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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View details NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education to optimize growth for the first 1000 days
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education to optimize growth for the first 1000 days (videos)
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NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education to optimize growth for the first 1000 days

Maureen Black

View details NNIW92 Expert Interview - Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects (videos)
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NNIW92 Expert Interview - Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects

Marion Heatherington

View details NNIW92 Expert Interview - Prenatal Nutrition Education
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Prenatal Nutrition Education (videos)
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NNIW92 Expert Interview - Prenatal Nutrition Education

Anna Maria Siega-Riz

View details NNIW92 Expert Interview - Preconception Nutrition Education
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Preconception Nutrition Education (videos)
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NNIW92 Expert Interview - Preconception Nutrition Education

Usha Ramakrishnan

View details Early infant feeding and long-term consequences (obesity)
Early infant feeding and long-term consequences (obesity)

Early infant feeding and long-term consequences (obesity)

View details 6th International Conference on Nutrition & Growth (N&G 2019)
6th International Conference on Nutrition & Growth (N&G 2019)

6th International Conference on Nutrition & Growth (N&G 2019)

View details Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness
Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness (news)
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Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness

View details New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk can alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota
New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk can alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota (publications)

New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk can alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota

View details Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness
Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness (publications)

Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness

View details Importance of infant diet in establishing a healthy gut
Importance of infant diet in establishing a healthy gut  (news)
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Importance of infant diet in establishing a healthy gut

View details Poor breakfast quality has a negative effect on cardiovascular health in childhood
Poor breakfast quality has a negative effect on cardiovascular health in childhood  (news)
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Poor breakfast quality has a negative effect on cardiovascular health in childhood

View details New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk may alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota
New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk may alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota (news)
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New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk may alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota

View details Omega-3 and pregnancy: New Cochrane Review reveals reduced risk of pre-term births
Omega-3 and pregnancy: New Cochrane Review reveals reduced risk of pre-term births  (news)
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Omega-3 and pregnancy: New Cochrane Review reveals reduced risk of pre-term births

View details Human Milk Oligosaccharides - Benefits for the Breastfed Infant and Beyond
Human Milk Oligosaccharides - Benefits for the Breastfed Infant and Beyond (videos)
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides - Benefits for the Breastfed Infant and Beyond

Lars Bode

View details Recent Concepts in Human Milk Fortification
 Recent Concepts in Human Milk Fortification (videos)
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Recent Concepts in Human Milk Fortification

Jean-Charles Picaud

View details Quality of life in infants with functional gastrointestinal disorders: a large prospective observational study
Quality of life in infants with functional gastrointestinal disorders: a large prospective observational study (videos)
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Quality of life in infants with functional gastrointestinal disorders: a large prospective observational study

Camille Jung