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

Associations Between Maternal Obesity and Risk of Offspring Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease
Associations Between Maternal Obesity and Risk of Offspring Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease

Associations Between Maternal Obesity and Risk of Offspring Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease

Lucilla Poston
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Metabolic Syndrome (epidemiology, definitions, causes, risk factors and treatment options)

Metabolic Syndrome (epidemiology, definitions, causes, risk factors and treatment options)

Anoop Misra
IBD Genetics, Innate and Adaptive Immunity
IBD Genetics, Innate and Adaptive Immunity

IBD Genetics, Innate and Adaptive Immunity

Ken Croitoru
Molecular Understanding of Host Microbiota Interplay in the Gut and its Role in Glucose Metabolism - Impact of Infant Microbiota?
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Molecular Understanding of Host Microbiota Interplay in the Gut and its Role in Glucose Metabolism - Impact of Infant Microbiota?

Molecular Understanding of Host Microbiota Interplay in the Gut and its Role in Glucose Metabolism - Impact of Infant Microbiota?

Fredrik Bäckhed
The Programming Power of Complementary Foods (videos)
The Programming Power of Complementary Foods

The Programming Power of Complementary Foods

Ferdinand Haschke
Bioinformatics: Novel Insights from Genomic Information
Bioinformatics: Novel Insights from Genomic Information

Bioinformatics: Novel Insights from Genomic Information

Robert Hancock
Prevention of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Early Infancy with Probiotics Supplementation
Prevention of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Early Infancy with Probiotics Supplementation

Prevention of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Early Infancy with Probiotics Supplementation

Flavia Indrio
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Platforms for Delivery of Adolescent Friendly Health Care

Platforms for Delivery of Adolescent Friendly Health Care

Susan M. Sawyer