Nutrition, Health and Wellness

With vast clinical problems persisting in the world today, the role of nutrition for overall health, and prevention and treatment of diseases may sometimes be overlooked.

In this section you will find extensive research on the therapeutic role of diet, including resources for dietary guidelines and nutrition screening & assessment. We also cover requirements and recommendations for food safety, healthy eating, nutrients and hydration.

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Complementary Feeding: Building the Foundation for Lifelong Health

Complementary Feeding: Building the Foundation for Lifelong Health

Complementary Feeding (CF) marks a critical transition in infancy when breast milk alone no longer meets a baby’s growing nutritional needs. This stage not only bridges important nutrient gaps but also plays a central role in shaping eating behaviors, food preferences, and immune development. The article provides an evidence-based overview of CF—covering optimal timing and readiness cues, progression of textures and flavors, and the role of diverse, nutrient-dense and allergen-containing foods. It also includes an overview of the latest 2025 EAACI updates on the role of CF in allergy

FIGO 2025
XXV World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics

XXV World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research (publications)
Biological and Experiential Factors That Impact the Acceptance of Complementary Foods

Biological and Experiential Factors That Impact the Acceptance of Complementary Foods

Mothers' nutrition pivotal for healthy child growth (news)
Mothers' nutrition pivotal for healthy child growth

Mothers' nutrition pivotal for healthy child growth

Study finds new link between short sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (news)
Study finds new link between short sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus

Study finds new link between short sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus

The Nest 41: Gestational Diabetes: a Window of Opportunity to Modify Long-Term Health Risks (publications)
The Nest 41: Gestational Diabetes: a Window of Opportunity to Modify Long-Term Health Risks

The Nest 41: Gestational Diabetes: a Window of Opportunity to Modify Long-Term Health Risks

Co-Authored by 7 Experts
The Nest 2: Maternal Education / Child Nutrition / Public Health (publications)
The Nest 2: Maternal Education / Child Nutrition / Public Health

The Nest 2: Maternal Education / Child Nutrition / Public Health

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
78th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond (events)
78th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond

78th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond

Health Economic Evaluation of Market Driven Fortification Programs: The Philippines Example (publications)
Health Economic Evaluation of Market Driven Fortification Programs: The Philippines Example

Health Economic Evaluation of Market Driven Fortification Programs: The Philippines Example

Simon Wieser
Efficient Nutritional Programs at National Level (publications)
Efficient Nutritional Programs at National Level

Efficient Nutritional Programs at National Level

Patrick Detzel
Effective Nutritional Strategies to Target Micronutrient Deficiencies in the most Vulnerable Populations (publications)
Effective Nutritional Strategies to Target Micronutrient Deficiencies in the most Vulnerable Populations

Effective Nutritional Strategies to Target Micronutrient Deficiencies in the most Vulnerable Populations

Andrew Prentice