Symposium 'Meet the PhD Jury: Prenatal and Postnatal Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation and Cognitive, Socio-emotional and Motor Function in Preschool-Aged Children'
- Voor wie
- Medewerkers , Privépersonen , Studenten
- Wanneer
- 25-04-2024 van 10:00 tot 12:00
- Voertaal
- Engels
- Door wie
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
- Contact
- souheila.abbeddou@uhent.be
Dr. Demuyakor's lecture explores lipid-based nutrient supplementation effects on preschoolers' cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional development.
The public lecture will be presented by the guest speaker, Dr. Maku Demuyakor, focusing on her research regarding the effects of prenatal and postnatal lipid-based nutrient supplementation on the cognitive, socio-emotional, and motor functions in preschool-aged children.
Neurodevelopmental processes occur rapidly during gestation and the first 2 years of life. Adequate nutrition is important to support these processes and for the long-term development of cognitive, motor, and social-emotional skills.
This lecture will report on a follow-up study assessing the effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements on cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development at age 4–6 y in the local Ghanaian setting.