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
Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy
Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy

Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy

Fred N. Were
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

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

Parul Christian
Catch Up Growth - Basic Mechanisms
Catch Up Growth - Basic Mechanisms

Catch Up Growth - Basic Mechanisms

Ian J. Griffin
Nature vs Nurture in Early Feeding Behavior
Nature vs Nurture in Early Feeding Behavior

Nature vs Nurture in Early Feeding Behavior

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

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

Clemens 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

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

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

Human milk for preterm infants. What do we know?

Chris van den Akker
Microbiome during Pregnancy (videos)
Microbiome during Pregnancy

Microbiome during Pregnancy

Omry Koren