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
NUTRITION & GROWTH
7th International Conference on Nutrition & Growth

7th International Conference on Nutrition & Growth

Gut Microbiota, Host Gene Expression and Cell Traffic via Milk (videos)
Gut Microbiota, Host Gene Expression and Cell Traffic via Milk

Gut Microbiota, Host Gene Expression and Cell Traffic via Milk

Josef Neu
Human Milk Virome (videos)
Human Milk Virome

Human Milk Virome

Pia S. Pannaraj
Milk Oligosaccharides - Structure and Function (videos)
Milk Oligosaccharides - Structure and Function

Milk Oligosaccharides - Structure and Function

Lars Bode
Effects of Milk Antibodies and other Proteins on the Commensal Flora (videos)
Effects of Milk Antibodies and other Proteins on the Commensal Flora

Effects of Milk Antibodies and other Proteins on the Commensal Flora

Vanessa Dunne-Castagna
Effects of Milk Osteopontin on Intestine, Neuro Development and Immunity (videos)
Effects of Milk Osteopontin on Intestine, Neuro Development and Immunity

Effects of Milk Osteopontin on Intestine, Neuro Development and Immunity

Bo Lönnerdal
Clinical Trials of Lactoferrin in the Newborn: Effects on Infection and the Gut Microbiome (videos)
Clinical Trials of Lactoferrin in the Newborn: Effects on Infection and the Gut Microbiome

Clinical Trials of Lactoferrin in the Newborn: Effects on Infection and the Gut Microbiome

Nicholas Embleton
Influence of Breastfeeding on Immune Trajectory and Long-Term Health (videos)
Influence of Breastfeeding on Immune Trajectory and Long-Term Health

Influence of Breastfeeding on Immune Trajectory and Long-Term Health

Valerie Verhasselt