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
Video Teaser: Nutritional Deficiencies: Cognitive and Social Development Among Toddlers (videos)
Video Teaser: Nutritional Deficiencies: Cognitive and Social Development Among Toddlers

Video Teaser: Nutritional Deficiencies: Cognitive and Social Development Among Toddlers

Maureen Black
HMOs: A window of opportunity or a weapon in strengthening immunity (publications)
HMOs: A window of opportunity or a weapon in strengthening immunity

HMOs: A window of opportunity or a weapon in strengthening immunity

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Learnings from human milk science (videos)
Learnings from human milk science

Learnings from human milk science

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
Nestlé Research on Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Latest Update (publications)
Nestlé Research on Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Latest Update

Nestlé Research on Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Latest Update

Video Teaser - Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood (videos)
Video Teaser - Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood

Video Teaser - Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood

Steven Abrams
Human Milk Oligosaccharides stimulate Bifidobacteria that contribute to reduce the Risk of lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses  (news)
Human Milk Oligosaccharides stimulate Bifidobacteria that contribute to reduce the Risk of lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses

Human Milk Oligosaccharides stimulate Bifidobacteria that contribute to reduce the Risk of lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’SL, in pre-weaning Milk modulates Microbiota Composition and improves adult Cognitive Functions (news)
The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’SL, in pre-weaning Milk modulates Microbiota Composition and improves adult Cognitive Functions

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’SL, in pre-weaning Milk modulates Microbiota Composition and improves adult Cognitive Functions

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’Sialyllactose in early Life plays a key Role in the Brain Development of Mice (news)
The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’Sialyllactose in early Life plays a key Role in the Brain Development of Mice

The Human Milk Oligosaccharide, 6’Sialyllactose in early Life plays a key Role in the Brain Development of Mice