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 Nest 56
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
An Introduction to the Basic science and Complexity of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (videos)
An Introduction to the Basic science and Complexity of Human Milk Oligosaccharides

An Introduction to the Basic science and Complexity of Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Lars Bode
Annales 76.3 Allergic or Pseudo-Allergic Gastrointestinal Disorders (publications)
Annales 76.3 Allergic or Pseudo-Allergic Gastrointestinal Disorders

Annales 76.3 Allergic or Pseudo-Allergic Gastrointestinal Disorders

Frank M. Rümmele
The Nest 44: Pro-, Pre-, and Synbiotics: Myths and Facts (publications)
The Nest 44: Pro-, Pre-, and Synbiotics: Myths and Facts

The Nest 44: Pro-, Pre-, and Synbiotics: Myths and Facts

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth (news)
A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth

A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth

Nutritional habit change urged in pregnant women as omega-3 intakes ‘very low’  (news)
Nutritional habit change urged in pregnant women as omega-3 intakes ‘very low’

Nutritional habit change urged in pregnant women as omega-3 intakes ‘very low’

New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women
New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women

New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease
High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome
Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome

Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome