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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N&G 2025 Booklet
N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

In the NNI and WNSC symposium at the 12th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth, global experts discussed how nutrition during the critical toddler years builds a strong foundation for future health. The talks mainly tackled complementary feeding (CF) and the emphasis on the right timing to maximize health outcomes such as prevention of allergy and obesity, as well as the complex process of learning to eat, emphasizing the importance of food taste and texture acceptance in shaping future eating behaviors, and the impact of specific nutrients on brain maturation and myelination

Ciaran Forde VOD
Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Ciarán Forde >5 minutes
Jonas Hauser VOD
Toddler nutrition and brain development

Toddler nutrition and brain development

Jonas Hauser >5 minutes
COVID-19 pandemic and nutrition status in children: A bidirectional negative relation
COVID-19 pandemic and nutrition status in children: A bidirectional negative relation

COVID-19 pandemic and nutrition status in children: A bidirectional negative relation

Sanja Kolaček
Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex
Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex

Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex

Aristea Binia
New Dietary Patterns Across The World And Its Consequences On Growth And Development
New Dietary Patterns Across The World And Its Consequences On Growth And Development

New Dietary Patterns Across The World And Its Consequences On Growth And Development

Wejdan Abdulkarim
Children’s Diets And Their Sustainability In A Changing World
Children’s Diets And Their Sustainability In A Changing World

Children’s Diets And Their Sustainability In A Changing World

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
Nutrition And Early Life Immune Health
Nutrition And Early Life Immune Health

Nutrition And Early Life Immune Health

Caroline Childs
Nutrition for bone growth in toddlers
Nutrition for bone growth in toddlers

Nutrition for bone growth in toddlers

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Global Trends in Nutrition and Health Through The Life Course
NNIW98 - Global Trends in Nutrition and Health Through The Life Course

NNIW98 - Global Trends in Nutrition and Health Through The Life Course

Muscle Growth in Children
Muscle bone

Muscle bone

Co-Authored by 2 Experts