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

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

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’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

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

Video Teaser: HMOs story so far

Yvan Vandenplas
Does maternal Weight affect Levels of Human Milk Oligosaccharide?

Does maternal Weight affect Levels of Human Milk Oligosaccharide?

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Regulatory Aspects (videos)
Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Regulatory Aspects

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Regulatory Aspects

Seppo Salminen
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?

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

Philippe Alliet