CRC Press Prenatal and Childhood Nutrition: Evaluating the Neurocognitive Connections

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Nutrition is not only a basic need that all humans have to sustain life, but it is also critical to successful early development. This research compendium lends deeper insights into the links between nutrition and healthy brain function―and from the reverse perspective, between nutrition and neurocognitive disorders. This well-organized and accessible compendium offers a vital research context for policymakers, educators, medical providers, and families. It underlines our urgent responsibility to give children a strong start by improving prenatal and early childhood nutrition. Review "A very interesting text reviewing the influence of nutrition on the CNS system. It is divided into 3 parts: 1. Nutrition and neurocognitive development (7 chapters) incl. one on nutrition and brain development in early life 2. Nutrition in children with special needs (4 chapters) incl. one on children with autism 3. Nutritional interventions for improved cognitive function (4 chapters) incl. one on the effects of breakfast For pediatricians, nutritionists and pediatric neurologists." ―Pediatric Endrocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 14, No. 3, March About the Author Edited by Cindy Croft, MA, is director of the Center for Inclusive Child Care at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She teaches for the Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota and in the early childhood program at Concordia University. She has authored two books, The Six Keys: Promoting Children’s Mental Health and Children and Challenging Behavior: Making Inclusion Work and she provides training and consultation to educators of children with various disabilities. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Early Childhood and School-Age Trainers Association, the Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health, and the Minnesota Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Division.