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
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
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Non-Nutritive Functions of Lipids (digestion, absorption and specific functions)

Non-Nutritive Functions of Lipids (digestion, absorption and specific functions)

Konstantin Mayer
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Biological Value of Proteins and Specific Functions of Amino Acids

Biological Value of Proteins and Specific Functions of Amino Acids

Peter B. Soeters
Protein Needs and Nutritional Status in Preterm Infants (videos)
Protein Needs and Nutritional Status in Preterm Infants

Protein Needs and Nutritional Status in Preterm Infants

Nicholas Embleton
Not too much, not too little: What do we know about appropriate infant feeding?
Not too much, not too little: What do we know about appropriate infant feeding?

Not too much, not too little: What do we know about appropriate infant feeding?

Atul Singhal
High Risk Deliveries and Birth Attendance
High Risk Deliveries and Birth Attendance

High Risk Deliveries and Birth Attendance

Jamilah Binti Hassan
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Partially Hydrolyzed Formulas in the Management of GI Disorders in Infants

Partially Hydrolyzed Formulas in the Management of GI Disorders in Infants

Elisabeth de Greef