This was one thing I took serious interest in while the Nutrition Society of Nigeria's 44th Conference tagged "Adequate Nutrition: A Panacea for Sustainable Education and National Development" was going on. I noticed that most of the speakers had something to say about it.

This goes to the mothers, what you eat and do in the first 1000 days makes a difference to your baby's future. Research shows that what you feed your baby in their first 1000 days of life can affect their health, cognitive ability and physical development for life.

"This short time frame offers a unique window of opportunity to shape healthier future by having a profound impact on the child’s ability to grow and develop and improve educational achievement." – Ita Saul, Paediatric Dietitian.

This 1000 days of life starts from conception to two years of the child's life. The right nutrition during this 1,000 day window can have a profound impact on a child’s ability to grow, learn, and rise out of poverty. It can also shape a society’s long-term health, stability and prosperity.

Today, undernutrition is still a leading cause of death of young children throughout the world. For infants and children under the age of two, the consequences of undernutrition are particularly severe, often irreversible, and reach far into the future.

During pregnancy, undernutrition can have a devastating impact on the healthy growth and development of a child.
Babies who are malnourished in the womb have a higher risk of dying in infancy and are more likely to face lifelong cognitive and physical deficits and chronic health problems. For children under the age of two, undernutrition can be life-threatening. It can weaken a child’s immune system and make him or her more susceptible to dying from common illnesses such as pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria.

In 1,000 days you can change the future, find out how...

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