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

Protein Requirements of Term Infants - Quantity and Quality (videos)
Protein Requirements of Term Infants - Quantity and Quality

Protein Requirements of Term Infants - Quantity and Quality

Ferdinand Haschke
Expanding DietaryGuidelines to Guidelines for Healthy Growth: A paradigm shift
Expanding DietaryGuidelines to Guidelines for Healthy Growth: A paradigm shift

Expanding DietaryGuidelines to Guidelines for Healthy Growth: A paradigm shift

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
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Nutrition in the ICU setting

Nutrition in the ICU setting

Robert G. Martindale
Iron for the Brain
Iron for the Brain

Iron for the Brain

Mohamed Miqdady
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Adolescent Health & Nutrition in Canada and US: Issues and Determinants

Adolescent Health & Nutrition in Canada and US: Issues and Determinants

Miriam Kaufman
Microbiota Modification in Early Life. Where are we in 2015?
Microbiota Modification in Early Life. Where are we in 2015?

Microbiota Modification in Early Life. Where are we in 2015?

Hania Szajewska
Shaping the Brain Early in Life: Nutrition and/or Environment?
Shaping the Brain Early in Life: Nutrition and/or Environment?

Shaping the Brain Early in Life: Nutrition and/or Environment?

Joseph Haddad
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Perinatal Programming - Myths, Fact, and Future of Research

Perinatal Programming - Myths, Fact, and Future of Research

Jörg Dötsch