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
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The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
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Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
Advancing Human Milk Oligosaccharide Research: Learnings From Clinical Trials (videos)
Advancing Human Milk Oligosaccharide Research: Learnings From Clinical Trials

Advancing Human Milk Oligosaccharide Research: Learnings From Clinical Trials

Norbert Sprenger
Importance of Nutrition Before and During the First 1,000 Days (videos)
Importance of Nutrition Before and During the First 1,000 Days

Importance of Nutrition Before and During the First 1,000 Days

Andrew Prentice
Micronutrients and Child Growth and Development (videos)
Micronutrients and Child Growth and Development

Micronutrients and Child Growth and Development

Robert E. Black
Child Growth (publications)
Child Growth

Child Growth

Kim F. Michaelsen
Nestle and British Nutrition Foundation Horizon Scanning Project (publications)
Nestle and British Nutrition Foundation Horizon Scanning Project

Nestle and British Nutrition Foundation Horizon Scanning Project

Nutrition and Growth 2016 (publications)
Nutrition and Growth 2016

Nutrition and Growth 2016

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The Role of DHA In the First 1,000 Days (publications)
The Role of DHA In the First 1,000 Days

The Role of DHA In the First 1,000 Days

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Malnutrition and Stress During Pregnancy Affect Baby’s Muscle Development (news)
Malnutrition and Stress During Pregnancy Affect Baby’s Muscle Development

Malnutrition and Stress During Pregnancy Affect Baby’s Muscle Development