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

Does a mother's pre-pregnancy weight determine her child's metabolism? (news)
Does a mother's pre-pregnancy weight determine her child's metabolism?

Does a mother's pre-pregnancy weight determine her child's metabolism?

Improving diet quality over time linked with reduced risk of premature death (news)
Improving diet quality over time linked with reduced risk of premature death

Improving diet quality over time linked with reduced risk of premature death

The double burden of childhood malnutrition (news)
The double burden of childhood malnutrition

The double burden of childhood malnutrition

Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children (news)
Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children

Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children

Research on active substances in breast milk can begin (news)
Research on active substances in breast milk can begin

Research on active substances in breast milk can begin

Late teen years are key period for bone growth (news)
Late teen years are key period for bone growth

Late teen years are key period for bone growth

Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition (videos)
Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition

Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition

Maureen Black
Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development (videos)
Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development

Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development