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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The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

The Relationship Between Nutrition, Brain, Cognition, Learning, and Behavior in School-Age Children: Systematic Evidence and Future Opportunities

School age (5–18 years) is a pivotal window for brain and cognitive development, yet nutrition‐related brain and…

Diandra Brkić
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The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

The Importance of Breakfast in School-Aged Children

Helena Gibson‐Moore
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Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Andrew Prentice
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
USA Case Study (videos)
USA Case Study

USA Case Study

Regan Bailey
Philippines Case Study (videos)
Philippines Case Study

Philippines Case Study

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa
Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children (videos)
Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Norimah A. Karim
Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns (videos)
Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

Michael Gibney
The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood (videos)
The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

Leonidas Karagounis
Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition (videos)
Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Theresa Nicklas