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
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Cow's milk allergy : where have we come from and where are we going?

Cow's milk allergy : where have we come from and where are we going?

Arne Høst
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Management of Metabolic Syndrome and the Obese Patient with Metabolic Disturbances

Management of Metabolic Syndrome and the Obese Patient with Metabolic Disturbances

Anoop Misra
Interventions to Address Maternal Undernutrition
Interventions to Address Maternal Undernutrition

Interventions to Address Maternal Undernutrition

Usha Ramakrishnan
Nutrient Needs in Preterm Infants: an Update
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

Microbes Inside: From Structure to Function

Willem de Vos
Modulation Microbiota in Infancy
Modulation Microbiota in Infancy

Modulation Microbiota in Infancy

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

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

TGF and Intestinal Inflammation: the Role of Nutrition

Frank M. Rümmele