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 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 of the Comprehensive Childhood Research Center at the Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital in Germany shares…

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

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Is Growth in Early Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Programming Long-Term Health?

Is Growth in Early Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Programming Long-Term Health?

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
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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

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

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

Feeding children with gastrointestinal impairment
Feeding children with GI impairment ESPGHAN 2024

Feeding children with GI impairment ESPGHAN 2024