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 Mexico Case Study
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Mexico Case Study

Salvador Villalpando-Carrión

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USA Case Study

Regan Bailey

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Philippines Case Study

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa

View details Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children
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Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Norimah A. Karim

View details Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns
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Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

Michael Gibney

View details The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood
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The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

Leonidas Karagounis

View details Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition
Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition (videos)
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Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Theresa Nicklas

View details Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms
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Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Sandra Sünram-Lea

View details Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure
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Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure

Andrea Maier-Nöth

View details Parents' Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating
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Parents' Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating

Lisa R. Fries

View details Mammals, Milk and Microbes – The Role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome
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Mammals, Milk and Microbes – The Role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome

David Mills

View details Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

Andrew Prentice

View details Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus
Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus  (news)
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Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus

View details Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children
Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children  (news)
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Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children

View details Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years
Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years  (news)
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Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years

View details NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut
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NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut