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 Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus
Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus  (news)
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Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus

View details Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children
Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children  (news)
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Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children

View details Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years
Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years  (news)
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Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years

View details NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut
NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut (publications)

NNI NewsPaper 1/2018 - A Summary of the latest scientific news: Heros in the gut

View details The Nest 38: Protein in Infant Feeding - The Process of Understanding
The Nest 38: Protein in Infant Feeding - The Process of Understanding (publications)

The Nest 38: Protein in Infant Feeding - The Process of Understanding

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View details Does Breastfeeding Affect the Child’s Body Composition as an Adolescent?
Does Breastfeeding Affect the Child’s Body Composition as an Adolescent?  (news)
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Does Breastfeeding Affect the Child’s Body Composition as an Adolescent?

View details Efficacy of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for Infantile Colic
Efficacy of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for Infantile Colic (news)
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Efficacy of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for Infantile Colic

View details Iron deficiency early in life can have long-lasting consequences for the brain
Iron deficiency early in life can have long-lasting consequences for the brain  (news)
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Iron deficiency early in life can have long-lasting consequences for the brain

View details New link between gut bacteria and obesity
New link between gut bacteria and obesity  (news)
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New link between gut bacteria and obesity

View details Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain
Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain  (news)
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Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain

View details Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating
Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating  (news)
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Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating

View details Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase
Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase  (news)
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Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase

View details Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence
Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

View details 91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children
91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children (events)

91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children

View details Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017
Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017 (publications)

Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017

View details New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins
New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins  (news)
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New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins