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
Total Usual Nutrient Intakes of US Children (Under 48 Months): Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016
Total Usual Nutrient Intakes of US Children (Under 48 Months): Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016

Total Usual Nutrient Intakes of US Children (Under 48 Months): Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016

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Longer pregnancies & bigger babies: RCT supports omega-3s birth weight benefits for babies (news)
Longer pregnancies & bigger babies: RCT supports omega-3s birth weight benefits for babies

Longer pregnancies & bigger babies: RCT supports omega-3s birth weight benefits for babies

How does diet during pregnancy impact allergies in offspring? (news)
How does diet during pregnancy impact allergies in offspring?

How does diet during pregnancy impact allergies in offspring?

Feed the need: Toddlers’ nutrition often low on vitamins, minerals, but high on sugar and salt (news)
Feed the need: Toddlers’ nutrition often low on vitamins, minerals, but high on sugar and salt

Feed the need: Toddlers’ nutrition often low on vitamins, minerals, but high on sugar and salt

Early Nutrition Influence – Preventive and Therapeutic Aspects (publications)
Early Nutrition Influence – Preventive and Therapeutic Aspects

Early Nutrition Influence – Preventive and Therapeutic Aspects

Mike Poßner
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Integrating Nutrition Education into Clinical Practice (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Integrating Nutrition Education into Clinical Practice

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Integrating Nutrition Education into Clinical Practice

Helen Delichatsios
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Culinary Medicine Basics and Applications in Medical Education in the USA (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Culinary Medicine Basics and Applications in Medical Education in the USA

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Culinary Medicine Basics and Applications in Medical Education in the USA

Michelle Hauser
NNIW92 Expert Interview - The NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - The NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health

NNIW92 Expert Interview - The NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health

Sumantra Ray