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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N&G 2025 Booklet
N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

In the NNI and WNSC symposium at the 12th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth, global experts discussed how nutrition during the critical toddler years builds a strong foundation for future health. The talks mainly tackled complementary feeding (CF) and the emphasis on the right timing to maximize health outcomes such as prevention of allergy and obesity, as well as the complex process of learning to eat, emphasizing the importance of food taste and texture acceptance in shaping future eating behaviors, and the impact of specific nutrients on brain maturation and myelination

Ciaran Forde VOD
Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Ciarán Forde more than 5 minutes
Jonas Hauser VOD
Toddler nutrition and brain development

Toddler nutrition and brain development

Jonas Hauser more than 5 minutes
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The Nest 53: Learning to Eat

The Nest 53: Learning to Eat

Learning to Eat Infographic
Learning to Eat: How Food Preferences and Eating Habits are Formed Early in Life

Learning to Eat: How Food Preferences and Eating Habits are Formed Early in Life

Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction: Insights, Causes and Management Teaser Image
Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction: Insights, Causes and Management

Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction: Insights, Causes and Management

Nutritional supplementation before and during pregnancy may reduce early childhood obesity risk Teaser Image
Nutritional supplementation before and during pregnancy may reduce early childhood obesity risk

Nutritional supplementation before and during pregnancy may reduce early childhood obesity risk

N&G Yearbook 2024 Teaser Image
Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2024

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2024

Brain Development and Toddlers’ Diet: Is There a Link?
Brain Development and Toddlers’ Diet: Is There a Link?

Brain Development and Toddlers’ Diet: Is There a Link?

Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease (publications)
Annales 80.2 - Prevention of allergies in the post-pandemic era

Annales 80.2 - Prevention of allergies in the post-pandemic era

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children (publications)
Annales 80.1 - Foods for the future and their potential impact on child nutrition

Annales 80.1 - Foods for the future and their potential impact on child nutrition

Co-Authored by 4 Experts