The first 1000 days of life, which refers to the period of development from conception to age 2, have garnered widespread recognition in recent decades as the most critical window of child development ...

Your baby’s future is ticking, and the clock starts before they’re born. Those first 1,000 days? They’re not just important, they’re everything. Brainpower, immune strength, gut health, even how well ...

For most of humanity’s 2.8 million-year existence, life expectancy barely budged. But, over the last century, advances in medicine, public health and living standards have pushed global longevity from ...

Obesity is increasingly viewed as a complex disease that cannot be attributed to a single cause. Instead, it arises from the ...

The first 1,000 days of life, experts say, are the most important in a baby's nutritional needs. The first 1,000 days are calculated from conception to when a baby turns two.

The Kaduna state government has launched the First 1000 Days of Life initiative, a comprehensive programme aimed at boosting child survival and improving maternal health outcomes across the state. The ...

Children who experienced an economic shock during their first 1,000 days of life (a critical period for growth) had a much higher risk of becoming both stunted and overweight—a 30% increase in risk.

A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000 days of life may lead to healthier hearts and fewer cardiovascular events decades later.