Linking nutrition and education: A cross-generation model

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Wachs, Theodore D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Environment; Infant nutrition; Maternal education; Maternal intelligence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; EDUCATION; MATERNAL CARE; NUTRITION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21344433872     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265050262s205     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Wachs TD. Necessary but not sufficient: the role of individual and multiple influences on human development. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press, 2000.
2. Bronfenbrenner U. Environments and developmental perspective. In: Friedman S, Wachs TD, eds. Measuring the environment across the life span. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1999.
3. Collins W, Maccoby E, Steinberg L, Hetherington E, Bornstein M. Contemporary research on parenting: the case for nature and nurture. Am Psychologist 2000;55:218-32.
4. Ceci S. How much does schooling influence general intelligence and its cognitive components? Dev Psychol 1991;27:703-22.
5. Dasen P, Mishra R. Cross-cultural views on human development in the third millennium. In: Hartup W, Silbereisen R, eds. Growing points in developmental science. New York: Psychology Press, 2002.
6. Eccles J, Roeser R, Wigfield A, Freedman-Doan C. Academic and motivational pathways through middle childhood. In: Balter L, Tamis-LeMonda C, eds. Child psychology: a handbook of contemporary issues. New York: Psychology Press, 1999.
7. Werner E. Protective factors in individual resilience. In: Meisels S, Shonkoff J, eds. Handbook of early childhood intervention. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
8. Maughn B. School influences. In: Rutter M, Hay D, eds. Development through life. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.
9. Bronfenbrenner U. Ecological systems theory. Anal Child Dev 1989;6:187-249.
10. Ceballo R, McLoyd V. Social support and parenting in poor dangerous neighborhoods. Child Dev 2002; 73:1310-21.
11. Evans G. The environment of childhood poverty. Am Psychologist 2004;59:77-92.
12. O'Neil R, Parke R, McDowell D. Objective and subjective features of children's neighborhoods. J Appl Dev Psychol 2001;22:135-55.
13. Talbert J, McLaughlin M. Assessing the school environment. In: Friedman S, Wachs TD, eds. Measuring environment across the life-span. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1999.
14. Segall M, Dasen P, Berry J, Poortinga Y. Human behavior in global perspective. New York: Pergamon, 1990.
15. Grantham-McGregor S, Fernald L, Sethuraman K. The effects of health and nutrition on cognitive and behavioral development in children in the first three years of life. Part 1: Low birth weight, breast feeding, and protein energy malnutrition. Food Nutr Bull 1999;20:53-75.
16. Grantham-McGregor S, Fernald L, Sethuraman K. Effects of health and nutrition on cognitive and behavioral development in children in the first three years of life. Part 2: Infections and micronutrient deficiencies: Iodine, iron and zinc. Food Nutr Bull 1999;20:76-99.
17. Wachs TD. Expanding our view of context: the bioecologic environment and development. In: Kail R, ed. Advances in child development and behavior. New York: Academic Press, 2003.
18. Lozoff B. Exploratory mechanism for poorer development in iron-deficient anemic infants. In: Nutrition, health and child development. Pan American Health Organization Scientific Monograph Number 566. Washington, DC: PAHO, 1998.
19. Powell C, Grantham-McGregor S. The ecology of nutrition status and development of young children in Kingston, Jamaica. Am J Clin Nutr 1985;31:1322-31.
20. Fuggle P, Graham P. Metabolic/endocrine disorders and psychological functioning. In: Rutter M, Casaer P, eds. Biologic risk factors for psychosocial disorders. Cambridge: Cambridge Press University, 1991.
21. Grantham-McGregor S, Chang S, Walker S, Powell C. School feeding studies in Jamaica. In: Nutrition, health and child development. Pan-American Health Organization Scientific Monograph Number 566. Washington, DC: PAHO, 1998.
22. Winick M, Meyer K, Harris R. Malnutrition and environmental enrichment by early adoption. Science 1975;190:1173-5.
23. Karp RJ. Malnutrition among children in the United States: the impact of poverty. In: Shils M, Olson J, Shike M, Ross A, eds. Modern nutrition in health and disease, ninth ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, in press.
24. Engle P. Maternal work and child care strategies in Peri-Urban, Guatemala: nutrition effects. Child Dev 1991;62:954-65.
25. Miranda C, Turecki G, Mari J, Andreoli S, Marcolim M, Goihman S, Piccini R, Strom B, Berlin J. Mental health of the mothers of malnourished children. Intl J Epidemiol 1996;25:128-33.
