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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Fenton growth chart for boys
Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Preterm infants need optimized nutritional support post-discharge to promote healthy catch-up growth and support brain development. Their growth status at birth helps guide monitoring and feeding decisions, with weight, length, and head circumference tracked using clinical tools like the Fenton and WHO growth charts. Many infants, especially those with growth faltering, may benefit from fortified human milk, nutrient-dense feeds or preterm/post-discharge formulas to meet higher calorie and protein needs. Studies show that enriched and two-stage formulas with HMOs can safely support

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
Insights from TOMI Study: A Case Study in Toddler Nutrition
Insights from TOMI Study: A Case Study in Toddler Nutrition

Insights from TOMI Study: A Case Study in Toddler Nutrition

Natàlia Ferré Pallàs
Young Child Formula: The Latest Recommendations & Practical Applications
Young Child Formula: The Latest Recommendations & Practical Applications

Young Child Formula: The Latest Recommendations & Practical Applications

Patrick Tounian
Feeding the Future: How Nutrition Shapes Brain Development and Learning in Early Childhood and Beyond
Feeding the Future: How Nutrition Shapes Brain Development and Learning in Early Childhood and Beyond

Feeding the Future: How Nutrition Shapes Brain Development and Learning in Early Childhood and Beyond

Sean Deoni
Learning to Eat: Exploring Food Texture, Taste, and Eating Behavior
Learning to Eat: Exploring Food Texture, Taste, and Eating Behavior

Learning to Eat: Exploring Food Texture, Taste, and Eating Behavior

Ciarán Forde
Addressing the Gap: From the Cradle to the Playground - Optimising Intake in Infants, Toddlers and Preschool Children
Addressing the Gap: From the Cradle to the Playground - Optimising Intake in Infants, Toddlers and Preschool Children

Addressing the Gap: From the Cradle to the Playground - Optimising Intake in Infants, Toddlers and Preschool Children

Julie Lanigan
Complementary Feeding: What Makes It Important
Complementary Feeding: What Makes It Important

Complementary Feeding: What Makes It Important

Raanan Shamir
Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research (publications)
Feeding Practices in the Introduction of Complementary Feeding and Implications for Future Healthy Eating

Feeding Practices in the Introduction of Complementary Feeding and Implications for Future Healthy Eating

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