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
Science on protein, metabolic programming and long-term health (videos)
Science on protein, metabolic programming and long-term health

Science on protein, metabolic programming and long-term health

Yvan Vandenplas
Babies fed Infant Formula with 2’FL had immune Biomarkers more like breastfed Babies (publications)
Babies fed Infant Formula with 2’FL had immune Biomarkers more like breastfed Babies

Babies fed Infant Formula with 2’FL had immune Biomarkers more like breastfed Babies

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
Benefits of two Human Milk Oligosaccharides, 2’Fucosyllactose and Lacto-N-Neotetraose in Infant Nutrition  (publications)
Benefits of two Human Milk Oligosaccharides, 2’Fucosyllactose and Lacto-N-Neotetraose in Infant Nutrition

Benefits of two Human Milk Oligosaccharides, 2’Fucosyllactose and Lacto-N-Neotetraose in Infant Nutrition

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Therapeutic Diets for IBD: What is the Evidence? (videos)
Therapeutic Diets for IBD: What is the Evidence?

Therapeutic Diets for IBD: What is the Evidence?

Lindsey Albenberg
Growth and Development in Early Life: Follow your Gut (publications)
Growth and Development in Early Life: Follow your Gut

Growth and Development in Early Life: Follow your Gut

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