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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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
The Nest 33: Nutrition in Childhood: Latest Updates (publications)
The Nest 33: Nutrition in Childhood: Latest Updates

The Nest 33: Nutrition in Childhood: Latest Updates

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
2015 Nutrition Update Day: Protein in Paediatrics (publications)
2015 Nutrition Update Day: Protein in Paediatrics

2015 Nutrition Update Day: Protein in Paediatrics

Various authors
Intrauterine and Early Postnatal Nutrition: Long-Term Outcome (publications)
Intrauterine and Early Postnatal Nutrition: Long-Term Outcome

Intrauterine and Early Postnatal Nutrition: Long-Term Outcome

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
The Nest 11: Immunisation / Iodine/ Pica (publications)
The Nest 11: Immunisation / Iodine/ Pica

The Nest 11: Immunisation / Iodine/ Pica

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW03 - Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids in Enteral Nutrition (publications)
NNIW03 - Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids in Enteral Nutrition

NNIW03 - Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids in Enteral Nutrition

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Nutrition and Growth
Nutrition and Growth

Nutrition and Growth

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Nutrigenetics (publications)
Nutrigenetics

Nutrigenetics

Frank M. Rümmele
Calcium in Childhood 2 (publications)
Calcium in Childhood 2

Calcium in Childhood 2

International Committee of Paediatricians