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
Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior (videos)
Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior

Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior

Kimberley Mallan
What Children Eat (videos)
What Children Eat

What Children Eat

Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake (videos)
Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake

Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake

Ciarán Forde
FITS/KNHS Overview (videos)
FITS/KNHS Overview

FITS/KNHS Overview

Alison Eldridge
China Case Study (videos)
China Case Study

China Case Study

Dantong Wang
Mexico Case Study (videos)
Mexico Case Study

Mexico Case Study

Salvador Villalpando-Carrión
USA Case Study (videos)
USA Case Study

USA Case Study

Regan Bailey
Philippines Case Study (videos)
Philippines Case Study

Philippines Case Study

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa