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
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Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight

Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight

Anne Martin
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Nutrients for executive function development and related brain connectivity in school-aged children

Nutrients for executive function development and related brain connectivity in school-aged children

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
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Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children: A Systematic Review

Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children: A Systematic Review

Joseph E. Donnelly
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Dietary calcium and zinc deficiency risks are decreasing but remain prevalent

Dietary calcium and zinc deficiency risks are decreasing but remain prevalent

Diriba B. Kumssa
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Adolescent Undernutrition: Global Burden, Physiology, and Nutritional Risks

Adolescent Undernutrition: Global Burden, Physiology, and Nutritional Risks

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
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Global and regional trends in the nutritional status of young people: a critical and neglected age group

Global and regional trends in the nutritional status of young people: a critical and neglected age group

Nadia Akseer
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Primary Prevention of Food Allergy in Infants

Primary Prevention of Food Allergy in Infants

Lee Bee Wah
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Altering the Allergenicity of Protein for Oral Tolerance Induction

Altering the Allergenicity of Protein for Oral Tolerance Induction

Carine Blanchard