The Parenting Index was commissioned by Nestlé as part of its ongoing commitment to support families in the first 1,000 days of life, with a methodology developed and executed by Kantar. The Parenting Index provides a new framework for understanding
Growth & Development
Nutrition plays a powerful role in early life programming and in so doing, impacts a child’s growth and development, as well as their future health. Health science has revealed, for example, that there is a relationship between early nutrition and the development of conditions like stunting, obesity and diabetes during childhood and later in life.
This section covers all aspects of the importance of maternal and infant nutrition in the first 1 000 days, including nutrition in pregnancy, epigenetics, nutrigenomics, metabolic programming, breastfeeding diet, healthy eating, growth & cognitive development, and a whole lot more.
The content also extents to nutrition in the toddler years, a period of rapid cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development. Changing nutritional needs accompany these developmental milestones and the toddler’s diet has an impact in establishing food preferences and healthy eating behaviours. These choices in a young child’s life may have lasting impacts on dietary patterns and body weight.
Publications
The 81st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop,titled ‘Low Birth Weight Baby: Born Too Soon or TooSmall’ was held in Magaliesburg, South Africa from30
In the second SAJCN journal of 2016, original research conducted focusses on:
The effects of rising food prices on household food security on female-headed households in Runnymede Village, Mopani District, South Africa, The determinants of
Videos
Registered dietitian, Inge Retief, discusses neuro development influences that are associated with inadequate nutritional support in infants in the context of the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).
Human Milk as the First Source of Nutrients
The nutrient requirements of young infants are higher per unit body weight than at any other time of life. The amount of nutrients in the milk of a well-nourished woman is sufficient to support optimal growth and development of her infant. However
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa
Research in recent years has demonstrated that Human Mil Oligosaccharides (HMOs) play a contributory role in protecting infants from disease in developing countries This video at babies in low and middle-income countries and compares their growth
Conferences
97th NNI Workshop - INTERSECTIONS OF NUTRITION: Retracing Yesterday, Redefining Tomorrow
The Nestle Nutrition Institute is happy to invite you for the 97th NNI Workshop “INTERSECTIONS OF NUTRITION: Retracing Yesterday, Redefining Tomorrow”, on June 15th-16th, available in 2 sessions: 1300 CET and 1800 CET (you can choose the session
Latest News
Ranorolala Omega seeks to educate midwives to improve health in Madagascar
Ranorolala Omega is the President of the National Midwives Council of Madagascar as well as a teacher and supervisor of at midwifery schools in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Promoting breastfeeding for healthy brain development
During the first 1 000 days of life, brain development is rapid, with a number of processes taking place in a time-coordinated fashion.
The article focuses on the link between breastfeeding and brain development.