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
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Digital Agriculture: New Frontiers for the Food System

Digital Agriculture: New Frontiers for the Food System

Esther Van de Voort
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Eating Better: Enhancing Health, Sustainability, and Food Security

Eating Better: Enhancing Health, Sustainability, and Food Security

Kevin Chen
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Food, Planet and Health: A Complex Equation to Solve

Food, Planet and Health: A Complex Equation to Solve

Zakari Ali
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Future-Ready: The Importance of Nutrition During Adolescence

Future-Ready: The Importance of Nutrition During Adolescence

Hema Divakar
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Impact of Gut Microbiome on Child Musculoskeletal Development and Health

Impact of Gut Microbiome on Child Musculoskeletal Development and Health

Nicolas Bonnet
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Examining the Role of Environmental Exposures on Child Growth and Development

Examining the Role of Environmental Exposures on Child Growth and Development

Usha Ramakrishnan
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Global and Secular Trends in Patterns of Child Growth

Global and Secular Trends in Patterns of Child Growth

Aryeh Stein
NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health
Nourishing Healthy Brain Growth and Development in Young Children

Nourishing Healthy Brain Growth and Development in Young Children

Sarah Cusick