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
The Knowns and Unknowns of Human Milk Banking
The Knowns and Unknowns of Human Milk Banking

The Knowns and Unknowns of Human Milk Banking

Karen Simmer
Impact of enteral therapy in IBD on growth failure
Impact of enteral therapy in IBD on growth failure

Impact of enteral therapy in IBD on growth failure

Francisco A. Sylvester
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The Role of the microbiota in the pathogenesis of Obesity

The Role of the microbiota in the pathogenesis of Obesity

Thomas Greiner
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Macronutrient Metabolism in Health and Disease States

Macronutrient Metabolism in Health and Disease States

Peter B. Soeters
Advancement in Texture in Early Complementary Feeding and the Relevance to Developmental Outcomes (videos)
Advancement in Texture in Early Complementary Feeding and the Relevance to Developmental Outcomes

Advancement in Texture in Early Complementary Feeding and the Relevance to Developmental Outcomes

Jordan R. Green
Intervention Studies to Promote Diet Quality
Intervention Studies to Promote Diet Quality

Intervention Studies to Promote Diet Quality

Lynne Allison Daniels
Programming for a Healthy Life by Complementary Feeding
Programming for a Healthy Life by Complementary Feeding

Programming for a Healthy Life by Complementary Feeding

Mary S. Fewtrell
C. Blanchard
In-Depth Characterization of Hydrolyzed Infant Formulas and Association with Biological Effects

In-Depth Characterization of Hydrolyzed Infant Formulas and Association with Biological Effects

Carine Blanchard