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
Co-existence of Over and Under-Nutrition: Is the Landscape Changing?
Co-existence of Over and Under-Nutrition: Is the Landscape Changing?

Co-existence of Over and Under-Nutrition: Is the Landscape Changing?

Benjamin Caballero
Guidelines for Allergy Prevention
Guidelines for Allergy Prevention

Guidelines for Allergy Prevention

Yvan Vandenplas
The case of iron: Supplementation vs. Fortification
The case of iron: Supplementation vs. Fortification

The case of iron: Supplementation vs. Fortification

Zulfiqar Bhutta
Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)
Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)

Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)

Susan L. Prescott
Health economic modelling: Burden of micronutrient deficiencies and impact of fortified foods
Health economic modelling: Burden of micronutrient deficiencies and impact of fortified foods

Health economic modelling: Burden of micronutrient deficiencies and impact of fortified foods

Simon Wieser
Early Nutrition and Long Term Health (videos)
Early Nutrition and Long Term Health

Early Nutrition and Long Term Health

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
Results with CF Using Local Food Ingredients
How Does Adequate Complementary Feeding Contribute to Growth and Health

How Does Adequate Complementary Feeding Contribute to Growth and Health

Ferdinand Haschke
Fecal Transplant to Mine for Novel Probiotics
Fecal Transplant to Mine for Novel Probiotics

Fecal Transplant to Mine for Novel Probiotics

Max Nieuwdorp