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
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Dietary Interventions for Allergy Prevention

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Dietary Interventions for Allergy Prevention

Sibylle Koletzko
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Nurturing the Early Life Gut Microbiome and Immune Maturation for Long Term Health

Study questions maternal Vit D link to learning disorders

Study questions maternal Vit D link to learning disorders

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Higher fruit and veg intake linked to better mental health in secondary schoolchildren

Breast milk components and their health functions the science so far

Breast milk components and their health functions: the science so far

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Partially Hydrolysed Whey-Based Infant Formula Improves Skin Barrier Function

Co-Authored by 12 Experts
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jENS 4th Congress of Joint European Neonatal Societies