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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Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?
Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

In an interview with NNI at ESPGHAN 2025, Carole Bru of the Product Technology and Development Centre in Switzerland…

Carole Bru
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

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

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

Lisa R. Fries
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

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

David Mills
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa (videos)
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

Andrew Prentice
Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus  (news)
Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus

Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus

Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children  (news)
Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children

Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children

Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years  (news)
Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years

Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years

NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut (publications)
NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut

NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut

The Nest 38: Protein in Infant Feeding - The Process of Understanding (publications)
The Nest 38: Protein in Infant Feeding - The Process of Understanding

The Nest 38: Protein in Infant Feeding - The Process of Understanding

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