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
Nutritional habit change urged in pregnant women as omega-3 intakes ‘very low’ (news)

Nutritional habit change urged in pregnant women as omega-3 intakes ‘very low’

New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women

New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome

Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2018

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2018

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth

A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth

The Economic Impact of Lower Protein Infant Formula for the Children of Overweight and Obese Mothers

The Economic Impact of Lower Protein Infant Formula for the Children of Overweight and Obese Mothers

Low-Protein Formula Slows Weight Gain in Infants of Overweight Mothers

Low-Protein Formula Slows Weight Gain in Infants of Overweight Mothers

Co-Authored by 6 Experts