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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N&G 2025 Booklet
N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

N&G 2025 - Symposium Abstract Brochure

In the NNI and WNSC symposium at the 12th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth, global experts discussed how nutrition during the critical toddler years builds a strong foundation for future health. The talks mainly tackled complementary feeding (CF) and the emphasis on the right timing to maximize health outcomes such as prevention of allergy and obesity, as well as the complex process of learning to eat, emphasizing the importance of food taste and texture acceptance in shaping future eating behaviors, and the impact of specific nutrients on brain maturation and myelination

Ciaran Forde VOD
Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Learning to Eat: Early life texture experience in the development of eating behaviors and dietary patterns

Ciarán Forde >5 minutes
Jonas Hauser VOD
Toddler nutrition and brain development

Toddler nutrition and brain development

Jonas Hauser >5 minutes
Molecular clues to how nutrition impacts on immunity: the exosome
Molecular clues to how nutrition impacts on immunity: the exosome

Molecular clues to how nutrition impacts on immunity: the exosome

Marc Veldhoen
R. Heidkamp
Evidence for CF Interventions (Nutritional Counseling and/or Food Supplementation Effects on Growth)

Evidence for CF Interventions (Nutritional Counseling and/or Food Supplementation Effects on Growth)

Rebecca Heidkamp
Maternal- and Early Childhood Obesity. Outcomes of Clinical Studies (videos)
Maternal- and Early Childhood Obesity. Outcomes of Clinical Studies

Maternal- and Early Childhood Obesity. Outcomes of Clinical Studies

Ferdinand Haschke
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Nutrition Support Delivery: Identifying and Managing Feeding Tubes

Nutrition Support Delivery: Identifying and Managing Feeding Tubes

Linda Lord
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Prevention of SGA - Preterm by Maternal Treatment with Antibiotics during Pregnancy

Prevention of SGA - Preterm by Maternal Treatment with Antibiotics during Pregnancy

Per Ashorn
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Identifying the High Risk Pregnancy: When to Refer

Identifying the High Risk Pregnancy: When to Refer

Ma. Teresa Cruz Padilla
Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children (videos)
Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children

Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children

Jacquie Gould
Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases
Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases

Early Life Nutritional Determinants of Allergic Diseases and Other Noncommunicable Diseases

Susan L. Prescott