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
ELBW infants: risk of postnatal growth retardation and the role of enteral nutrition (videos)
ELBW infants: risk of postnatal growth retardation and the role of enteral nutrition

ELBW infants: risk of postnatal growth retardation and the role of enteral nutrition

Christoph Fusch
How can Agricultural Interventions Contribute in Improving Nutrition Health and Achieving the MDGs in least Developed Countries
How can Agricultural Interventions Contribute in Improving Nutrition Health and Achieving the MDGs in least Developed Countries

How can Agricultural Interventions Contribute in Improving Nutrition Health and Achieving the MDGs in least Developed Countries

Andrew Dorward
Complementary Feeding Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
Complementary Feeding Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC)

Complementary Feeding Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC)

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
L. Y. Lee and S. Thakkar
Protein Evolution of Breast Milk

Protein Evolution of Breast Milk

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
The Gut Microbiota and IBD
The Gut Microbiota and IBD

The Gut Microbiota and IBD

R. Balfour Sartor
Human Milk Fortification in Preterm Infants
Human Milk Fortification in Preterm Infants

Human Milk Fortification in Preterm Infants

Thibault Senterre
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