26. Tucker K, Young F. Household structure and child nutrition. Soc Indicat Res 1989;21:629-49.
27. Zeitlin M. Nutrition resilience in a hostile environment. Nutr Rev 1991;49:259-68.
28. Cravioto J, DeLicardie E. Environmental correlates of severe clinical malnutrition and language development in survivors from kwashiorkor or marasmus. In: Nutrition, the nervous system and behavior. Pan American Health Organization Scientific Publication Number 251. Washington DC: Pan-American Health Organization. 1972.
29. Kerr M, Bogues J, Kerr D. Psychosocial functioning of mothers of malnourished children. Pediatrics 1978; 62:778-84.
30. Frank D, Roos N, Meyers A, Napoleone M, Peterson K, Cather A, Cupples L. Seasonal variation in weight-for-age in a pediatric emergency room. Publ Health Rep 1996;111:366-71.
31. Engle P, Zeitlin M, Medrano Y, Garcia L. Growth consequences of low income Nicaraguan mothers theories about feeding one year olds. In: Harkness S, Super C, eds. Parents' cultural belief systems. New York: Guilford, 1996.
32. Mull D. Traditional perceptions of marasmus in Pakistan. Soc Sci Med 1991;32:175-91.
33. Stevenson H, Chen C, Booth J. Effects of schooling and urban rural residents on gender differences in cognitive ability and academic achievement. Sex Roles 1990;23:535-51.
34. Wachs TD, McCabe G, Yunis F, Kirksey A, Harrison G, Galal O, Jerome N. Relation of nutrition intake and context to cognitive performance of Egyptian adults. Intelligence 1996;22:129-54.
35. Rogers I, Emmett P, Golding J. The incidence and duration of breast feeding. Early Hum Dev 1997;49(Suppl): S45-74.
36. Aghaji M. Exclusive breast-feeding practice and associated factors in Enugu Nigeria. West Afr J Med 2002;21:66-9.
37. Li L, Thi P, Lan D, Hoa N, Ushijima H. Prevalence of breast-feeding and its correlates in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Pediatrics Intl 2002;44:47-54.
38. Li L, Li S, Ali M, Ushijima H. Feeding practice of infants and their correlates in urban areas of Beijing, China. Pediatrics Intl 2003;45:400-6.
39. Vaahtera M, Kulmala T, Hietanen A, Ndekha M, Cullinan T, Salin M, Ashorn P. Breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in rural Malawi. Acta Paediatrica 2001;90:328-32.
40. Rogers I, Emmett P, ALSPAC Study Team. The effect of maternal smoking status, educational level and age of food and nutrient intakes in preschool children. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003;57:854-64.
41. Imong S, Jackson D, Rungruenthanakit K, Wongsawasdii L, Amatayakul K, Drewett R, Baum J. Maternal behavior and socio-economic influences on the bacterial content of infant weaning foods in rural northern Thailand. J Trop Pediatr 1995;41:234-40.
42. Sandiford P, Cassel J, Sanchez G, Coldham C. Does intelligence account for the link between maternal literacy and child survival? Soc Sci Med 1997;45:1231-9.
43. Wachs TD, McCabe G. Relation of maternal intelligence and schooling to offspring nutrition intake. Intl J Beh Dev 2001;25:444-9.
44. Wachs TD, Pollitt E, Cueto S, Jacoby E, Kanashiro H. Structure and nutrition correlates of individual variability in neonatal temperament. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Child Development. Tampa, Fla: April 2003.
45. Bicego G, Boerma J. Maternal education and child survival. Soc Sci Med 1993;36:1207-27.
46. Werner E. A cross cultural perspective on infancy. J Cross Cult Psychol 1988;19:96-113.
47. Richman A, Miller P, LeVine R. Cultural and educational variations in maternal responsiveness. Dev Psych 1992;28:614-21.
48. Aggett P, Comerford J. Zinc and human health. Nutr Rev 1995;53:S16-22.
49. Sigman M, Espinosa M, Whaley S. Mild malnutrition and the cognitive development of Kenyan school children. In: Nutrition, health and child development. Pan American Health Organization Scientific Monograph Number 566. Washington, DC: PAHO: 1998.
50. Wachs TD. Nutrition deficiencies as a biologic context for development. In: Hartup W, Silbereisen R, eds. Growing points in developmental science. Hove, UK: Psychology Press, 2002.
51. Myers R. The twelve who survived. London: Routledge, 1992.