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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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
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

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
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

The age of insight and learning (videos)
The age of insight and learning

The age of insight and learning

Young Sohn
Supplement of workshop series: Nutrition and Stroke (publications)
Supplement of workshop series: Nutrition and Stroke

Supplement of workshop series: Nutrition and Stroke

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Microbiota in Functional GI Disorders in Infancy (videos)
Microbiota in Functional GI Disorders in Infancy

Microbiota in Functional GI Disorders in Infancy

Philip M. Sherman
Microbiota and NEC (videos)
Microbiota and NEC

Microbiota and NEC

Sanjay Patole