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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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
Introductory Lecture: Systems Biology Approaches to Understanding Diversity in Nutritional Needs
Introductory Lecture: Systems Biology Approaches to Understanding Diversity in Nutritional Needs

Introductory Lecture: Systems Biology Approaches to Understanding Diversity in Nutritional Needs

Jim Kaput
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Global Estimates of SGA Prevalance

Global Estimates of SGA Prevalance

Robert E. Black
Protein in Later Infancy and Beyond: New Developments (videos)
Protein in Later Infancy and Beyond: New Developments

Protein in Later Infancy and Beyond: New Developments

Peter S.W Davies
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Brain Health & Brain Diseases - Future Perspectives

Brain Health & Brain Diseases - Future Perspectives

Richard Frackowiak
The Epidemiology of IBD
The Epidemiology of IBD

The Epidemiology of IBD

Jim Lewis
Endocrine/Metabolic Biomarkers Predicting Early Childhood Obesity Risk
Endocrine/Metabolic Biomarkers Predicting Early Childhood Obesity Risk

Endocrine/Metabolic Biomarkers Predicting Early Childhood Obesity Risk

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Late preterm infants outcome and nutritional aspects (videos)
Late preterm infants outcome and nutritional aspects

Late preterm infants outcome and nutritional aspects

Walter Mihatsch
Validation and analysis of Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators in LMIC
Validation and analysis of Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators in LMIC

Validation and analysis of Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators in LMIC

Marie Ruel