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.

Group by
Fenton growth chart for boys
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
Learning in Childhood (publications)
Learning in Childhood

Learning in Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
The Nest 25: Complementary Foods (publications)
The Nest 25: Complementary Foods

The Nest 25: Complementary Foods

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Nutrient intakes and iron and vitamin D status differ depending on main milk consumed by UK children aged 12-18 months – secondary analysis from the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children (publications)
Nutrient intakes and iron and vitamin D status differ depending on main milk consumed by UK children aged 12-18 months – secondary analysis from the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children

Nutrient intakes and iron and vitamin D status differ depending on main milk consumed by UK children aged 12-18 months – secondary analysis from the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children

Co-Authored by 7 Experts
NNIW50 - Metabolic Disorders Diseases in Infant and Child Nutrition (publications)
NNIW50 - Metabolic Disorders Diseases in Infant and Child Nutrition

NNIW50 - Metabolic Disorders Diseases in Infant and Child Nutrition

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Breast Milk: An Evolving Nutritional Solution (publications)
Breast Milk: An Evolving Nutritional Solution

Breast Milk: An Evolving Nutritional Solution

Nestlé Nutrition Institute
NNIW51 - Control of Fluid and Food Intake in Health and Disease (publications)
NNIW51 - Control of Fluid and Food Intake in Health and Disease

NNIW51 - Control of Fluid and Food Intake in Health and Disease

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Parents' Perceptions and Adherence to Children's Diet and Activity Recommendations: the 2008 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (publications)
Parents' Perceptions and Adherence to Children's Diet and Activity Recommendations: the 2008 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study

Parents' Perceptions and Adherence to Children's Diet and Activity Recommendations: the 2008 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Type 2 Diabetes (publications)
Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

International Committee of Paediatricians