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
Philippines Case Study (videos)
Philippines Case Study

Philippines Case Study

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa
Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children (videos)
Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Norimah A. Karim
Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns (videos)
Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

Michael Gibney
The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood (videos)
The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

Leonidas Karagounis
Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition (videos)
Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Theresa Nicklas
Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms (videos)
Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Sandra Sünram-Lea
Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure (videos)
Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure

Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure

Andrea Maier-Nöth
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