Auteur: M. Makrides

Our daily food intake not only provides the calories and the macro- and micronutrients necessary for survival – nutrients also have a tremendous potential to modulate the actions of the immune system …

The complementary feeding period from 6 to 24 months is a crucial part of the first 1000 days of development. It marks the transition from exclusively milk-based liquid diet to the family diet and se …

Growth is universally used by health care professionals and caregivers to judge the physical condition of babies and children: poor growth in early life has a negative impact on cognitive development …

There is no other time in life when the provision of adequate and balanced nutrition is of greater importance than during infancy and childhood. During this dynamic phase characterized by rapid growt …