foo and the child development

I’m working on a Nursing question and need guidance to help me study.

Food can have a direct link to development in a child. Please give me some examples, and how you would do an assessment on a child you suspect not getting enough nutrition, and what you would see?

This is an interesting article to read. It talks about how food insecurity can damage both health and brain development.

http://www.childrenshealthwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/toohungrytolearn_report.pdf