Chairman's Comments

Nutrition plays the most critical role in a person’s life during a narrow window of time – the 1,000 days that begin at the start of a pregnancy and continue through the second year of life, (which) can help determine whether a child will . . experience enough brain development to go to school and hold a job as an adult. 

The science of nutrition points to a strategy. If we target that brief critical period . . we can accomplish several things at once. We can save lives, we can help children start life on a better path, and we can bolster economic development and learning down the road.” And the effects of undernutrition linger for generations. - At CARE's 2010 National Conference and Celebration.

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/05/141726.htm) 

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=DOH 

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2010/
noncommunicable_diseases_20100514/en/index.html