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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Fenton growth chart for boys
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
Epigenetics (infographics)
Epigenetics

Epigenetics

Under- and Over-Nutrition in the First 1,000 Days (infographics)
Under- and Over-Nutrition in the First 1,000 Days

Under- and Over-Nutrition in the First 1,000 Days

NNI European Meeting 2015 (events)
NNI European Meeting 2015

NNI European Meeting 2015

6th NNI ME Symposium (events)
6th NNI ME Symposium

6th NNI ME Symposium

86th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Protein in Neonatal and Infant Nutrition: Recent Updates (events)
86th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Protein in Neonatal and Infant Nutrition: Recent Updates

86th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Protein in Neonatal and Infant Nutrition: Recent Updates

EUROPEDIATRICS 7th Biennial EPA/UNEPSA Congress (events)
EUROPEDIATRICS 7th Biennial EPA/UNEPSA Congress

EUROPEDIATRICS 7th Biennial EPA/UNEPSA Congress

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2015 (events)
European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2015

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2015

New Perspectives on First Foods, Complementary Feeding and Obesity (events)
New Perspectives on First Foods, Complementary Feeding and Obesity

New Perspectives on First Foods, Complementary Feeding and Obesity