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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Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Preterm infants need optimized nutritional support post-discharge to promote healthy catch-up growth and support brain development. Their growth status at birth helps guide monitoring and feeding decisions, with weight, length, and head circumference tracked using clinical tools like the Fenton and WHO growth charts. Many infants, especially those with growth faltering, may benefit from fortified human milk, nutrient-dense feeds or preterm/post-discharge formulas to meet higher calorie and protein needs. Studies show that enriched and two-stage formulas with HMOs can safely support

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
Healthy Growth and Development - Learnings from Breastfed Cohorts (videos)
Healthy Growth and Development - Learnings from Breastfed Cohorts

Healthy Growth and Development - Learnings from Breastfed Cohorts

Ferdinand Haschke
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Neonatal Immunity (videos)
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Neonatal Immunity

Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Neonatal Immunity

Sharon M. Donovan
HMO, Basic Science, Structures and Functions (videos)
HMO, Basic Science, Structures and Functions

HMO, Basic Science, Structures and Functions

Clemens Kunz
Nestlé and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project (publications)
Nestle and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project

Nestle and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project

British Nutrition Foundation
Nestlé and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project (publications)
Nestle and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project

Nestle and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project

British Nutrition Foundation
Nestlé and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project (news)
Nestlé and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project

Nestlé and British Nutrition Foundation - Horizon Scanning Project

The Association between Complementary Foods and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Indian Infants (publications)
The Association between Complementary Foods and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Indian Infants

The Association between Complementary Foods and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Indian Infants

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The Association between Complementary Foods and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Indian Infants (news)
The Association between Complementary Foods and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Indian Infants

The Association between Complementary Foods and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Indian Infants