Abstract

VALDERRAMA-GUEVARA, Alena. Three emerging nutritional problems in populations in vulnerable contexts. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2023, vol.25, n.1, 13.  Epub Jan 01, 2323. ISSN 0124-0064.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v25n1.105096.

Early childhood is an extremely vulnerable period due to the rapid development of children's brain architecture during those years. It is a window of opportunity to protect children from adverse conditions, considering that health inequities within populations continue to increase.

This review presents three emerging problems that contribute to the increase in these inequities in children during early childhood: excessive gestational weight gain (GWG), the vulnerability of mothers to the aggressive marketing of breast milk substitutes industry and health literacy.

Strategies in the clinical setting are exposed to taking action: an approach that considers the determinants of health in excessive GWG, be aware of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and its impact on the protection of breastfeeding and the universal health literacy precautions.

It also highlights the need for holistic approaches and the complementarity of individual and populational approaches to reduce gaps in early childhood health inequities.

Keywords : Early childhood; vulnerability; excessive gestational weight gain; breast milk substitutes; health literacy (source: MeSH, NLM).

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