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
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

Can combined exercise and nutritional intervention improve muscle mass and function (news)
Can combined exercise and nutritional intervention improve muscle mass and function

Can combined exercise and nutritional intervention improve muscle mass and function

Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated (news)
Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated

Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated

Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization (news)
Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization

Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization

Short duration of breastfeeding and maternal obesity linked to fatty liver in adolescents (news)
Short duration of breastfeeding and maternal obesity linked to fatty liver in adolescents

Short duration of breastfeeding and maternal obesity linked to fatty liver in adolescents

Interview with Susan Carlson: Nutritionist’s perspective on supplementation (videos)
Interview with Susan Carlson: Nutritionist’s perspective on supplementation

Interview with Susan Carlson: Nutritionist’s perspective on supplementation

What causes women to stop breastfeeding early (news)
What causes women to stop breastfeeding early

What causes women to stop breastfeeding early