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
Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children (publications)
Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children

Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children

Andrew Prentice
Interview with Alan Lucas: Breast Feeding and Health – a Biological Perspective (videos)
Interview with Alan Lucas: Breast Feeding and Health – a Biological Perspective

Interview with Alan Lucas: Breast Feeding and Health – a Biological Perspective

Interview with Ferdinand Haschke: Early Life Nutrition and Growth Trajectories and Metabolic Outcomes (videos)
Interview with Ferdinand Haschke: Early Life Nutrition and Growth Trajectories and Metabolic Outcomes

Interview with Ferdinand Haschke: Early Life Nutrition and Growth Trajectories and Metabolic Outcomes

Ferdinand Haschke
Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development (videos)
Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development

Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development

Interview with Lindsay Allen: Water-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk (videos)
Interview with Lindsay Allen: Water-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk

Interview with Lindsay Allen: Water-Soluble Vitamins in Breast Milk

Interview with Maureen Black: Responsive Feeding: Strategies to Promote Healthy Mealtime Interactions  (videos)
Interview with Maureen Black: Responsive Feeding: Strategies to Promote Healthy Mealtime Interactions

Interview with Maureen Black: Responsive Feeding: Strategies to Promote Healthy Mealtime Interactions

Maureen Black
Interview with Jacquie Gould: Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children  (videos)
Interview with Jacquie Gould: Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children

Interview with Jacquie Gould: Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients and Developmental Outcomes of Children

Interview with Lynnette Neufeld: Fortification of Complementary Foods (videos)
Interview with Lynnette Neufeld: Fortification of Complementary Foods

Interview with Lynnette Neufeld: Fortification of Complementary Foods

Lynette M. Neufeld