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
Lactose intolerance and gastrointestinal cow’s milk allergy in infants and children – common misconceptions revisited (publications)
Lactose intolerance and gastrointestinal cow’s milk allergy in infants and children – common misconceptions revisited

Lactose intolerance and gastrointestinal cow’s milk allergy in infants and children – common misconceptions revisited

Co-Authored by 10 Experts
Philippines: Government Policies on Nutrition Education (videos)
Philippines: Government Policies on Nutrition Education

Philippines: Government Policies on Nutrition Education

Mario Campanzana
Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training Roy Ballam in UK Schools (videos)
Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training Roy Ballam in UK Schools

Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training Roy Ballam in UK Schools

Roy Ballam
Multi-level Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings (videos)
Multi-level Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings

Multi-level Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings

Dianne Ward
Nutrition education and implementation of the Nurturing Care Framework (videos)
Nutrition education and implementation of the Nurturing Care Framework

Nutrition education and implementation of the Nurturing Care Framework

Maureen Black
Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects (videos)
Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects

Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects

Marion Hetherington
French Fries Are No. 1 Vegetable Consumed by Toddlers, Finds Landmark Study
French Fries Are No. 1 Vegetable Consumed by Toddlers, Finds Landmark Study

French Fries Are No. 1 Vegetable Consumed by Toddlers, Finds Landmark Study

Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence (publications)
Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

Co-Authored by 9 Experts