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
Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Western Lifestyle Diseases – A New Opportunity to Transform Human Health
Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Western Lifestyle Diseases – A New Opportunity to Transform Human Health

Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Western Lifestyle Diseases – A New Opportunity to Transform Human Health

Charles Mackay
Nutrition and Chronic Disease
Nutrition and Chronic Disease

Nutrition and Chronic Disease

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Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction (videos)
Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
Modifiable Risk Factors and Intervention Targets for Healthy Growth
Modifiable Risk Factors and Intervention Targets for Healthy Growth

Modifiable Risk Factors and Intervention Targets for Healthy Growth

Anne M. Dattilo
Preventing Atopic and Allergic Disease
Preventing Atopic and Allergic Disease

Preventing Atopic and Allergic Disease

Ralf G. Heine
The Benefits of Breastfeeding (videos)
The Benefits of Breastfeeding

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

Raanan Shamir
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The Development of Flavor Perception and Acceptance: The Roles of Nature and Nurture

The Development of Flavor Perception and Acceptance: The Roles of Nature and Nurture

Catherine Forestell
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Human Milk Fortification in India

Human Milk Fortification in India

Neelam Kler