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

Kids Who Go to Bed Late More Likely to Skip Breakfast and Eat More Junk Food  (news)
Kids Who Go to Bed Late More Likely to Skip Breakfast and Eat More Junk Food

Kids Who Go to Bed Late More Likely to Skip Breakfast and Eat More Junk Food

Low DHA and EPA a ‘strong risk factor’ for preterm birth: Danish data  (news)
Low DHA and EPA a ‘strong risk factor’ for preterm birth: Danish data

Low DHA and EPA a ‘strong risk factor’ for preterm birth: Danish data

 HMO - Physiological significance: Why are they in mother's milk? (videos)
HMO - Physiological significance: Why are they in mother's milk?

HMO - Physiological significance: Why are they in mother's milk?

Norbert Sprenger
What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut  (news)
What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut

What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby's gut

Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women  (news)
Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women

Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women

New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure (news)
New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure

New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure

Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs  (news)
Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs

Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs

American toddlers consume too much added sugar  (news)
American toddlers consume too much added sugar

American toddlers consume too much added sugar