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
4th Congress of European Academy of Pediatric Societies (events)
4th Congress of European Academy of Pediatric Societies

4th Congress of European Academy of Pediatric Societies

15th International Biochemistry of Exercise Congress (IBEC) (events)
15th International Biochemistry of Exercise Congress (IBEC)

15th International Biochemistry of Exercise Congress (IBEC)

74th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Maternal and Child nutrition: the first 1000 days (events)
74th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Maternal and Child nutrition: the first 1000 days

74th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Maternal and Child nutrition: the first 1000 days

71st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Growth Research: Nutritional, Molecular and Endocrine Perspectives (events)
71st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Growth Research: Nutritional, Molecular and Endocrine Perspectives

71st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Growth Research: Nutritional, Molecular and Endocrine Perspectives

Nestlé International Nutrition Symposium (NINS) 2012 (events)
Nestlé International Nutrition Symposium (NINS) 2012

Nestlé International Nutrition Symposium (NINS) 2012

68th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Early Nutrition: Impact on Short- and Long-Term Health (events)
68th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Early Nutrition: Impact on Short- and Long-Term Health

68th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Early Nutrition: Impact on Short- and Long-Term Health

70th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Meeting Micronutrient Requirements for Health and Development (events)
70th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Meeting Micronutrient Requirements for Health and Development

70th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Meeting Micronutrient Requirements for Health and Development

67th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition (events)
67th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition

67th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition