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

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 (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