Under-nutrition can be devastating and enduring, affecting cognitive development and future productivity - early intervention is critical...

"...Whether or not children are well-nourished during their first years of life can have a profound effect on their health status, as well as their ability to learn, communicate, think analytically, socialize effectively and adapt to new environments and people. Good nutrition is the first line of defense against numerous childhood diseases, which can leave their mark on a child for life. In the area of cognitive development, "when there isn't enough food, the body has to make a decision about how to invest the limited foodstuffs available. Survival comes first. Growth comes second. In this nutritional triage, the body seems obliged to rank learning last. (Sagan and Druyan)...." http://web.worldbank.org/

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Written by Ken Thomas

09:58, Sep 25, 2014

Hard to build a human computer on a diet of corn or wheat