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 New link between gut bacteria and obesity
New link between gut bacteria and obesity  (news)

New link between gut bacteria and obesity

View details Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain
Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain  (news)

Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain

View details Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating
Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating  (news)

Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating

View details Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase
Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase  (news)

Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase

View details Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence
Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

View details 91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children
91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children (events)

91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children

View details Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017
Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017 (publications)

Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017

View details New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins
New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins  (news)

New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins

View details Mediterranean diet may help protect older adults from becoming frail
Mediterranean diet may help protect older adults from becoming frail  (news)

Mediterranean diet may help protect older adults from becoming frail

View details Learning to make healthy choices can counter the effects of large portions
Learning to make healthy choices can counter the effects of large portions  (news)

Learning to make healthy choices can counter the effects of large portions

View details Eating more foods with choline during pregnancy could boost baby’s brain
Eating more foods with choline during pregnancy could boost baby’s brain  (news)

Eating more foods with choline during pregnancy could boost baby’s brain

View details Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children
Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children (publications)

Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children

Andrew Prentice

View details Interview with Alan Lucas: Breast Feeding and Health – a Biological Perspective
Interview with Alan Lucas: Breast Feeding and Health – a Biological Perspective (videos)

Interview with Alan Lucas: Breast Feeding and Health – a Biological Perspective

View details Interview with Ferdinand Haschke: Early Life Nutrition and Growth Trajectories and Metabolic Outcomes
Interview with Ferdinand Haschke: Early Life Nutrition and Growth Trajectories and Metabolic Outcomes (videos)

Interview with Ferdinand Haschke: Early Life Nutrition and Growth Trajectories and Metabolic Outcomes

Professor Ferdinand Haschke

View details Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development
Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development (videos)

Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development

View details Interview with Lindsay Allen: Water-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk
Interview with Lindsay Allen: Water-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk (videos)

Interview with Lindsay Allen: Water-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk