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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Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research (publications)
Feeding Practices in the Introduction of Complementary Feeding and Implications for Future Healthy Eating

Feeding Practices in the Introduction of Complementary Feeding and Implications for Future Healthy Eating

Complementary feeding period begins when human milk or formula alone can no longer meet an infant’s nutritional needs…

Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research (publications)
Biological and Experiential Factors That Impact the Acceptance of Complementary Foods

Biological and Experiential Factors That Impact the Acceptance of Complementary Foods

Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research (publications)
Prevention of Food Allergy: Harmonizing Perspectives from the East and West

Prevention of Food Allergy: Harmonizing Perspectives from the East and West

New research finds infant cereal consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake (news)
New research finds infant cereal consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake

New research finds infant cereal consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake

How Nutrition is Associated with Toddlers’ Development
How Nutrition is Associated with Toddlers’ Development?

How Nutrition is Associated with Toddlers’ Development?

Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction (videos)
Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children (videos)
Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children

Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children

Lynette M. Neufeld
How is Nutrition Associated with the Toddler Development? (infographics)
How is Nutrition Associated with the Toddler Development?

How is Nutrition Associated with the Toddler Development?

Effect of Nutrition on the Overall Health and Growth of Toddlers (infographics)
Effect of Nutrition on the Overall Health and Growth of Toddlers

Effect of Nutrition on the Overall Health and Growth of Toddlers

The contribution of at-home and away-from-home food to dietary intake among 2-13y Mexican children. (publications)
The contribution of at-home and away-from-home food to dietary intake among 2-13y Mexican children.

The contribution of at-home and away-from-home food to dietary intake among 2-13y Mexican children.

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Early feeding patterns among Mexican babies: findings from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey and implications for health and obesity prevention. (publications)
Early feeding patterns among Mexican babies: findings from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey and implications for health and obesity prevention.

Early feeding patterns among Mexican babies: findings from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey and implications for health and obesity prevention.

Co-Authored by 5 Experts