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 30: The Role of Milk in Infancy (publications)
The Nest 30: The Role of Milk in Infancy

The Nest 30: The Role of Milk in Infancy

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
6th NNI ME Symposium (publications)
6th NNI ME Symposium

6th NNI ME Symposium

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
NNIW83 - Frailty Pathophysiology, Phenotype, and Patient Care (publications)
NNIW83 - Frailty Pathophysiology, Phenotype, and Patient Care

NNIW83 - Frailty Pathophysiology, Phenotype, and Patient Care

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Childrens’ Nutritional Needs and Realities in an Emerging World (publications)
Childrens’ Nutritional Needs and Realities in an Emerging World

Childrens’ Nutritional Needs and Realities in an Emerging World

Etienne Nel
Gluten - Friend or Enemy? (publications)
Gluten - Friend or Enemy?

Gluten - Friend or Enemy?

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
The Nest 12: Intestinal Flora / Nutrition / Feeding and Sleep (publications)
The Nest 12: Intestinal Flora / Nutrition / Feeding and Sleep

The Nest 12: Intestinal Flora / Nutrition / Feeding and Sleep

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Mother and Child Nutrition (publications)
Mother and Child Nutrition

Mother and Child Nutrition

Maria Makrides
The Nest 13: Growth / Neonatalogy / Nutrition (publications)
The Nest 13: Growth / Neonatalogy / Nutrition

The Nest 13: Growth / Neonatalogy / Nutrition

Co-Authored by 5 Experts