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

Faster weight gain in infancy predicts higher blood pressure in early childhood (news)
Faster weight gain in infancy predicts higher blood pressure in early childhood

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

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

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

'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 (news)
Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children

Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children

Early lipids boost brain growth for vulnerable micro-preemies
Early lipids boost brain growth for vulnerable micro-preemies

Early lipids boost brain growth for vulnerable micro-preemies

Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens (news)
Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens

Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens

Maternal Diet During Pregnancy May Modulate the Risk of ADHD Symptoms in Children (news)
Maternal Diet During Pregnancy May Modulate the Risk of ADHD Symptoms in Children

Maternal Diet During Pregnancy May Modulate the Risk of ADHD Symptoms in Children

Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood (videos)
Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood

Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health in Childhood

Steven Abrams