube forms. Results that are obtained from animal models testing and some from human studies clearly suggest that many nutrients are necessary for brain development. Children need nutritionally sound diets to be able to develop to their excellent potential, as poor malnutrition can potentially harm the children in the long-term.
Method The nutrition a child receives during the first few years of life can affect their health when …show more content…
To distinguished the negative impacts of malnutrition and poverty on brain, a trial was carried out. Pregnant women and their children who were younger than 7 years of age were provided with a milk-based high protein and micronutrients energy drink or low protein drink and micronutrients energy drink. Children who consumed the milk-based high protein drink and micronutrients received higher overall scores in cognitive, math, knowledge, and in vocab by the age of 18. But those who achieved higher overall score were only found in children who took the milk-based high protein and micronutrients before reaching the age of 2 or 3 years old. (Prado, E. & Dewey, K. 2014). Protein deficiency not only increases the risk of psychiatric disorders but can also delay in physical growth. Children that are deficient from protein-energy usually are passive and unresponsive because most of the energy is used up for physical growth which left no more energy for attachment process. (Galler et al.,
Kyaw Soe Han
Tacoma Community College
Lifespan Psychology 200
Professor Brewer
1st May 2015
Nutrition is not only the greatest environmental influence on babies since in the womb and during infancy but also throughout the years of life. Nutrition also plays a role in shaping mental health and physical health. Substantial amount of nutrient is required when the neural plate and neural tube forms. Results that are obtained from animal models testing and some from human studies clearly suggest that many nutrients are necessary for brain development. Children need nutritionally sound diets to be able to develop to their excellent potential, as poor malnutrition can potentially harm the children in the long-term.
Method The nutrition a child receives during the first few years of life can affect their health when …show more content…
To distinguished the negative impacts of malnutrition and poverty on brain, a trial was carried out. Pregnant women and their children who were younger than 7 years of age were provided with a milk-based high protein and micronutrients energy drink or low protein drink and micronutrients energy drink. Children who consumed the milk-based high protein drink and micronutrients received higher overall scores in cognitive, math, knowledge, and in vocab by the age of 18. But those who achieved higher overall score were only found in children who took the milk-based high protein and micronutrients before reaching the age of 2 or 3 years old. (Prado, E. & Dewey, K. 2014). Protein deficiency not only increases the risk of psychiatric disorders but can also delay in physical growth. Children that are deficient from protein-energy usually are passive and unresponsive because most of the energy is used up for physical growth which left no more energy for attachment process. (Galler et al.,