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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The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

School age (5–18 years) is a pivotal window for brain and cognitive development, yet nutrition‐related brain and…

Diandra Brkić
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The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
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Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
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
Microbiota modulation. Can probiotics prevent / treat disease? 
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Microbiota modulation. Can probiotics prevent / treat disease?

Microbiota modulation. Can probiotics prevent / treat disease?

Hania Szajewska
Diabetes in Pregnancy: Nutritional Issues
Diabetes in Pregnancy: Nutritional Issues

Diabetes in Pregnancy: Nutritional Issues

Frank Louwen
Aging and the Nutrition Imperative
Aging and the Nutrition Imperative

Aging and the Nutrition Imperative

Irwin H. Rosenberg
Branch chain fatty acids and their possible role in the prevention of NEC
Branch chain fatty acids and their possible role in the prevention of NEC

Branch chain fatty acids and their possible role in the prevention of NEC

Tom Brenna