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
Key Findings from Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) - Mexico

Key Findings from Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) - Mexico

Key Findings from Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) - China

Key Findings from Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) - China

Key Findings from Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS)

Key Findings from Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS)

Vitamin D - Essential to Life (infographics)

Vitamin D - Essential to Life

Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease (publications)

Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
Complementary feeding patterns of Filipino infants and toddlers lack diversity, especially among children from poor households (publications)

Complementary feeding patterns of Filipino infants and toddlers lack diversity, especially among children from poor households

Contribution of Milk Beverages to Nutrient Adequacy of Young Children and Preschool Children in the Philippines (publications)

Contribution of Milk Beverages to Nutrient Adequacy of Young Children and Preschool Children in the Philippines

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
World Prematurity Day  2020 (events)

World Prematurity Day 2020