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Examples of Nutrients that Affect Early Life Brain Development
| Nutrient | Brain Requirement for Nutrient |
Affected Brain Region or Process |
|---|---|---|
| Protein-Energy | Cell Proliferation, Cell Differentiation Synaptogenesis, Growth Factors |
Global Cortex Hippocampus |
| Iron | Myelin Dopamine Energy |
White Matter Striatal-Frontal Hippocampal-Frontal |
| Zinc | DNA Neurotransmitter release |
Autonomic NS Hippocampus Cerebellum |
| LC-PUFAs | Synaptogenesis Myelin |
Eye Cortex |
