School Age Nutrition Academy

School Age Nutrition Academy

The first 1000 days are fully recognized as setting the foundations of a child's lifelong health. However, are you aware that the ultimate realization of an individual's full potential requires a successful bridging from early childhood to adulthood which lies between 5 to 15 years of age: The Transformative 10 years?

During The Transformative 10, boys and girls experience rapid and visible changes that will affect the rest of their lives. The Transformative 10 is the last major opportunity to shape growth and development, including healthy dietary habits, to maximize the chances of each child reaching their full potential.

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Articles

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Use of Tri-Ponderal Mass Index in Predicting Late Adolescent Overweight and Obesity in Children Aged 7–18

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Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake of School-Age Children and Early Adolescents: Systematic Review in a Developing Country and Lessons for the Global Perspective

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Milk intake during childhood and adolescence, adult bone density, and osteoporotic fractures in US women

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Adolescents' perspectives on food literacy and its impact on their dietary behaviours

Infographics

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The Transformative 10: Nutrition meets Behavior

Videos

NNIW95: Importance of Providing Opportunities for Health Behaviors during the School Day (videos)

NNIW95: Importance of Providing Opportunities for Health Behaviors during the School Day

Darla Castelli
NNIW95: Importance of Motor Skills Development (videos)

NNIW95: Importance of Motor Skills Development

Karen Adolph
NNIW95: Nutrition effects on Brain and Cognition in Children (videos)

NNIW95: Nutrition effects on Brain and Cognition in Children

Vegan diet in young children (videos)

Vegan diet in young children