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 Gut Microbiome, its Metabolome, and Their Relationship to Health and Disease
The Gut Microbiome, its Metabolome, and Their Relationship to Health and Disease

The Gut Microbiome, its Metabolome, and Their Relationship to Health and Disease

Gary D. Wu
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Interventions Before and During Pregnancy, to Minimize the Risks of an Overweight Pregnancy

Interventions Before and During Pregnancy, to Minimize the Risks of an Overweight Pregnancy

Marloes Dekker Nitert
Human Milk: Bioactive Proteins/Peptides and Immunological Properties (videos)
Human Milk: Bioactive Proteins/Peptides and Immunological Properties

Human Milk: Bioactive Proteins/Peptides and Immunological Properties

Bo Lönnerdal
The CoMiSS as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (videos)
The CoMiSS as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

The CoMiSS as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

Yvan Vandenplas
Nutrition, Growth and the Developing Brain
Nutrition, Growth and the Developing Brain

Nutrition, Growth and the Developing Brain

Maureen Black
Nutritional Challenges and Feeding Strategies in Paediatric ICU
Nutritional Challenges and Feeding Strategies in Paediatric ICU

Nutritional Challenges and Feeding Strategies in Paediatric ICU

Jessie Hulst
The Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic
The Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic

The Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic

Ferdinand Haschke
Pre Pro and Antibiotics - Role of IBD
Pre Pro and Antibiotics - Role of IBD

Pre Pro and Antibiotics - Role of IBD

Charles N. Bernstein