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
Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms (videos)
Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Sandra Sünram-Lea
 Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure (videos)
Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure

Early Development of Food Preferences in Relation to Early Sensory Development and Early Flavor Exposure

Andrea Maier-Nöth
Parents' Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating (videos)
Parents' Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating

Parents' Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating

Lisa R. Fries
Mammals, Milk and Microbes – The Role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome (videos)
Mammals, Milk and Microbes – The Role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome

Mammals, Milk and Microbes – The Role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome

David Mills
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa (videos)
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

Andrew Prentice
Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus  (news)
Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus

Combating childhood obesity by preventing 'fatty liver' in fetus

Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children  (news)
Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children

Early iron supplementation appears to provide protection for low birth weight children

Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years  (news)
Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years

Mode of birth may affect infant BMI at age 1 and 3 years