Paul Melgar

TL;DR: Growth failure in early life has profound adverse consequences over the life course on human, social, and economic capital and stunting at age 24 mo to adult human capital, marriage, fertility, health, andEconomic outcomes.

TL;DR: Adding zinc to IFA supplements did not modify efficacy on iron status or improve zinc status, but daily supplementation was more efficacious than weekly in improving iron stores.

TL;DR: The substantial improvement in adult human capital and economic productivity resulting from the nutrition intervention provides a powerful argument for promoting improvements in nutrition in pregnant women and young children.

TL;DR: This article examined the impact over the life course of early childhood growth failure as measured by achieved height at 36 months and found that individuals who did not suffer growth failure in the first three years of life complete more schooling, score higher on tests of cognitive skill in adulthood, have better outcomes in the marriage market, earn higher wages and are more likely to be employed in higher-paying skilled labor and white-collar jobs, are less likely to live in poor households, and, for women, fewer pregnancies and smaller risk of miscarriages and stillbirths.

TL;DR: In the mid-1960s, protein deficiency was seen as themost important nutritional problem facing the poor inthe developing countries, and there was considerable concern that this deficiencyaffected children’s ability tolearn.