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

Study shows children drinking age-appropriate milk have higher micronutrient intake (publications)
Study shows children drinking age-appropriate milk have higher micronutrient intake

Study shows children drinking age-appropriate milk have higher micronutrient intake

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Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Benefit Children’s Bones (news)
Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Benefit Children’s Bones

Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Benefit Children’s Bones

Content of HMO 2FL in breast milk is associated with higher cognitive development scores at 2 years (news)
Content of HMO 2FL in breast milk is associated with higher cognitive development scores at 2 years

Content of HMO 2FL in breast milk is associated with higher cognitive development scores at 2 years

Less active infants had greater fat accumulation (news)
Less active infants had greater fat accumulation

Less active infants had greater fat accumulation

Let babies be in charge of how much they eat – it could help them stay a healthy weight (news)
Let babies be in charge of how much they eat – it could help them stay a healthy weight

Let babies be in charge of how much they eat – it could help them stay a healthy weight

Launching the AAP Pediatric Nutrition 8th Edition (news)
Launching the AAP Pediatric Nutrition 8th Edition

Launching the AAP Pediatric Nutrition 8th Edition

Preemies face higher risk of diabetes as children and young adults (news)
Preemies face higher risk of diabetes as children and young adults

Preemies face higher risk of diabetes as children and young adults

Children allergic to cow's milk smaller and lighter (news)
Children allergic to cow's milk smaller and lighter

Children allergic to cow's milk smaller and lighter