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
Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children (videos)

Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns (videos)

Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood (videos)

The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition (videos)

Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms (videos)

Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure (videos)

Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure

Parents' Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating (videos)

Parents' Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating

Mammals, Milk and Microbes – The Role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome (videos)

Mammals, Milk and Microbes – The Role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome

David Mills