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 with Tahmeed Ahmed: Results with CF Using Local Food Ingredients
Interview with Tahmeed Ahmed: Results with CF Using Local Food Ingredients

Interview with Tahmeed Ahmed: Results with CF Using Local Food Ingredients

Tahmeed Ahmed
Interview with Sharon Donovan: Proteins in Human Milk: Composition and Biological Effects (videos)
Interview with Sharon Donovan: Proteins in Human Milk: Composition and Biological Effects

Interview with Sharon Donovan: Proteins in Human Milk: Composition and Biological Effects

Sharon M. Donovan
Interview with Ardythe Morrow: Fatty Acids and Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk (videos)
Interview with Ardythe Morrow: Fatty Acids and Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk

Interview with Ardythe Morrow: Fatty Acids and Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk

Ardythe Morrow
Current Rome IV criteria for functional gastrointestinal diseases (publications)
Current Rome IV criteria for functional gastrointestinal diseases

Current Rome IV criteria for functional gastrointestinal diseases

Interview with Marta Fiorotto: Muscle Growth (videos)
Interview with Marta Fiorotto: Muscle Growth

Interview with Marta Fiorotto: Muscle Growth

Marta L. Fiorotto
Interview with Robert Black: Causes of Stunting and Preventive Dietary Interventions in Pregnancy and Early Childhood (videos)
Interview with Robert Black: Causes of Stunting and Preventive Dietary Interventions in Pregnancy and Early Childhood

Interview with Robert Black: Causes of Stunting and Preventive Dietary Interventions in Pregnancy and Early Childhood

Interview with Ernst B Hunziker: Bone Growth - Growth in Height Occurs at the Growth Plate (videos)
Interview with Ernst B Hunziker: Bone Growth - Growth in Height Occurs at the Growth Plate

Interview with Ernst B Hunziker: Bone Growth - Growth in Height Occurs at the Growth Plate

Interview with John Colombo: Standardized Measures of Cognition vs Laboratory Tasks (videos)
Interview with John Colombo: Standardized Measures of Cognition vs Laboratory Tasks

Interview with John Colombo: Standardized Measures of Cognition vs Laboratory Tasks

John Colombo