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

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 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

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 Andrea Maier Noth: Early Flavor Exposure

Andrea Maier-Nöth
Interview with Sophie Nicklaus: Early development of taste preference (videos)
Interview with Sophie Nicklaus: Early development of taste preference

Interview with Sophie Nicklaus: Early development of taste preference

Sophie Nicklaus
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 Kimberley Mallan: Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior

Kimberley Mallan
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 Lisa Fries: Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating

Lisa R. Fries
Interview with Ciaran Forde: Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake (videos)
Interview with Ciaran Forde: Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake

Interview with Ciaran Forde: Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake

Ciarán Forde