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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The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

School age (5–18 years) is a pivotal window for brain and cognitive development, yet nutrition‐related brain and…

Diandra Brkić
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The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
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Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut (news)
What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut

What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut

Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women (news)
Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women

Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women

New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure (news)
New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure

New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure

Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs (news)
Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs

Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs

American toddlers consume too much added sugar (news)
American toddlers consume too much added sugar

American toddlers consume too much added sugar

Study links vitamin A levels to infant growth (news)
Study links vitamin A levels to infant growth

Study links vitamin A levels to infant growth

NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities
NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

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NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

Co-Authored by 4 Experts