Growth & Development

Early life events, including nutrition, play a powerful role in programming a person’s development, metabolism and health for the future. This section covers all aspects of the importance of maternal nutrition in the first 1000 days including nutrition in pregnancy, epigenetics, metabolic programming, breastfeeding, growth & cognitive development and a lot more.

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Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Preterm infants need optimized nutritional support post-discharge to promote healthy catch-up growth and support brain development. Their growth status at birth helps guide monitoring and feeding decisions, with weight, length, and head circumference tracked using clinical tools like the Fenton and WHO growth charts. Many infants, especially those with growth faltering, may benefit from fortified human milk, nutrient-dense feeds or preterm/post-discharge formulas to meet higher calorie and protein needs. Studies show that enriched and two-stage formulas with HMOs can safely support

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
Gut bacteria linked to development of Alzheimer’s disease: Mouse data (news)
Gut bacteria linked to development of Alzheimer’s disease: Mouse data

Gut bacteria linked to development of Alzheimer’s disease: Mouse data

Dementia risk reduced by eating 'five-a-day' (news)
Dementia risk reduced by eating 'five-a-day'

Dementia risk reduced by eating 'five-a-day'

Is your child a fussy eater? The reason could be in their genes (news)
Is your child a fussy eater? The reason could be in their genes

Is your child a fussy eater? The reason could be in their genes

Effect of formula with Lactobacillus on Cesarean-born Infants (news)
Effect of formula with Lactobacillus on Cesarean-born Infants

Effect of formula with Lactobacillus on Cesarean-born Infants

Complementary feeding for infants - ESPGHAN position paper offers guidance
Complementary feeding for infants - ESPGHAN position paper offers guidance

Complementary feeding for infants - ESPGHAN position paper offers guidance

NNIW40 - Clinical Trials Infant Nutrition (publications)
NNIW40 - Clinical Trials Infant Nutrition

NNIW40 - Clinical Trials Infant Nutrition

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NNIW19 - The Malnourished Child (publications)
NNIW19 - The Malnourished Child

NNIW19 - The Malnourished Child

Robert M. Suskind
NNIW03 - Nutritional Adaptation of the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Newborn (publications)
NNIW03 - Nutritional Adaptation of the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Newborn

NNIW03 - Nutritional Adaptation of the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Newborn

Co-Authored by 2 Experts