Growth & Development

N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

In the NNI and WNSC symposium at the 12th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth, global experts discussed how nutrition during the critical toddler years builds a strong foundation for future health. The talks mainly tackled complementary feeding (CF) and the emphasis on the right timing to maximize health outcomes such as prevention of allergy and obesity, as well as the complex process of learning to eat, emphasizing the importance of food taste and texture acceptance in shaping future eating behaviors, and the impact of specific nutrients on brain maturation and myelination

Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Ciarán Forde >5 minutes

Toddler nutrition and brain development

Jonas Hauser >5 minutes

Clinical Experience of Enteral Nutrition with Real Food in Children

Co-Authored by 4 Experts >5 minutes

Crucial Role of Early Life Nutrition in Shaping Childhood and Adult Health – a Metabolic Perspective

Yann Ravussin >5 minutes

Q&A : Can the Child’s Diet in the Early Years Shape the Microbiome and Metabolic Health?

The Q&A of NNI Symposium at ESPGHAN 2022: Can the Child’s Diet in the Early Years Shape the Microbiome and Metabolic Health? New Research and Directions

>5 minutes