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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Fenton growth chart for boys
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
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
Risk Factors for Growth and Development: Maternal Obesity and Under-nutrition (videos)
Risk Factors for Growth and Development: Maternal Obesity and Under-nutrition

Risk Factors for Growth and Development: Maternal Obesity and Under-nutrition

Ferdinand Haschke
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the risk of overweight in Young Women

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the risk of overweight in Young Women

R. Norman
Country Level Action to Improve Nutrition and Health: A view from the Field
Country Level Action to Improve Nutrition and Health: A view from the Field

Country Level Action to Improve Nutrition and Health: A view from the Field

Jorge Jimenez
Protein, Longevity and Long-term Health: A ‘Developmental Origins’ Perspective (videos)
Protein, Longevity and Long-term Health: A ‘Developmental Origins’ Perspective

Protein, Longevity and Long-term Health: A ‘Developmental Origins’ Perspective

Susan L. Prescott