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

New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women
New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women

New research proposes target omega-3 DHA level for pregnant women

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease
High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome
Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome

Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2018
Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2018

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2018

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth
A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth

A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
The Economic Impact of Lower Protein Infant Formula for the Children of Overweight and Obese Mothers
The Economic Impact of Lower Protein Infant Formula for the Children of Overweight and Obese Mothers

The Economic Impact of Lower Protein Infant Formula for the Children of Overweight and Obese Mothers

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Low-Protein Formula Slows Weight Gain in Infants of Overweight Mothers
Low-Protein Formula Slows Weight Gain in Infants of Overweight Mothers

Low-Protein Formula Slows Weight Gain in Infants of Overweight Mothers

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
Total Usual Nutrient Intakes of US Children (Under 48 Months): Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016
Total Usual Nutrient Intakes of US Children (Under 48 Months): Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016

Total Usual Nutrient Intakes of US Children (Under 48 Months): Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016

Co-Authored by 7 Experts