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
Q&A : Can the Child’s Diet in the Early Years Shape the Microbiome and Metabolic Health?
The Q&A of NNI Symposium at ESPGHAN 2022: Can the Child’s Diet in the Early Years Shape the Microbiome and Metabolic Health? New Research and Directions

The Q&A of NNI Symposium at ESPGHAN 2022: Can the Child’s Diet in the Early Years Shape the Microbiome and Metabolic Health? New Research and Directions

Dietary Management of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease in Clinical Practice
Dietary Management of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease in Clinical Practice

Dietary Management of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease in Clinical Practice

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
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Nutrition and Metabolism in School-Age Children

Nutrition and Metabolism in School-Age Children

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
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Bone Health in School-Age Children: Effects of Nutritional Intake on Outcomes

Bone Health in School-Age Children: Effects of Nutritional Intake on Outcomes

Steven Abrams
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Food-Approach Eating Behaviors and Brain Morphology: The Generation R Study

Food-Approach Eating Behaviors and Brain Morphology: The Generation R Study

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
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Misreporting of Energy Intake From Food Records Completed by Adolescents: Associations With Sex, Body Image, Nutrient, and Food Group Intake

Misreporting of Energy Intake From Food Records Completed by Adolescents: Associations With Sex, Body Image, Nutrient, and Food Group Intake

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Use of Tri-Ponderal Mass Index in Predicting Late Adolescent Overweight and Obesity in Children Aged 7–18

Use of Tri-Ponderal Mass Index in Predicting Late Adolescent Overweight and Obesity in Children Aged 7–18

Co-Authored by 8 Experts
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Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake of School-Age Children and Early Adolescents: Systematic Review in a Developing Country and Lessons for the Global Perspective

Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake of School-Age Children and Early Adolescents: Systematic Review in a Developing Country and Lessons for the Global Perspective

Co-Authored by 9 Experts