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
Term Infants: How Much Protein is too Much? (videos)

Term Infants: How Much Protein is too Much?

Ferdinand Haschke
Preterm Infants: How Safe are High Protein Intakes? (videos)

Preterm Infants: How Safe are High Protein Intakes?

Hans van Goudoever
Appropriate age range for introduction of complementary feeding into an infant’s diet – EFSA Scientific Opinion (news)

Appropriate age range for introduction of complementary feeding into an infant’s diet – EFSA Scientific Opinion

The Nest 45: Nutrition in Toddlerhood: Challenges and Opportunities (publications)

The Nest 45: Nutrition in Toddlerhood: Challenges and Opportunities

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
NNI News - Update: Nutrition Issues

NNI News - Update: Nutrition Issues

Effects of Higher Protein Formula with Improved Fat Blend on Growth and Feeding Tolerance in Preterm Infants

Effects of Higher Protein Formula with Improved Fat Blend on Growth and Feeding Tolerance in Preterm Infants

Effect of Nutrition on Toddlers’ overall Health and Growth

Effect of Nutrition on Toddlers’ overall Health and Growth

Nutrition for Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants

Nutrition for Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants