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
Parenting Index 2022 – The Highs and Woes of Parenting
The Highs and Woes of Parenting

The Highs and Woes of Parenting

Nestle Annales Pediatric issues in time of pandemia
Pediatric issues in time of pandemia: From infection to nutritional strategies

Pediatric issues in time of pandemia: From infection to nutritional strategies

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Annales 79.1 - Pediatric issues in time of pandemia: From infection to nutritional strategies

Annales 79.1 - Pediatric issues in time of pandemia: From infection to nutritional strategies

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
HMOs and Gut Development: New Clinical Evidence
HMOs and Gut Development: New Clinical Evidence

HMOs and Gut Development: New Clinical Evidence

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The Nest 49: Nourishing the growth and development of toddlers

The Nest 49: Nourishing the growth and development of toddlers

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
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Nutritional needs during the first 1000 days to support growth during infancy and toddlerhood: the influence of maternal health

Nutritional needs during the first 1000 days to support growth during infancy and toddlerhood: the influence of maternal health

Eline van der Beek
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Protein levels and intake in early life and its relationship with growth and risk of NCDs

Protein levels and intake in early life and its relationship with growth and risk of NCDs

Jean-Charles Picaud
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Q&A - Nutrition and Growth Conference 2022

Q&A - Nutrition and Growth Conference 2022

Jean-Charles Picaud