Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health

Jose M. Saavedra, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a clinician, researcher, educator, with a long -term interest and dedication to the areas of pediatric nutritional care, microbiota, probiotics, disease prevention, and infant health. Anne M. Dattilo, PhD, RD, CDE, is a clinical dietician and investigator with longstanding dedication to the prevention of gestational diabetes and promotion of healthy infant nutrition. She currently oversees the scientific content of the Global First Thousand Days Nutrition Education Program at Nestlé Nutrition within her role as Associate Director of Nutrition Science.

Introduction Nutrition in the First 1,000 days of Life: Society’s greatest opportunity

Part One: Nutrition in Early Life: Effects and Mechanisms Impacting Growth, Development, and Long-Term Health 1. Prenatal nutrition and nutrition in pregnancy: Effects on long-term growth and development 2. Breastfeeding: Effects on growth, development, and long-term health 3. Early nutrition: Effects on infant growth and body composition 4. Early Nutrition: Effects on short and long term health: Two examples 5. Early nutrition: Effects of specific nutrient intake on growth, development and long term health 6. The effect of infant allergen/immunogen exposure on long-term health 7. Early nutrition and its effect on allergy development 8. Impact of early nutrition on intestinal microbiome: effects on immunity and long-term health 9. Eating Development in Young Children: Understanding the Complex Interplay of Developmental Domains

Part Two: Early Nutrition and Non-Communicable Disease 10. Early nutrition and its effect on the development of celiac disease 11. Early nutrition and its effect on the development of obesity 12. Early nutrition and its effect on the development of type-2 diabetes 13. Early nutrition and its effect on the development of allergic diseases 14. Early nutrition and its effect on the development of functional GI disorders

Part Three: Nutritional Programming in the First 1,000 Days: A Window of Opportunity 15. Programming long term health: Maternal and fetal nutrition and diet needs 16. Programming long term health: Nutritional and dietary needs in infant prematurity 17. Programming long-term health: Establishing healthy eating patterns in early infancy 18. Programming long-term health: Effect of parent feeding approaches on long-term diet and eating patterns 19. Programming long term health: Nutrition and diet in infants aged 6 months to 1 year 20. Programming long term health: Nutrition and diet in toddlers