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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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
Development, Epigenetics & Metabolic Programming (videos)
Development, Epigenetics & Metabolic Programming

Development, Epigenetics & Metabolic Programming

Keith Godfrey
Obesity, Pre-diabetes and Diabetes in Adolecents and Women (videos)
Obesity, Pre-diabetes and Diabetes in Adolecents and Women

Obesity, Pre-diabetes and Diabetes in Adolecents and Women

Zohra S. Lassi
Protein Requirement in Preterm Infants: Short- and Long-term Outcome
Protein Requirement in Preterm Infants: Short- and Long-term Outcome

Protein Requirement in Preterm Infants: Short- and Long-term Outcome

Hans van Goudoever
Food Allergies: Current Status of Nutritional Strategies for Prevention and Therapy
Food Allergies: Current Status of Nutritional Strategies for Prevention and Therapy

Food Allergies: Current Status of Nutritional Strategies for Prevention and Therapy

Ralf G. Heine
Basics of Complementary Feeding
Basics of Complementary Feeding

Basics of Complementary Feeding

Randy P. Urtula
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Human Milk Fortification

Human Milk Fortification

Karen Simmer
Breast Feeding - Experiences of Rural African Women
Breast Feeding - Experiences of Rural African Women

Breast Feeding - Experiences of Rural African Women

Helen M. Nabwera
Interactions Between Gut Microbiota, Host Genetics and Diet
Interactions Between Gut Microbiota, Host Genetics and Diet

Interactions Between Gut Microbiota, Host Genetics and Diet

Llping Zhao