The Changing Landscape of Pediatric Nutrition: Latest Trends & Future Directions

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Discover more about the future of nutrition science in today’s ever changing world.

From early nutrition and lifelong health, to the role of the food ladder and the gut microbiome in infancy, to the technological advances shaping clinical practice, our global experts will walk us through the various developments in childhood nutrition.

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The Changing Landscape of Pediatric Nutrition: Latest Trends & Future Directions

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Friday, February 24th

Chair:   HANIA SZAJEWSKA
Co-chairs:    ABDELRAHMAN AL-NEMRI   and    JUBARAH ALLALAH

Session 1: Early nutrition and life-long health

08:50-09:15

Infant feeding and later health: Exploring mechanisms to improve preventive approaches

Berthold Koletzko (Germany)

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09:15-09:40

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

Sanja Kolaček (Croatia)

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09:40-10:05

Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex

Aristea Binia (Switzerland)

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10:05-10:30 

Panel Discussion

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Session 2:  Recent developments in food allergy

11:00-11:25

Can food allergy in children be prevented?

Hania Szajewska (Poland)

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11:25-11:50

The role of food ladder and whole food matrix

Gary Wong (Hong Kong)

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11:50-12:15

Panel Discussion

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Session 3: Gut microbiome shaping health from infancy to adulthood 

14:00-14:25

Personalized Nutrition: The role of genetics, microbiome and digitalization

Giles Major (Switzerland)

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14:25-14:50

Diet-microbiome interactions in pediatric gastrointestinal disease

Konstantinos Gerasimidis (UK)

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14:50-15:15

Panel Discussion

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Saturday, February 25th

Chair:   SANJA KOLACEK

Co-chairs:    MUSLIM AL SAADI   and   FAWAZ ABDULLA ALREFAEE

Session 4: New directions in nutrition over the globe

08:40-09:05

New Dietary patterns across the world and its

consequences on growth and development

Wejdan Abdulkarim (KSA)

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09:05-09:30

Children’s diets and their sustainability in a changing world

Jose M. Saavedra (USA)

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09:30-09:55

Human milk oligosaccharides: impact on infant gut microbiome and health

Martin Laursen (Denmark)

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09:55-10:20 

Panel Discussion

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Session 5: Topics for future research

10:45-11:10

Multiomics, Artificial Intelligence, and Prematurity

Josef Neu (USA)

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11:10-11:35

Nutrition and Early Life Immune Health

Philip Calder (UK)

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11:35-12:00 

Panel Discussion

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Session 6: Development in technology; transition in clinical practice

13:30-14:10

The benefits and challenges of digital health

Guilherme Rabello (Brazil)

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14:10-14:25

Tips on Effective Online Engagement (virtual)

Marvin Olaes (Philippines)

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14:25-14:45

Panel Discussion

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14:45-15:00

Closing Remarks

Josephine Yuson Sunga

Global Head, NNI

Nestle KSA

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