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 Nest 56
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
The Nest 56
The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
The Nest 56
Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
Complementary Feeding Infographic (publications)
Complementary Feeding Infographic

Complementary Feeding Infographic

The Nest 37: Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood: What Is New? (publications)
The Nest 37: Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood: What Is New?

The Nest 37: Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood: What Is New?

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Low Birth Weight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small (publications)
Low Birth Weight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small

Low Birth Weight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small

Nestlé Nutrition Institute
NNIW79 - Nutrition, Gut Microbiota and Immunity: Therapeutic Targets of IBD (publications)
NNIW79 - Nutrition, Gut Microbiota and Immunity: Therapeutic Targets of IBD

NNIW79 - Nutrition, Gut Microbiota and Immunity: Therapeutic Targets of IBD

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW78 - International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond (publications)
NNIW78 - International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond

NNIW78 - International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health (publications)
NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health

NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
NNIW81 - Low-Birthweight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small (publications)
NNIW81 - Low-Birthweight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small

NNIW81 - Low-Birthweight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Immunization in Childhood (publications)
Immunization in Childhood

Immunization in Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians