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Cover -- Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- References -- Contributors -- Chairpersons & -- Speakers -- Moderators -- Participants -- Adolescent Health Globally: Issues and Challenges -- Abstract -- Adolescent Health and Development: A Global Perspective -- Adolescent Health Risks and Problems -- Health and Social Development in Adolescence -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Disclosure Statement -- References -- Preconception Care and NutritionInterventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- Abstract -- Preconception Care - The Definition -- Nutritional Interventions: From Prenatal to Preconception -- Systematic Review on Preconception Risks and Interventions -- Optimizing Maternal Weight -- Preconception Nutrition Counselling -- Micronutrient Supplements -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Disclosure Statement -- References -- Adolescent Health and Nutrition in the US and Canada: An Overview of Issues and Determinants -- Abstract -- Social Determinants of First Nations Adolescents -- Education -- Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care -- Impact of the Environment -- Adolescent Alcohol and Substance Use -- Adolescent Parenting -- Adolescents in Foster Care in the US and Canada -- Adolescent Nutrition -- Ethnicity and Racism -- Immigrant Youth -- Conclusion -- Disclosure Statement -- References -- Nutrition Challenges and Issues of Relevance to Adolescents in Lowand Middle-Income Countries -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Puberty as a Discrete Window for Growth and Opportunity for Counteracting Stunting -- Nutrient Requirements during the Pubertal Growth Spurt -- Adolescence as a Key Physiological Development Period Affecting Future Reproductive Outcomes -- Adolescent Pregnancies and Associated Nutritional Issues -- Future Risks to the Offspring: Epigenetic Programming -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Disclosure Statement.