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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Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?
Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

In an interview with NNI at ESPGHAN 2025, Carole Bru of the Product Technology and Development Centre in Switzerland…

Carole Bru
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Metabolic Programming: Effects of Early Nutrition on Growth, Metabolism and Body Composition (videos)
Metabolic Programming: Effects of Early Nutrition on Growth, Metabolism and Body Composition

Metabolic Programming: Effects of Early Nutrition on Growth, Metabolism and Body Composition

Ferdinand Haschke
Establishing Healthy eating behaviors:Learnings from the Cookid Study
Establishing Healthy eating behaviors:Learnings from the Cookid Study

Establishing Healthy eating behaviors:Learnings from the Cookid Study

Klazine van der Horst
N-of-1 Clinical Studies, the Microbiome and Individualized Nutrition (videos)
N-of-1 Clinical Studies, the Microbiome and Individualized Nutrition

N-of-1 Clinical Studies, the Microbiome and Individualized Nutrition

Nicholas J. Schork
Current State of the Art in Medical Foods (videos)
Current State of the Art in Medical Foods

Current State of the Art in Medical Foods

Stephanie Blum
Interventions to Improve Food Intake
Interventions to Improve Food Intake

Interventions to Improve Food Intake

Heather Keller
Relationship of Diet to Gut Microbiota Diversity, Stability and Health in Older People
Relationship of Diet to Gut Microbiota Diversity, Stability and Health in Older People

Relationship of Diet to Gut Microbiota Diversity, Stability and Health in Older People

Paul O'Toole
Global, Regional and Country Trends in Underweight and Stunting as Indicators of Nutrition and Health of Populations
Global, Regional and Country Trends in Underweight and Stunting as Indicators of Nutrition and Health of Populations

Global, Regional and Country Trends in Underweight and Stunting as Indicators of Nutrition and Health of Populations

Lynette M. Neufeld
Behaviour Impact, Result of the FITS and MING Study in USA & China (videos)
Behaviour Impact, Result of the FITS and MING Study in USA & China

Behaviour Impact, Result of the FITS and MING Study in USA & China

Kathleen C. Reidy