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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Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?
Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

In an interview with NNI at ESPGHAN 2025, Carole Bru of the Product Technology and Development Centre in Switzerland…

Carole Bru
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Environmental and physiological barriers to child growth and development (videos)
Environmental and physiological barriers to child growth and development

Environmental and physiological barriers to child growth and development

Andrew Prentice
The Role of Optimized Plant Protein in the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition (videos)
The Role of Optimized Plant Protein in the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition

The Role of Optimized Plant Protein in the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition

Mark Manary
Vegan diet in young children (videos)
Vegan diet in young children

Vegan diet in young children

Pascal Müller
Lifecourse evolution of vit B12 deficiency in Indians, lessons for other populations (videos)
Lifecourse evolution of vit B12 deficiency in Indians, lessons for other populations

Lifecourse evolution of vit B12 deficiency in Indians, lessons for other populations

Chittaranjan S. Yajnik Yajnik
Role of milk and dairy products in growth of the child (videos)
Role of milk and dairy products in growth of the child

Role of milk and dairy products in growth of the child

Kim F. Michaelsen
Human Milk as the First Source of Nutrients (videos)
Human Milk as the First Source of Nutrients

Human Milk as the First Source of Nutrients

Lindsay H. Allen
Balancing safety and potential for impact in micronutrient interventions (videos)
Balancing safety and potential for impact in micronutrient interventions

Balancing safety and potential for impact in micronutrient interventions

Sant-Rayn Pasricha
Improving children’s diet: approach and progress (videos)
Improving children’s diet: approach and progress

Improving children’s diet: approach and progress

Usha Ramakrishnan