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
NNIW53 - Allergic Diseases and the Environment (publications)
NNIW53 - Allergic Diseases and the Environment

NNIW53 - Allergic Diseases and the Environment

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Health Economics and Nutrition: Over- and Under- nutrition (publications)
Health Economics and Nutrition: Over- and Under- nutrition

Health Economics and Nutrition: Over- and Under- nutrition

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Elevating Nutrition Support in Pediatrics: A Matter of Safety, Quantity and Quality (publications)
Elevating Nutrition Support in Pediatrics: A Matter of Safety, Quantity and Quality

Elevating Nutrition Support in Pediatrics: A Matter of Safety, Quantity and Quality

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Immunomodulatory Impact of Dietary Lipids (publications)
Immunomodulatory Impact of Dietary Lipids

Immunomodulatory Impact of Dietary Lipids

Robert Francis Grimble
NNIW55 - The impact of Maternal Nutrition on the Offspring (publications)
NNIW55 - The impact of Maternal Nutrition on the Offspring

NNIW55 - The impact of Maternal Nutrition on the Offspring

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
For the Current Nutritional Practices in PICU: Gaps, Challenges & Recommendations, (publications)
For the Current Nutritional Practices in PICU: Gaps, Challenges & Recommendations,

For the Current Nutritional Practices in PICU: Gaps, Challenges & Recommendations,

Nilesh M. Mehta
High sodium intakes in toddlers from China estimated by 24-hour dietary recalls (publications)
High sodium intakes in toddlers from China estimated by 24-hour dietary recalls

High sodium intakes in toddlers from China estimated by 24-hour dietary recalls

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
Advances in Nutritional Support: Impact on Gut Microbiota, Tolerance and Inflammation (publications)
Advances in Nutritional Support: Impact on Gut Microbiota, Tolerance and Inflammation

Advances in Nutritional Support: Impact on Gut Microbiota, Tolerance and Inflammation

Hania Szajewska