SCI 220 Week 5 DQ 1 How is the effect of nutrition on growth, development, and learning different during the various stages of life?

Response #1 Nutritional needs will vary throughout each stage of life; therefore, it is important to eat healthy throughout all of stages of life. Before a baby is born they get all their nutrition from their mother so it is very important for them to eat healthy. That is where growth, development, and learning play into part. It starts in the women and goes from there. Before the baby is born they must get all the nutrients that they need for the organs to fully develop. As a toddler, they should receive adequate calcium to ensure that they develop strong dense bones. Their organs have developed and nutrition is important in preventing them from...