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
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs)
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs)

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs)

Video Teaser: Dietary Sugars: Not as Sour as they are made out to be (videos)
Video Teaser: Dietary Sugars: Not as Sour as they are made out to be

Video Teaser: Dietary Sugars: Not as Sour as they are made out to be

Dennis Bier
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