Nutrition in Early Life and Its Impact Through the Life Course

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2025 Feb 26

PMID 40004961

Authors

Haoran Ren

Yubo Zhou

Jianmeng Liu

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Abstract

The term "early life" refers to the period spanning from the fetal stage to the age of two years after birth, encompassing a total duration of approximately 1000 days [...].

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