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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Feeding children with gastrointestinal impairment

Feeding children with GI impairment ESPGHAN 2024

Children with gastrointestinal impairments, including those with neurological diseases, congenital heart disease, short bowel syndrome, neuromuscular disorders, and cancer, often face significant nutritional challenges. Addressing these challenges requires careful consideration of nutritional strategies and enteral formula selection to ensure optimal health outcomes for these vulnerable patient populations. In this NNI Symposium at ESPGHAN 2024, experts Prof. Claudio Romano, Prof. Antonella Diamant, and Dr. Graeme O’Connor, detail these conditions, risks for malnutrition, and the various

Flavia Indrio NNIW101

Gut bone axis: Clinical implications

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Siddarth Ventakesh

Microbiome-targeted dietary regiments to combat pediatric malnutrition

Sid Venkatesh
NNIW87 - Complementary feeding: Building the Foundations for Healthy Life (publications)

NNIW87 - Complementary feeding: Building the Foundations for Healthy Life

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Nutrition and Development: Short- and Long-Term Consequences for Health Report of the British Nutrition Foundation Task Force (publications)

Nutrition and Development: Short- and Long-Term Consequences for Health Report of the British Nutrition Foundation Task Force

Complementary Feeding in Developed Countries (publications)

Complementary Feeding in Developed Countries

Prevention of Allergic Diseases Through Early Nutrition (publications)

Prevention of Allergic Diseases Through Early Nutrition

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Foods Consumed at Lunch and Their Contribution to Energy and Nutrient Intakes in U.S. Children and Adolescents (publications)

Foods Consumed at Lunch and Their Contribution to Energy and Nutrient Intakes in U.S. Children and Adolescents

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Integrating Nutrition into Cancer Treatment (publications)

Integrating Nutrition into Cancer Treatment

Contribution of the Intestinal Microbiota to Human Health and Disease (publications)

Contribution of the Intestinal Microbiota to Human Health and Disease

NNIW52 - Micronutrient Deficiencies in the First Months of Life (publications)

NNIW52 - Micronutrient Deficiencies in the First Months of Life