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Roger Thurow is an American journalist and author known for his work on global hunger and development. A former Wall Street Journal correspondent, he has written extensively on food security and humanitarian issues, including as a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Known for: The First 1,000 Days: Nutritional and Lifestyle Guidance for Early Life
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The First 1,000 Days: Nutritional and Lifestyle Guidance for Early Life
This book explores the critical importance of nutrition and care during the first 1,000 days of a child's life—from conception to age two. Roger Thurow investigates how early nutrition shapes lifelong health, development, and potential, drawing on stories from around the world to highlight the global challenge of malnutrition and the efforts to combat it.
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The Stakes of the First 1,000 Days
The first thousand days—from conception to a child’s second birthday—are universally decisive. The medical consensus, supported by research from global organizations like WHO and UNICEF, affirms that this window determines brain architecture, physical growth, immune strength, and lifelong earning po...
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From the Womb to Early Infancy
Every mother’s body is a living laboratory of development. Inside her, the architecture of her child’s future is constructed from whatever nutrients she can access. Iron, folate, iodine, and zinc—micronutrients we take for granted in wealthier nations—are often in perilously short supply. When I sat...
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About Roger Thurow
Roger Thurow is an American journalist and author known for his work on global hunger and development. A former Wall Street Journal correspondent, he has written extensively on food security and humanitarian issues, including as a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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