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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Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Preterm infants need optimized nutritional support post-discharge to promote healthy catch-up growth and support brain development. Their growth status at birth helps guide monitoring and feeding decisions, with weight, length, and head circumference tracked using clinical tools like the Fenton and WHO growth charts. Many infants, especially those with growth faltering, may benefit from fortified human milk, nutrient-dense feeds or preterm/post-discharge formulas to meet higher calorie and protein needs. Studies show that enriched and two-stage formulas with HMOs can safely support

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
NNIW95: Introducing hard-to-like foods to infants and toddlers: Perspectives from moms and young children (videos)
NNIW95: Introducing hard-to-like foods to infants and toddlers: Perspectives from moms and young children

NNIW95: Introducing hard-to-like foods to infants and toddlers: Perspectives from moms and young children

Susan Johnson
NNIW95: Taste development, perception and food preference in young children (videos)
NNIW95: Taste development, perception and food preference in young children

NNIW95: Taste development, perception and food preference in young children

Catherine Forestell
NNIW95: Transition from Breastfeeding & complementary feeding to "toddler nutrition" in childcare settings (videos)
NNIW95: Transition from Breastfeeding & complementary feeding to "toddler nutrition" in childcare settings

NNIW95: Transition from Breastfeeding & complementary feeding to "toddler nutrition" in childcare settings

Lorrene Ritchie
NNIW95: Obesity in Toddlers and Young Children: Causes and Consequences (videos)
NNIW95: Obesity in Toddlers and Young Children: Causes and Consequences

NNIW95: Obesity in Toddlers and Young Children: Causes and Consequences

Atul Singhal
NNIW95: Growth faltering: Underweight and stunting (videos)
NNIW95: Growth faltering: Underweight and stunting

NNIW95: Growth faltering: Underweight and stunting

Andrew Prentice
NNIW95: Toddlers in Brazil: Challenges and opportunities (videos)
NNIW95: Toddlers in Brazil: Challenges and opportunities

NNIW95: Toddlers in Brazil: Challenges and opportunities

Mauro Fisberg
NNIW95: Global landscape of nutrient inadequacy in toddlers (videos)
NNIW95: Global landscape of nutrient inadequacy in toddlers

NNIW95: Global landscape of nutrient inadequacy in toddlers

Alison Eldridge
NNIW95: Toddler development and autonomy: Baby-led weaning, responsive feeding and baby-led eating (videos)
NNIW95: Toddler development and autonomy: Baby-led weaning, responsive feeding and baby-led eating

NNIW95: Toddler development and autonomy: Baby-led weaning, responsive feeding and baby-led eating

Maureen Black