Nutrition Publications

The symposium explored effective strategies for pediatric enteral nutrition, focusing on the challenges of malnutrition in children experiencing gastrointestinal and neurological impairments. Renowned specialists presented advanced techniques to enhance nutritional care for young patients facing gastrointestinal difficulties, stressing the significance of tailored interventions. The sessions showcased various feeding modalities and innovative nutritional approaches, including real food-based enteral feeding, designed to increase tolerance, promote gut health, and improve overall clinical

Early childhood is a critical period when nutrition and environmental factors strongly influence lifelong brain development, physical health, and overall well-being. Both undernutrition and overnutrition can lead to growth faltering and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with lasting effects on individual potential and broader societal outcomes. This issue of Annales Nestlé presents practical, up-to-date strategies for assessing growth and addressing both faltering and catch-up growth. It emphasizes early growth as a crucial phase for metabolic and developmental programming

In this symposium, leading experts explored the evolving role of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in childhood development and their benefits beyond immunity. The speakers discussed the key factors influencing HMO composition, the critical role of HMOs in shaping the infant gut microbiota, highlighting the complexity of HMO-microbiota interactions. The talks also focused on human milk-inspired biotics, such as synbiotics, in fostering a balanced gut microbiome, supporting growth, immune development, and offered insights into future research aimed at understanding the specific functions of