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

Annales 77.1 - Early-Life Contributors to Child Well-Being (publications)
Annales 77.1 - Early-Life Contributors to Child Well-Being

Annales 77.1 - Early-Life Contributors to Child Well-Being

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Too many babies are born too small (news)
Too many babies are born too small

Too many babies are born too small

Study finds micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis (news)
Study finds micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis

Study finds micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis

Pre-pregnancy micronutrient supplementation may be crucial to maternal health while expecting: RCT (news)
Pre-pregnancy micronutrient supplementation may be crucial to maternal health while expecting: RCT

Pre-pregnancy micronutrient supplementation may be crucial to maternal health while expecting: RCT

Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids (news)
Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

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High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity
High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity

High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity

High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds (news)
High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds

High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds

What are Human Milk Oligosaccharides? (videos)
What are Human Milk Oligosaccharides?

What are Human Milk Oligosaccharides?

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