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Nutritional Challenges of Girls and Women

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There are long-recognized associations between female gender, fertility, and food, reflected in imagery of iconic goddesses and mothers. Nutrients may impact, and be impacted by, menstrual cycling, fertility, pregnancy, labor and delivery, lactation, and peri- and postmenopausal adaptations (Fontana and Torre, Nutrients 2016;8:87). In addition, reproductive function in women has long-lasting effects on other body systems, such as the skeletal system. It follows, therefore, that clinicians providing care for girls and women need a solid understanding of nutritional issues specific to females.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, WI, 54601, USA

    Margaret A. Maher Ph.D., R.D.N.

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Maher, M.A. (2017). Nutritional Challenges of Girls and Women. In: Temple, N., Wilson, T., Bray, G. (eds) Nutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49929-1_5

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