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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Feeding children with gastrointestinal impairment

Feeding children with GI impairment ESPGHAN 2024

Children with gastrointestinal impairments, including those with neurological diseases, congenital heart disease, short bowel syndrome, neuromuscular disorders, and cancer, often face significant nutritional challenges. Addressing these challenges requires careful consideration of nutritional strategies and enteral formula selection to ensure optimal health outcomes for these vulnerable patient populations. In this NNI Symposium at ESPGHAN 2024, experts Prof. Claudio Romano, Prof. Antonella Diamant, and Dr. Graeme O’Connor, detail these conditions, risks for malnutrition, and the various

Flavia Indrio NNIW101

Gut bone axis: Clinical implications

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Siddarth Ventakesh

Microbiome-targeted dietary regiments to combat pediatric malnutrition

Sid Venkatesh
Parental diet before conception affects child's health (news)

Parental diet before conception affects child's health

Lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food is widespread (news)

Lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food is widespread

Lack of sleep leads to obesity in children and adolescents (news)

Lack of sleep leads to obesity in children and adolescents

Interview with Andrea Maier Noth: Early Flavor Exposure (videos)

Interview with Andrea Maier Noth: Early Flavor Exposure

Interview with Sophie Nicklaus: Early development of taste preference (videos)

Interview with Sophie Nicklaus: Early development of taste preference

Interview with Kimberley Mallan: Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior (videos)

Interview with Kimberley Mallan: Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior

Interview with Lisa Fries: Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating (videos)

Interview with Lisa Fries: Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating

Interview with Ciaran Forde: Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake (videos)

Interview with Ciaran Forde: Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake