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
Update in EAACI Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies - With the Focus on Cow's Milk Protein Allergy (videos)
Update in EAACI Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies - With the Focus on Cow's Milk Protein Allergy

Update in EAACI Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies - With the Focus on Cow's Milk Protein Allergy

Antonella Muraro
Complementary Feeding: Guidelines vs. Practice
Complementary Feeding: Guidelines vs. Practice

Complementary Feeding: Guidelines vs. Practice

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Endocrine / Metabolic Biomarkers Evaluating Early Protein Supply and Predicting Long-Term Growth

Endocrine / Metabolic Biomarkers Evaluating Early Protein Supply and Predicting Long-Term Growth

Piotr Socha
Gluten introduction and the risk of celiac disease. New ESPGHAN guidelines (videos)
Gluten introduction and the risk of celiac disease. New ESPGHAN guidelines

Gluten introduction and the risk of celiac disease. New ESPGHAN guidelines

Hania Szajewska
Protein in Pediatrics 101: Setting the Scene
Protein in Pediatrics 101: Setting the Scene

Protein in Pediatrics 101: Setting the Scene

Ekhard E. Ziegler
Understanding immunomodulatory effects of probiotics
Understanding immunomodulatory effects of probiotics

Understanding immunomodulatory effects of probiotics

Bruno Pot
Nutritional Biomarkers in Global Public Health
Nutritional Biomarkers in Global Public Health

Nutritional Biomarkers in Global Public Health

Andrew Prentice
New Born Care at Birth: How is my Baby?
New Born Care at Birth: How is my Baby?

New Born Care at Birth: How is my Baby?

Jose B. Salazar