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
NNIW66 - Drivers of Innovation in Pediatric Nutrition (publications)

NNIW66 - Drivers of Innovation in Pediatric Nutrition

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW67 - Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition (publications)

NNIW67 - Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition

The Nest 29: Childhood Obesity (publications)

The Nest 29: Childhood Obesity

Co-Authored by 8 Experts
The Nest 21: Probiotics / GER / Allergy (publications)

The Nest 21: Probiotics / GER / Allergy

Calcium and vitamin D dietary intake in US children (publications)

Calcium and vitamin D dietary intake in US children

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Early Interventions Can Have a Long Lasting Effect on Childhood Allergies (publications)

Early Interventions Can Have a Long Lasting Effect on Childhood Allergies

NNIW60 - Issues in Complementary Feeding (publications)

NNIW60 - Issues in Complementary Feeding

Immunonutrition and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery  (publications)

Immunonutrition and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery