Nutrition and Brain Health on Our Sleeves - Approach of Life Saving

Abstract

Human brains have unique nutritional needs. A lifetime of experience-driven remodeling of the brain begins during the intensive intrauterine environment and the early postnatal years. When this process is at its peak during childhood, the brain may account for 50% of the body’s basic nutritional requirements. Nutrition plays a long-term role in brain health. It was our goal to refocus nutritional programs on the brain in order to move it into a more central position. Throughout life, the human brain needs macro- and micro-nutrients, and they are delivered in different ways. This review emphasizes assessing success in meeting the brain’s nutritional needs and how nutrition can influence brain development, brain performance and cognition.