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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The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

School age (5–18 years) is a pivotal window for brain and cognitive development, yet nutrition‐related brain and…

Diandra Brkić
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The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
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Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
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
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