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
C. Blanchard

In-Depth Characterization of Hydrolyzed Infant Formulas and Association with Biological Effects

ELBW infants: risk of postnatal growth retardation and the role of enteral nutrition (videos)

ELBW infants: risk of postnatal growth retardation and the role of enteral nutrition

Christoph Fusch
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Enteral Nutrition in Children with Developmental Disabilities

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
Complementary Feeding Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC)

Complementary Feeding Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC)

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
How can Agricultural Interventions Contribute in Improving Nutrition Health and Achieving the MDGs in least Developed Countries

How can Agricultural Interventions Contribute in Improving Nutrition Health and Achieving the MDGs in least Developed Countries

L. Y. Lee and S. Thakkar

Protein Evolution of Breast Milk

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
The Gut Microbiota and IBD

The Gut Microbiota and IBD

Human Milk Fortification in Preterm Infants

Human Milk Fortification in Preterm Infants