'Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life' is a complete and thorough compilation of scientific information on the growth of young children - much of it previously unavailable. This breakthrough book describes changes in functional, motor, and sensomotor development in young Children as related to somatic growth, body compositions, and nutrition. Packed with original experimental data derived from repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, this book provides today's research standards for investigating the complex physical development of young children.