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
Growth and Development in Early Life: Follow your Gut (publications)
Growth and Development in Early Life: Follow your Gut

Growth and Development in Early Life: Follow your Gut

New research finds infant cereal consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake (news)
New research finds infant cereal consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake

New research finds infant cereal consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake

How Nutrition is Associated with Toddlers’ Development
How Nutrition is Associated with Toddlers’ Development?

How Nutrition is Associated with Toddlers’ Development?

Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction (videos)
Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children (videos)
Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children

Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children

Lynette M. Neufeld
How is Nutrition Associated with the Toddler Development? (infographics)
How is Nutrition Associated with the Toddler Development?

How is Nutrition Associated with the Toddler Development?

Effect of Nutrition on the Overall Health and Growth of Toddlers (infographics)
Effect of Nutrition on the Overall Health and Growth of Toddlers

Effect of Nutrition on the Overall Health and Growth of Toddlers

The contribution of at-home and away-from-home food to dietary intake among 2-13y Mexican children. (publications)
The contribution of at-home and away-from-home food to dietary intake among 2-13y Mexican children.

The contribution of at-home and away-from-home food to dietary intake among 2-13y Mexican children.

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