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
eslam elbaroudy at nniw100
Strategies to develop balanced dietary habits, Eslam ElBaroudy

Strategies to develop balanced dietary habits, Eslam ElBaroudy

Eslam El-Baroudy
elizabeth jacob at nniw100
Hidden hunger in "healthy diets", Elizabeth George Jacob

Hidden hunger in "healthy diets", Elizabeth George Jacob

Elizabeth George Jacob
andrew prentice at nniw100
Two sides of the same coin: strategies to address over- and undernutrition, Andrew Prentice

Two sides of the same coin: strategies to address over- and undernutrition, Andrew Prentice

Andrew Prentice
Jose Saavedra at NNIW100
Sustainable diets: The intersection of human and planetary health, Jose Saavedra

Sustainable diets: The intersection of human and planetary health, Jose Saavedra

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
paula hallam at nniw100
Nutrition Challenges and opportunities when shifting to plant-based diets, Paula Hallam

Nutrition Challenges and opportunities when shifting to plant-based diets, Paula Hallam

Paula Hallam
Early Nutrition for Optimum Growth
Early Nutrition for Optimum Growth

Early Nutrition for Optimum Growth

Berthold Koletzko
NNI Workshop 100: Shaping the Future with Nutrition
100th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop - Shaping the Future with Nutrition

100th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop - Shaping the Future with Nutrition

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NNI Satellite Symposium Enteral Nutrition Proceedings ESPGHAN 2023

NNI Satellite Symposium Enteral Nutrition Proceedings ESPGHAN 2023

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