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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Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?
Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

Does fortified whole grain infant cereal (WGIC) complement an infant's nutritional requirements and dietary needs?

In an interview with NNI at ESPGHAN 2025, Carole Bru of the Product Technology and Development Centre in Switzerland…

Carole Bru
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?
Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Does the insulin-like growth factor axis influence the lipid profile in toddlers?

Johanna Neiß
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Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital

Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity  (news)
Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity

Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity

Researchers find gut microbiome plays an important role in atherosclerosis  (news)
Researchers find gut microbiome plays an important role in atherosclerosis

Researchers find gut microbiome plays an important role in atherosclerosis

Prenatal vitamin D tied to lower risk of underweight babies and birth defects  (news)
Prenatal vitamin D tied to lower risk of underweight babies and birth defects

Prenatal vitamin D tied to lower risk of underweight babies and birth defects

Maternal vitamin D deficiency may cause cognitive and physical development impairment in newborns  (news)
Maternal vitamin D deficiency may cause cognitive and physical development impairment in newborns

Maternal vitamin D deficiency may cause cognitive and physical development impairment in newborns

Expert consensus finds that higher protein intake benefits adult bone health  (news)
Expert consensus finds that higher protein intake benefits adult bone health

Expert consensus finds that higher protein intake benefits adult bone health

Eating fish twice a week reduces heart, stroke risk  (news)
Eating fish twice a week reduces heart, stroke risk

Eating fish twice a week reduces heart, stroke risk

Early-life obesity impacts children's learning and memory, study suggests  (news)
Early-life obesity impacts children's learning and memory, study suggests

Early-life obesity impacts children's learning and memory, study suggests

Annales 76.1 - Hot Topics in Nutrition – 75 Years Later (publications)
Annales 76.1 - Hot Topics in Nutrition – 75 Years Later

Annales 76.1 - Hot Topics in Nutrition – 75 Years Later

Ferdinand Haschke