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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Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?
Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

In an interview with NNI at ESPGHAN 2025, Carole Bru of the Product Technology and Development Centre in Switzerland…

Carole Bru
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Impact of Breastmilk on the Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome: Implications for Health and Development in the First 1,000 Days (videos)
Impact of Breastmilk on the Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome: Implications for Health and Development in the First 1,000 Days

Impact of Breastmilk on the Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome: Implications for Health and Development in the First 1,000 Days

David Mills
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Protein Requirements for the Critically Ill Patient With Renal/Liver Failure: Evidence Update

Protein Requirements for the Critically Ill Patient With Renal/Liver Failure: Evidence Update

Jayshil Patel
Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan Food and Nutrition Bulletin (news)
Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Fat and carbohydrate recommendations - Have they changed? (videos)
Fat and carbohydrate recommendations - Have they changed?

Fat and carbohydrate recommendations - Have they changed?

Barbara Schneeman
Nutrition advocacy in action: the politics of sugar vs. fat (videos)
Nutrition advocacy in action: the politics of sugar vs. fat

Nutrition advocacy in action: the politics of sugar vs. fat

Marion Nestle
Promoting equitable health and wellbeing around the globe (videos)
Promoting equitable health and wellbeing around the globe

Promoting equitable health and wellbeing around the globe

Nancy Brown
Gut hormones and nutrition (videos)
Gut hormones and nutrition

Gut hormones and nutrition

Stephen Bloom
Nutrition, metabolic health, cancer and NCDs (videos)
Nutrition, metabolic health, cancer and NCDs

Nutrition, metabolic health, cancer and NCDs

Elio Riboli