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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Feeding children with gastrointestinal impairment

Feeding children with GI impairment ESPGHAN 2024

Children with gastrointestinal impairments, including those with neurological diseases, congenital heart disease, short bowel syndrome, neuromuscular disorders, and cancer, often face significant nutritional challenges. Addressing these challenges requires careful consideration of nutritional strategies and enteral formula selection to ensure optimal health outcomes for these vulnerable patient populations. In this NNI Symposium at ESPGHAN 2024, experts Prof. Claudio Romano, Prof. Antonella Diamant, and Dr. Graeme O’Connor, detail these conditions, risks for malnutrition, and the various

Flavia Indrio NNIW101

Gut bone axis: Clinical implications

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Siddarth Ventakesh

Microbiome-targeted dietary regiments to combat pediatric malnutrition

Sid Venkatesh
Interventions to Address Maternal Undernutrition

Interventions to Address Maternal Undernutrition

Nutrient Needs in Preterm Infants: an Update

Nutrient Needs in Preterm Infants: an Update

Magnus Domellöf
Microbes Inside: From Structure to Function

Microbes Inside: From Structure to Function

Modulation Microbiota in Infancy

Modulation Microbiota in Infancy

Programming Through Early Nutrition: Intrauterine Aspects, Breast-and Formula Feeding (videos)

Programming Through Early Nutrition: Intrauterine Aspects, Breast-and Formula Feeding

Ferdinand Haschke
TGF and Intestinal Inflammation: the Role of Nutrition

TGF and Intestinal Inflammation: the Role of Nutrition

Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy

Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy

IUGR and Preterm Birth as Determinants of Child Growth in First Two Years and Potential Interventions

IUGR and Preterm Birth as Determinants of Child Growth in First Two Years and Potential Interventions