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
Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition (videos)
Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition

Interview with Maureen Black: Impact of Nutrition on Growth, Brain and Cognition

Maureen Black
Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development (videos)
Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development

Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development

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

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Update on Food Allergies (publications)
Update on Food Allergies

Update on Food Allergies

Co-Authored by 2 Experts