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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The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

School age (5–18 years) is a pivotal window for brain and cognitive development, yet nutrition‐related brain and…

Diandra Brkić
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The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
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Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease (publications)
Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease

Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
Complementary feeding patterns of Filipino infants and toddlers lack diversity, especially among children from poor households (publications)
Complementary feeding patterns of Filipino infants and toddlers lack diversity, especially among children from poor households

Complementary feeding patterns of Filipino infants and toddlers lack diversity, especially among children from poor households

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Contribution of Milk Beverages to Nutrient Adequacy of Young Children and Preschool Children in the Philippines (publications)
Contribution of Milk Beverages to Nutrient Adequacy of Young Children and Preschool Children in the Philippines

Contribution of Milk Beverages to Nutrient Adequacy of Young Children and Preschool Children in the Philippines

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
World Prematurity Day 2020 (events)
World Prematurity Day 2020

World Prematurity Day 2020

Nestlé FITS data: Iron deficiency rises to dangerous levels revealing need for innovation (news)
Nestlé FITS data: Iron deficiency rises to dangerous levels revealing need for innovation

Nestlé FITS data: Iron deficiency rises to dangerous levels revealing need for innovation

Modifiable risk factors in the first 1000 days of life predict higher adiposity and cardiometabolic risk (news)
Modifiable risk factors in the first 1000 days of life predict higher adiposity and cardiometabolic risk

Modifiable risk factors in the first 1000 days of life predict higher adiposity and cardiometabolic risk

Allergy Prevention – Where are we now? (videos)
Allergy Prevention – Where are we now?

Allergy Prevention – Where are we now?

Kent Woo
The Long Search for Evidence Based Nutritional Interventions (videos)
The Long Search for Evidence Based Nutritional Interventions

The Long Search for Evidence Based Nutritional Interventions

Hania Szajewska