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

New link between gut bacteria and obesity  (news)
New link between gut bacteria and obesity

New link between gut bacteria and obesity

Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain  (news)
Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain

Lifestyle interventions cut gestational weight gain

Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating  (news)
Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating

Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating

Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase  (news)
Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase

Newest data shows childhood obesity continues to increase

Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence
Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

Growth and Immunity – Early Nutrition Influence

91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children (events)
91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children

91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children

Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017 (publications)
Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017

Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2017

New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins  (news)
New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins

New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins