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

Interview with Sandra Sunram Lea - Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children (videos)
Interview with Sandra Sunram Lea - Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children

Interview with Sandra Sunram Lea - Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children

Sandra Sünram-Lea
Early development of taste preference and consequences of early taste exposure on later development (videos)
Early development of taste preference and consequences of early taste exposure on later development

Early development of taste preference and consequences of early taste exposure on later development

Sophie Nicklaus
Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior (videos)
Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior

Effect of Parental Feeding on Child’s Eating Behavior

Kimberley Mallan
What Children Eat (videos)
What Children Eat

What Children Eat

Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake (videos)
Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake

Child Eating Behavior and Energy Intake

Ciarán Forde
FITS/KNHS Overview (videos)
FITS/KNHS Overview

FITS/KNHS Overview

Alison Eldridge
China Case Study (videos)
China Case Study

China Case Study

Dantong Wang
Mexico Case Study (videos)
Mexico Case Study

Mexico Case Study

Salvador Villalpando-Carrión