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
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Dietary Interventions for Allergy Prevention

Dietary Interventions for Allergy Prevention

Sibylle Koletzko
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Dietary Interventions for Allergy Prevention

Dietary Interventions for Allergy Prevention

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

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

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
Study questions maternal Vit D link to learning disorders
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

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

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

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

jENS 4th Congress of Joint European Neonatal Societies