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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N&G 2025 Booklet
N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

In the NNI and WNSC symposium at the 12th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth, global experts discussed how nutrition during the critical toddler years builds a strong foundation for future health. The talks mainly tackled complementary feeding (CF) and the emphasis on the right timing to maximize health outcomes such as prevention of allergy and obesity, as well as the complex process of learning to eat, emphasizing the importance of food taste and texture acceptance in shaping future eating behaviors, and the impact of specific nutrients on brain maturation and myelination

Ciaran Forde VOD
Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Ciarán Forde >5 minutes
Jonas Hauser VOD
Toddler nutrition and brain development

Toddler nutrition and brain development

Jonas Hauser >5 minutes
Bernadette Benitez at NNIW100
Better early: Critical windows in brain and cognitive development, Bernadette Benitez

Better early: Critical windows in brain and cognitive development, Bernadette Benitez

Bernadette Benitez
marlou lasschujt at nniw100
Taste the difference, Marlou Lasschuijt

Taste the difference, Marlou Lasschuijt

Marlou Lasschuijt
eslam elbaroudy at nniw100
Strategies to develop balanced dietary habits, Eslam ElBaroudy

Strategies to develop balanced dietary habits, Eslam ElBaroudy

Eslam El-Baroudy
elizabeth jacob at nniw100
Hidden hunger in "healthy diets", Elizabeth George Jacob

Hidden hunger in "healthy diets", Elizabeth George Jacob

Elizabeth George Jacob
andrew prentice at nniw100
Two sides of the same coin: strategies to address over- and undernutrition, Andrew Prentice

Two sides of the same coin: strategies to address over- and undernutrition, Andrew Prentice

Andrew Prentice
Jose Saavedra at NNIW100
Sustainable diets: The intersection of human and planetary health, Jose Saavedra

Sustainable diets: The intersection of human and planetary health, Jose Saavedra

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
paula hallam at nniw100
Nutrition Challenges and opportunities when shifting to plant-based diets, Paula Hallam

Nutrition Challenges and opportunities when shifting to plant-based diets, Paula Hallam

Paula Hallam
Early Nutrition for Optimum Growth
Early Nutrition for Optimum Growth

Early Nutrition for Optimum Growth

Berthold Koletzko