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Nutrition in Population and public health
Professor John Lynch discusses the significance of child diet from a population health perspective, emphasizing the long-term impacts of dietary patterns on chronic diseases. He highlights the importance of early dietary preferences, parental influences, and the tracking of childhood food habits into adulthood. The talk includes various studies linking infant nutrition to health outcomes in later life.
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