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 39: Programming Power of Complementary Feeding (publications)
The Nest 39: Programming Power of Complementary Feeding

The Nest 39: Programming Power of Complementary Feeding

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
The Nest 28: Childhood Allergy and Food Intolerance (publications)
The Nest 28: Childhood Allergy and Food Intolerance

The Nest 28: Childhood Allergy and Food Intolerance

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
The Nest 26: Perinatal Nutrition (publications)
The Nest 26: Perinatal Nutrition

The Nest 26: Perinatal Nutrition

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Cystic Fibrosis (publications)
Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis

International Committee of Paediatricians
NNIW85: Preventive Aspects of Early Nutrition (publications)
NNIW85: Preventive Aspects of Early Nutrition

NNIW85: Preventive Aspects of Early Nutrition

Various authors
What Children Eat (publications)
What Children Eat

What Children Eat

Hania Szajewska
NNIW65 - Importance of Growth for Health and Development (publications)
NNIW65 - Importance of Growth for Health and Development

NNIW65 - Importance of Growth for Health and Development

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Abstracts of the Nestlé Nutrition Institute symposia during PAS congress (publications)
Abstracts of the Nestlé Nutrition Institute symposia during PAS congress

Abstracts of the Nestlé Nutrition Institute symposia during PAS congress