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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Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?
Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

In an interview with NNI at ESPGHAN 2025, Carole Bru of the Product Technology and Development Centre in Switzerland…

Carole Bru
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Nutrition and Brain (videos)
Nutrition and Brain

Nutrition and Brain

Pascal Steiner
Controversies on the role of hydrolysed formulas in the prevention of allergy and management of cow’s milk protein allergy in infants (publications)
Controversies on the role of hydrolysed formulas in the prevention of allergy and management of cow’s milk protein allergy in infants

Controversies on the role of hydrolysed formulas in the prevention of allergy and management of cow’s milk protein allergy in infants

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HMOs story so far (videos)
HMOs story so far

HMOs story so far

Yvan Vandenplas
Breastfeeding: a personalised medicine for long-term immune health (videos)
Breastfeeding: a personalised medicine for long-term immune health

Breastfeeding: a personalised medicine for long-term immune health

Valerie Verhasselt
The Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides in the Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (videos)
The Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides in the Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

The Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides in the Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn
European Academy of Pediatric Societies (EAPS) 2020
European Academy of Pediatric Societies (EAPS) 2020

European Academy of Pediatric Societies (EAPS) 2020

Milk Oligosaccharides: Structure and Function (videos)
Milk Oligosaccharides: Structure and Function

Milk Oligosaccharides: Structure and Function

Lars Bode
Interview with Valerie Verhasselt : Influence of Breastfeeding on Immune Trajectory (videos)
Interview with Valerie Verhasselt : Influence of Breastfeeding on Immune Trajectory

Interview with Valerie Verhasselt : Influence of Breastfeeding on Immune Trajectory

Valerie Verhasselt