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
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Counterbalancing the Uncertainties of Medical Nutrition Education (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Counterbalancing the Uncertainties of Medical Nutrition Education

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Counterbalancing the Uncertainties of Medical Nutrition Education

Martin Kohlmeier
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutritional education for healthcare professsionals (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutritional education for healthcare professsionals

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutritional education for healthcare professsionals

Helen Delichatsios
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Philippines: Government Policies on Nutrition Education (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Philippines: Government Policies on Nutrition Education

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Philippines: Government Policies on Nutrition Education

Mario V. Capanzana
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Community Efforts to Educate to Improve Nutritional Health (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Community Efforts to Educate to Improve Nutritional Health

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Community Efforts to Educate to Improve Nutritional Health

Patricia Crawford
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training in UK Schools (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training in UK Schools

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training in UK Schools

Roy Ballam
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Supporting Healthy Eating: Synergistic Effects of Nutrition Education (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Supporting Healthy Eating: Synergistic Effects of Nutrition Education

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Supporting Healthy Eating: Synergistic Effects of Nutrition Education

Mary T. Story
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings

Dianne Ward
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education in childcare, schools and communities settings (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education in childcare, schools and communities settings

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education in childcare, schools and communities settings

Mary T. Story