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
Catch Up Growth - Basic Mechanisms

Catch Up Growth - Basic Mechanisms

Nature vs Nurture in Early Feeding Behavior

Nature vs Nurture in Early Feeding Behavior

Human Milk Oligasaccharides - Just a Sugar or Nature's Secret Weapon? (videos)

Human Milk Oligasaccharides - Just a Sugar or Nature's Secret Weapon?

C Kunz
The Effect of Infant Feeding Practices on Height, Weight, and Disease in Developing Countries

The Effect of Infant Feeding Practices on Height, Weight, and Disease in Developing Countries

Human milk for preterm infants. What do we know? (videos)

Human milk for preterm infants. What do we know?

Chris van den Akker
Influence of Energy Density on Dietary Patterns of Young Children

Influence of Energy Density on Dietary Patterns of Young Children

Microbiome during Pregnancy (videos)

Microbiome during Pregnancy

Stunting Persists Despite Optimal Feeding: Are Toilets Part of the Solution?

Stunting Persists Despite Optimal Feeding: Are Toilets Part of the Solution?