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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View details Kids Who Go to Bed Late More Likely to Skip Breakfast and Eat More Junk Food
Kids Who Go to Bed Late More Likely to Skip Breakfast and Eat More Junk Food  (news)

Kids Who Go to Bed Late More Likely to Skip Breakfast and Eat More Junk Food

View details Low DHA and EPA a ‘strong risk factor’ for preterm birth: Danish data
Low DHA and EPA a ‘strong risk factor’ for preterm birth: Danish data  (news)

Low DHA and EPA a ‘strong risk factor’ for preterm birth: Danish data

View details HMO - Physiological significance: Why are they in mother's milk?
 HMO - Physiological significance: Why are they in mother's milk? (videos)

HMO - Physiological significance: Why are they in mother's milk?

Norbert Sprenger

View details What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut
What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut  (news)

What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut

View details Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women
Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women  (news)

Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women

View details New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure
New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure (news)

New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure

View details Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs
Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs  (news)

Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs

View details American toddlers consume too much added sugar
American toddlers consume too much added sugar  (news)

American toddlers consume too much added sugar

View details Study links vitamin A levels to infant growth
Study links vitamin A levels to infant growth  (news)

Study links vitamin A levels to infant growth

View details NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities
NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

Sophie Nicklaus; Christiani Jeyakumar Henry; Theresa Nicklas

View details NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities
NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities (publications)

NNIW91 - Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

Natalia Wagemans; Sophie Nicklaus; Christiani Jeyakumar Henry; Theresa Nicklas

View details ASN 2018 - Samuel J. Fomon Award for Young Investigators
ASN 2018 - Samuel J. Fomon Award for Young Investigators (news)

ASN 2018 - Samuel J. Fomon Award for Young Investigators

View details Which targeted nutritional approaches can bolster micro-preemies' brain development?
Which targeted nutritional approaches can bolster micro-preemies' brain development?  (news)

Which targeted nutritional approaches can bolster micro-preemies' brain development?

View details Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity
Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity  (news)

Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity

View details Researchers find gut microbiome plays an important role in atherosclerosis
Researchers find gut microbiome plays an important role in atherosclerosis  (news)

Researchers find gut microbiome plays an important role in atherosclerosis

View details Prenatal vitamin D tied to lower risk of underweight babies and birth defects
Prenatal vitamin D tied to lower risk of underweight babies and birth defects  (news)

Prenatal vitamin D tied to lower risk of underweight babies and birth defects