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 Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children
Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children (news)

Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children

View details Research on active substances in breast milk can begin
Research on active substances in breast milk can begin  (news)

Research on active substances in breast milk can begin

View details Late teen years are key period for bone growth
Late teen years are key period for bone growth  (news)

Late teen years are key period for bone growth

View details Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition
Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition (videos)

Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition

Professor Maureen Black

View details Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development
Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development (videos)

Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development

View details Evolutionary explanation? Research reveals how gut bacteria adapted to human breast milk
Evolutionary explanation? Research reveals how gut bacteria adapted to human breast milk  (news)

Evolutionary explanation? Research reveals how gut bacteria adapted to human breast milk

View details NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects
NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects (publications)

NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects

View details Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study
Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study (news)

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

View details Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study
Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study (publications)

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

View details The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health
The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health (publications)

The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health

Professor Ferdinand Haschke; Norbert Sprenger

View details Update on Food Allergies
Update on Food Allergies (publications)

Update on Food Allergies

Mike Poßner; Kirsten Beyer

View details Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health
Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health  (news)

Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health

View details Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations
Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations (news)

Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations

View details Can combined exercise and nutritional intervention improve muscle mass and function
Can combined exercise and nutritional intervention improve muscle mass and function (news)

Can combined exercise and nutritional intervention improve muscle mass and function

View details Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated
Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated (news)

Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated

View details Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization
Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization (news)

Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization