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
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
Protein, Peptides and Amino acids: Role in Infant Feeding (videos)
Protein, Peptides and Amino acids: Role in Infant Feeding

Protein, Peptides and Amino acids: Role in Infant Feeding

Sophie Nutten
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Nutrition Challenges and Issues of Relevance to Adolescents in Low and Middle Income Countries

Nutrition Challenges and Issues of Relevance to Adolescents in Low and Middle Income Countries

Andrew Prentice
The Gut Microbiome -Facts and Figures
The Gut Microbiome -Facts and Figures

The Gut Microbiome -Facts and Figures

Josef Penninger
Nutritional Management of Premature Infants
Nutritional Management of Premature Infants

Nutritional Management of Premature Infants

Ekhard E. Ziegler
FODMAPS, Gluten and Beyond – Food intolerance and gastrointestinal symptoms. (videos)
FODMAPS, Gluten and Beyond – Food intolerance and gastrointestinal symptoms.

FODMAPS, Gluten and Beyond – Food intolerance and gastrointestinal symptoms.

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Improving growth in preterm infants
Improving growth in preterm infants

Improving growth in preterm infants

Richard J. Cooke
Nutritional and Reproductive Risk Factors for SGA/Preterm
Nutritional and Reproductive Risk Factors for SGA/Preterm

Nutritional and Reproductive Risk Factors for SGA/Preterm

Joanne Katz