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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The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

School age (5–18 years) is a pivotal window for brain and cognitive development, yet nutrition‐related brain and…

Diandra Brkić
The Nest 56
The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
The Nest 56
Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children (news)
Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children

Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children

Early lipids boost brain growth for vulnerable micro-preemies
Early lipids boost brain growth for vulnerable micro-preemies

Early lipids boost brain growth for vulnerable micro-preemies

Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens (news)
Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens

Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens

Maternal Diet During Pregnancy May Modulate the Risk of ADHD Symptoms in Children (news)
Maternal Diet During Pregnancy May Modulate the Risk of ADHD Symptoms in Children

Maternal Diet During Pregnancy May Modulate the Risk of ADHD Symptoms in Children

Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood (videos)
Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood

Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood

Steven Abrams
Nutritional Deficiencies: Links with Cognitive and Social Development Among Infants and Toddlers (videos)
Nutritional Deficiencies: Links with Cognitive and Social Development Among Infants and Toddlers

Nutritional Deficiencies: Links with Cognitive and Social Development Among Infants and Toddlers

Maureen Black
Nutritional Landscape and Dietary Patterns in Infants and Toddlers: Challenges and Opportunities (videos)
Nutritional Landscape and Dietary Patterns in Infants and Toddlers: Challenges and Opportunities

Nutritional Landscape and Dietary Patterns in Infants and Toddlers: Challenges and Opportunities

Anne M. Dattilo
Evidence-based Medicine and HMOs: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? Hania Szajewska  (videos)
Evidence-based Medicine and HMOs: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? Hania Szajewska

Evidence-based Medicine and HMOs: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? Hania Szajewska

Hania Szajewska