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
NNIW71 - Growth Research: Nutritional, Molecular and Endocrine Perspectives (publications)
NNIW71 - Growth Research: Nutritional, Molecular and Endocrine Perspectives

NNIW71 - Growth Research: Nutritional, Molecular and Endocrine Perspectives

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
The Nest 18: Salt (PART 1) / Salt (PART 2) / Malnutrition (publications)
The Nest 18: Salt (PART 1) / Salt (PART 2) / Malnutrition

The Nest 18: Salt (PART 1) / Salt (PART 2) / Malnutrition

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
The Nest 23: Celiac Disease / Embryogenesis / Clinical nutrition (publications)
The Nest 23: Celiac Disease / Embryogenesis / Clinical nutrition

The Nest 23: Celiac Disease / Embryogenesis / Clinical nutrition

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
The Nest 10: Weaning / Colic / Iron Deficiency (publications)
The Nest 10: Weaning / Colic / Iron Deficiency

The Nest 10: Weaning / Colic / Iron Deficiency

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
The Nest 40: Human Milk Oligosaccharides (publications)
The Nest 40: Human Milk Oligosaccharides

The Nest 40: Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill Child (publications)
Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill Child

Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill Child

Edward M. Barksdale
Protein and Programming (publications)
Protein and Programming

Protein and Programming

The NNI Team
Prebiotics: Diet–Bacterial–Gut Interactions and Their Impact on Health (publications)
Prebiotics: Diet–Bacterial–Gut Interactions and Their Impact on Health

Prebiotics: Diet–Bacterial–Gut Interactions and Their Impact on Health

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra