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

Video Teaser: Gut Discomfort in Toddlers: Can Nutrition Bring a Solution?  (videos)
Video Teaser: Gut Discomfort in Toddlers: Can Nutrition Bring a Solution?

Video Teaser: Gut Discomfort in Toddlers: Can Nutrition Bring a Solution?

Yvan Vandenplas
Sweet-taste perception changes from childhood to adulthood (news)
Sweet-taste perception changes from childhood to adulthood

Sweet-taste perception changes from childhood to adulthood

Tackling nutrient inadequacy in toddlers and preschool children. (videos)
Tackling nutrient inadequacy in toddlers and preschool children.

Tackling nutrient inadequacy in toddlers and preschool children.

Tsz-Ning Mak
Nutrition and growth Yearbook 2020 (publications)
Nutrition and growth Yearbook 2020

Nutrition and growth Yearbook 2020

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NNIW95: Importance of Providing Opportunities for Health Behaviors during the School Day (videos)
NNIW95: Importance of Providing Opportunities for Health Behaviors during the School Day

NNIW95: Importance of Providing Opportunities for Health Behaviors during the School Day

Darla Castelli
NNIW95: Importance of Motor Skills Development (videos)
NNIW95: Importance of Motor Skills Development

NNIW95: Importance of Motor Skills Development

Karen Adolph
NNIW95: Nutrition effects on Brain and Cognition in Children (videos)
NNIW95: Nutrition effects on Brain and Cognition in Children

NNIW95: Nutrition effects on Brain and Cognition in Children

Naiman Khan
NNIW95: Physical Activity, Brain and Cognition (videos)
NNIW95: Physical Activity, Brain and Cognition

NNIW95: Physical Activity, Brain and Cognition

Charles Hillman