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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Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß of the Comprehensive Childhood Research Center at the Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital in Germany shares…

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

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Is Growth in Early Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Programming Long-Term Health?

Is Growth in Early Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Programming Long-Term Health?

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025
Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

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Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective

Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective

Andrew Prentice
Regulation of Healthy Growth in Young Humans
The regulation of heathy growth in young humans

The regulation of heathy growth in young humans

Linda Adair
Critical and sensitive periods in child development
Critical and sensitive periods in child development

Critical and sensitive periods in child development

Ahmad Suryawan
Nourishing healthy brain growth and development in young children
Nourishing healthy brain growth and development in young children

Nourishing healthy brain growth and development in young children

Sarah Cusick
Global and secular trends in patterns of child growth
Global and secular trends in patterns of child growth

Global and secular trends in patterns of child growth

Aryeh Stein
Examining the role of environmental exposures on child growth and development
Examining the role of environmental exposures on child growth and development

Examining the role of environmental exposures on child growth and development

Usha Ramakrishnan
Impact of gut microbiome on child musculoskeletal health and development
Impact of gut microbiome on child musculoskeletal health and development

Impact of gut microbiome on child musculoskeletal health and development

Nicolas Bonnet