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.

A summary of When does it all begin: What, when and how young children are fed

Global landscape of malnutrition in infants and young children

Baby-led weaning or spoon feeding? The difference it makes to children's eating habits is actually very small

Faster weight gain in infancy predicts higher blood pressure in early childhood

HMOs in maternal and prenatal applications? Study uncovers presence in amniotic fluid

'Loss of the Mediterranean diet': Children in Southern Europe more at risk of severe obesity, WHO finds

Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children

Early lipids boost brain growth for vulnerable micro-preemies