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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Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Preterm infants need optimized nutritional support post-discharge to promote healthy catch-up growth and support brain development. Their growth status at birth helps guide monitoring and feeding decisions, with weight, length, and head circumference tracked using clinical tools like the Fenton and WHO growth charts. Many infants, especially those with growth faltering, may benefit from fortified human milk, nutrient-dense feeds or preterm/post-discharge formulas to meet higher calorie and protein needs. Studies show that enriched and two-stage formulas with HMOs can safely support

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
Room for improvement remains in food consumption patterns of young children aged 2–4 years. (publications)
Room for improvement remains in food consumption patterns of young children aged 2–4 years.

Room for improvement remains in food consumption patterns of young children aged 2–4 years.

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Food groups consumed by infants and young children from urban areas of China. (publications)
Food groups consumed by infants and young children from urban areas of China.

Food groups consumed by infants and young children from urban areas of China.

Co-Authored by 8 Experts
Many infants and young children are not compliant with Mexican and international complementary feeding recommendations for milk and other beverages (publications)
Many infants and young children are not compliant with Mexican and international complementary feeding recommendations for milk and other beverages

Many infants and young children are not compliant with Mexican and international complementary feeding recommendations for milk and other beverages

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Unravel the Power of 2'-FL and Bifidus in Gut Health and Beyond (videos)
Unravel the Power of 2'-FL and Bifidus in Gut Health and Beyond

Unravel the Power of 2'-FL and Bifidus in Gut Health and Beyond

Yvan Vandenplas
High protein intake in early infancy metabolic consequence (videos)
High protein intake in early infancy metabolic consequence

High protein intake in early infancy metabolic consequence

Sanjeev Ganguly
Trends in mean nutrient intakes of US infants, toddlers, and young children from 3 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Studies (FITS). (publications)
Trends in mean nutrient intakes of US infants, toddlers, and young children from 3 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Studies (FITS).

Trends in mean nutrient intakes of US infants, toddlers, and young children from 3 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Studies (FITS).

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Differences in complementary feeding of 6 to 23 month olds in China, US and Mexico. (publications)
Differences in complementary feeding of 6 to 23 month olds in China, US and Mexico.

Differences in complementary feeding of 6 to 23 month olds in China, US and Mexico.

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Food sources of energy and nutrients in the diets of infants and toddlers in urban areas of China, based on one 24-hour dietary recall. (publications)
Food sources of energy and nutrients in the diets of infants and toddlers in urban areas of China, based on one 24-hour dietary recall.

Food sources of energy and nutrients in the diets of infants and toddlers in urban areas of China, based on one 24-hour dietary recall.

Co-Authored by 7 Experts