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
Epigenetics in the GI Tract during Health and Inflammation (videos)
Epigenetics in the GI Tract during Health and Inflammation

Epigenetics in the GI Tract during Health and Inflammation

Matthias Zilbauer
NNIW35 - Diabetes (publications)
NNIW35 - Diabetes

NNIW35 - Diabetes

Richard M. Cowett
NNIW02 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (publications)
NNIW02 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

NNIW02 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Diabetes during pregnancy could pose harm to baby (news)
Diabetes during pregnancy could pose harm to baby

Diabetes during pregnancy could pose harm to baby

Gut bacteria linked to development of Alzheimer’s disease: Mouse data (news)
Gut bacteria linked to development of Alzheimer’s disease: Mouse data

Gut bacteria linked to development of Alzheimer’s disease: Mouse data

Dementia risk reduced by eating 'five-a-day' (news)
Dementia risk reduced by eating 'five-a-day'

Dementia risk reduced by eating 'five-a-day'

Is your child a fussy eater? The reason could be in their genes (news)
Is your child a fussy eater? The reason could be in their genes

Is your child a fussy eater? The reason could be in their genes

Effect of formula with Lactobacillus on Cesarean-born Infants (news)
Effect of formula with Lactobacillus on Cesarean-born Infants

Effect of formula with Lactobacillus on Cesarean-born Infants