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
Maternal- and Early Childhood Obesity. Outcomes of Clinical Studies (videos)

Maternal- and Early Childhood Obesity. Outcomes of Clinical Studies

Ferdinand Haschke
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Nutrition Support Delivery: Identifying and Managing Feeding Tubes

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Prevention of SGA - Preterm by Maternal Treatment with Antibiotics during Pregnancy

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Identifying the High Risk Pregnancy: When to Refer

Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children (videos)

Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children

Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases

Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases

S. Prescott
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Non-Nutritive Functions of Lipids (digestion, absorption and specific functions)

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Biological Value of Proteins and Specific Functions of Amino Acids