Prenatal and Childhood Nutrition

Edited byCindy 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.

"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 life2. 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 breakfastFor pediatricians, nutritionists and pediatric neurologists."—Pediatric Endrocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 14, No. 3, March

• Nutrition and Neurocognitive Development. Nutritional Influences on Human Neurocognitive Functioning. Dietary Patterns in Pregnancy and Effects on Nutrient Intake in the Mid-South: The Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood (CANDLE) Study. The Role of Nutrition in Children's Neurocognitive Development, From Pregnancy Through Childhood. Nutrition and Brain Development in Early Life. Genomic and Epigenomic Insights into Nutrition and Brain Disorders. Nutrition as an Important Mediator of the Impact of Background Variables on Outcome in Middle Childhood. Mild Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy is Associated with Reduced Educational Outcomes in the Offspring: 9-Year Follow-up of the Gestational Iodine Cohort. Nutrition and Children with Special Needs. Dietary Patterns in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Dietary Intake and Plasma Levels of Choline and Betaine in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Association Between Psychiatric Disorders and Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Children And Adolescents: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Vitamin D Deficiency and Psychotic Features in Mentally Ill Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutritional Interventions for Improved Cognitive Function. The Effects of Breakfast on Behavior and Academic Performance in Children and Adolescents. Dietary Levels of Pure Flavonoids Improve Spatial Memory Performance and Increase Hippocampal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor. Camel Milk as a Potential Therapy as an Antioxidant in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Issues in the Timing of Integrated Early Interventions: Contributions from Nutrition, Neuroscience, and Psychological Research. Index.