The toddler and preschool years: Foundations for lifelong health

Did you know that an adequate nutrition during the toddler and preschool years has an important impact on the foundation for lifelong health? Toddlers and pre-schoolers are in an intense phase of developing many of their body functions, including the immune system, gastrointestinal tract, bones and muscles, as well as many neurological skills. All these developments and achievements lay the foundation for lifelong health. An adequate nutrition, especially of certain micronutrients and nutritional components, can help in these developments and thus contribute to the foundation of lifelong health. Find out more information in the following infographic.