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

Evolutionary explanation? Research reveals how gut bacteria adapted to human breast milk  (news)
Evolutionary explanation? Research reveals how gut bacteria adapted to human breast milk

Evolutionary explanation? Research reveals how gut bacteria adapted to human breast milk

NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects (publications)
NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects

NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study (news)
Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study (publications)
Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health (publications)
The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health

The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Update on Food Allergies (publications)
Update on Food Allergies

Update on Food Allergies

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health  (news)
Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health

Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health

Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations (news)
Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations

Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations