NNI Workshop Series

The NNI and WNSC 101 Workshop, “Nutrition, microbiome and health: latest findings and future research,” explored the significant role of the human microbiome in bodily functions and health. The workshop covered various aspects, such as the ecological patterns of the gut microbiome in early life and the influence of parental microbiome programming. It also examined how nutrition shapes microbiome maturation, with a focus on the importance of breastmilk. Looking forward, the future of microbiome research was debated, including the potential of artificial intelligence and microbiome-based

With the theme “Shaping The Future with Nutrition,” NNIW100’s first session looked at current understanding of the fundamentals of maternal and child nutrition, and the different factors that shape an individual’s health and wellbeing such as maternal preconception nutrition, mode of birth, infant nutrition, breastfeeding and human milk research, complementary feeding practices, environmental factors and more. The second session also examined food dietary habits for optimal development, wherein speakers highlighted a strong evidence base for the nutritional approach that supports good health

Discover more about the future of nutrition science in today’s ever changing world.

From early nutrition and lifelong health, to the role of the food ladder and the gut microbiome in infancy, to the technological advances shaping clinical practice, our global experts will walk us through the various developments in childhood nutrition.