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Peer reviewedVan Heerden, J. R. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1984
Reviews the effects of malnutrition during pregnancy and before the age of three on children's brain development and subsequent mental development. Describes marasmus, kwashiorkor, and the incidence of malnutrition in South Africa. Discusses the relationship between the culture of poverty, malnutrition, and illegitimacy. Urges South Africans to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Infants
