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Editorial
. 2020 Oct 30;17(21):7982.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217982.

Maternal and Early-Life Nutrition and Health

Li-Tung Huang  1   2
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Editorial

Maternal and Early-Life Nutrition and Health

Li-Tung Huang. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Nutritional challenges prior to and during gestation, lactation, and early life are known to influence the lifelong health of the infant. In this editorial, I briefly discuss the 13 articles published in this Special Issue, "Maternal and Early-Life Nutrition and Health". This Special Issue discusses topics including maternal nutrition behaviors, maternal overnutrition/obesity, maternal iron deficiency, breastfeeding, and others. This issue paves the way to better understand perinatal nutrition and how it can impact maternal and offspring health.

Keywords: breastfeeding; lactation; maternal nutrition; prenatal nutrition.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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