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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Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective

Human growth patterns are distinct due to evolutionary adaptations like bipedalism and a large brain, resulting in…

Andrew Prentice
Regulation of Healthy Growth in Young Humans

The regulation of heathy growth in young humans

Linda Adair
Critical and sensitive periods in child development

Critical and sensitive periods in child development

Ahmad Suryawan
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Biology of human milk oligosaccharides: From basic science to clinical evidence

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Keeping a healthy outlook for mothers and babies during breastfeeding

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Gut Microbiota: No longer the forgotten organ

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The Latest Buzz about Heavy Metals, Infants, and Young Children

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The toddler and preschool years: Foundations for lifelong health

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The Link Between Early Diet and Food Allergy

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Annales 78.2 - Gut Microbiota: No Longer the Forgotten Organ

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
A Healthy gut microbiota is build in childhood

Development of a Healthy Gut Microbiota begin in Childhood