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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Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?
Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

In an interview with NNI at ESPGHAN 2025, Carole Bru of the Product Technology and Development Centre in Switzerland…

Carole Bru
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Impact of gut microbiome on child musculoskeletal health and development
Impact of gut microbiome on child musculoskeletal health and development

Impact of gut microbiome on child musculoskeletal health and development

Nicolas Bonnet
Future-ready: The importance of nutrition during adolescence
Future-ready: The importance of nutrition during adolescence

Future-ready: The importance of nutrition during adolescence

Hema Divakar
Fetal growth & its impacts on long-term health
Fetal growth & its impacts on long-term health

Fetal growth & its impacts on long-term health

Keith Godfrey
Early-life growth and later cardio-metabolic health
Early-life growth and later cardio-metabolic health

Early-life growth and later cardio-metabolic health

Vincent Jaddoe
Breastfeeding and Later Risk of Obesity and NCDs
Breastfeeding and Later Risk of Obesity and NCDs – how strong is the evidence?

Breastfeeding and Later Risk of Obesity and NCDs – how strong is the evidence?

Oraporn Dumrongwongsiri
Berthold Koletzko 102 Lecture
Feeding in Infancy and Early Childhood: Preventive Opportunities

Feeding in Infancy and Early Childhood: Preventive Opportunities

Berthold Koletzko
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Adequate Feeding Practices: Opportunities for Healthy Growth

Adequate Feeding Practices: Opportunities for Healthy Growth

The Nest 54
The Nest 54: Inadequate feeding practices in childhood and long term impact

The Nest 54: Inadequate feeding practices in childhood and long term impact