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
Video Teaser - Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood (videos)

Video Teaser - Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood

Steven Abrams
Human Milk Oligosaccharides stimulate Bifidobacteria that contribute to reduce the Risk of lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses (news)

Human Milk Oligosaccharides stimulate Bifidobacteria that contribute to reduce the Risk of lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’SL, in pre-weaning Milk modulates Microbiota Composition and improves adult Cognitive Functions (news)

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’SL, in pre-weaning Milk modulates Microbiota Composition and improves adult Cognitive Functions

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’Sialyllactose in early Life plays a key Role in the Brain Development of Mice (news)

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’Sialyllactose in early Life plays a key Role in the Brain Development of Mice

Video Teaser: HMOs story so far (videos)

Video Teaser: HMOs story so far

Yvan Vandenplas

Does maternal Weight affect Levels of Human Milk Oligosaccharide?

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Regulatory Aspects (videos)

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Regulatory Aspects

Video Teaser: Clinical Studies: what is known and what needs further Studies? (videos)

Video Teaser: Clinical Studies: what is known and what needs further Studies?