..., there are elements of socioeconomic inequalities, personal choice, and parental responsibility in the development of obesity, especially in children. Nutrition, economics, and education are essential for improving human capital and come together in SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being – since “a well-fed nation...

... Abstract Epidemiological studies have shown that lower birthweight is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes in later life, including poorer ‘human capital' (shorter stature, lower cognitive performance), increased risk factors for later disease (higher blood pressure and reduced...

... Abstract Stunting is a prevalent form of child undernutrition and is associated with lifelong adverse health outcomes and loss of human capital. The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Benefits (Bangladesh and Kenya) and Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE; Zimbabwe) trials...

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... Undernutrition Developing countries Poverty Human capital Food and nutrition insecurity Key Messages • Undernutrition is an outcome of many interlinked disadvantages rooted in poverty. • It is also a major cause of poverty. There is a vicious cycle between undernutrition, low...

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... families. What Is Spiritual Capital? Bourdieu [1986] broadly defines capital as accumulated human labor transferred through time in either material or embodied states that can potentially produce different forms of profits for the individual. Capital therefore implies investment strategies...

... plausible, the productivity of workers increases over time as other complementary investments are made, this assumption would underestimate the contribution of investments made in human capital. Suppose, for example, there is an average productivity growth in the economy of 2% per annum, the economic...

... but also optimize long-term health and human capital. Taking a life cycle perspective, the main goal of this chapter is to briefly synthesize information about major stressors, mechanisms through which they program disease risk, specific consequences, implications for intervention, and quality...

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