Nutrition and child brain development

Nutrition and child brain development

What our children eat everyday have an impact on their health not only when they eat it but on the long run. Many health problems that we see in our children start and progress as a result of malnutrition (under or overfeeding of our children). Our feeding strategies also affect their relationship with food maybe for the rest of their lives.

This course highlight the importance of nutrition not only on the child’s physical growth and development but on the brain growth and developmentof the different cognitive functions. To build a healthy long productive life, you must start early even before the child is born as the first 1000 days are crucial (270 days during pregnancy then the 730 days during the first 2 years of their age) where 75% of brain growth takes place within.

It is important that the child eats all the needed food groups from carbs, fats, proteins and enough water intake on a daily basis together with limiting and avoiding all those junk fast food that are eaten frequently nowadays. Understanding all different aspects of healthy eating will help parents and child caregivers make better choices for their children. When children have healthy relations with food, they can easily reduce their prevalence of many mood problems, behavioral disorders, learning difficulties and chronic diseases.

A must-to-have knowledge of children nutrition for ultimate brain growth and development to raise an intelligent child.

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What you will learn

• Brain growth and development in children start during pregnancy. Proper brain growth needs specific nutrients such as healthy fats, proteins and complex carbs.
• Change feeding strategies to help your child build a healthy relationship with food that will last throughout their life.
• Build healthy meals containing carbs, proteins and healthy fats. Avoiding trans fats and minimizing simple or added sugar are important pillars

Rating: 4.15

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 2 hours

Instructor: Maha khalifa Ali