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
Interview from Salvador Villalpando: Mexico Case Study (videos)
Interview from Salvador Villalpando: Mexico Case Study

Interview from Salvador Villalpando: Mexico Case Study

Salvador Villalpando-Carrión
Interview with Regan Bailey: USA Case Study (videos)
Interview with Regan Bailey: USA Case Study

Interview with Regan Bailey: USA Case Study

Regan Bailey
Interview with Imelda Agdeppa: Philippines Case Study (videos)
Interview with Imelda Agdeppa: Philippines Case Study

Interview with Imelda Agdeppa: Philippines Case Study

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa
Interview with Michael Gibney: Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines (videos)
Interview with Michael Gibney: Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines

Interview with Michael Gibney: Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines

Michael Gibney
Interview with Leonidas Karagounis: Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood (videos)
Interview with Leonidas Karagounis: Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

Interview with Leonidas Karagounis: Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

Leonidas Karagounis
Interview with Theresa Nicklas: Breakfast Skipping and Weight (videos)
Interview with Theresa Nicklas: Breakfast Skipping and Weight

Interview with Theresa Nicklas: Breakfast Skipping and Weight

Theresa Nicklas
Interview with Sandra Sunram Lea - Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children (videos)
Interview with Sandra Sunram Lea - Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children

Interview with Sandra Sunram Lea - Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children

Sandra Sünram-Lea
Early development of taste preference and consequences of early taste exposure on later development (videos)
Early development of taste preference and consequences of early taste exposure on later development

Early development of taste preference and consequences of early taste exposure on later development

Sophie Nicklaus