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
Early-life contributors to child well-being (infographics)
Early-life contributors to child well-being

Early-life contributors to child well-being

Annales 77.1 - Early-Life Contributors to Child Well-Being (publications)
Annales 77.1 - Early-Life Contributors to Child Well-Being

Annales 77.1 - Early-Life Contributors to Child Well-Being

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Too many babies are born too small (news)
Too many babies are born too small

Too many babies are born too small

Study finds micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis (news)
Study finds micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis

Study finds micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis

Pre-pregnancy micronutrient supplementation may be crucial to maternal health while expecting: RCT (news)
Pre-pregnancy micronutrient supplementation may be crucial to maternal health while expecting: RCT

Pre-pregnancy micronutrient supplementation may be crucial to maternal health while expecting: RCT

Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids (news)
Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

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High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity
High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity

High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity

High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds (news)
High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds

High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds