Effect of Nutrition on Toddlers’ Overall Health and Growth

Effect of Nutrition on Toddlers’ Overall Health and Growth is organized by Nestle Nutrition Institute (NNI).

Original program date: Apr 30, 2020
Expiration date: May 01, 2023

Program Description:
Toddlerhood represents striking changes in children’s growth and development. Between birth and the age of 3, toddlers‘ body weight increases by 3- 4 times height almost doubling. A balanced diet during toddlerhood is essential not only for healthy growth and development during this key stage of life but also for the development of the gastrointestinal tract and the gut microbiota. In turn, the healthy gut microbiota has multiple beneficial effects on the healthy growth, development, and well-being of toddlers.

This tutorial brings information about the effects of nutrition on toddlers’ health and its relation to GI gastrointestinal development, including that of intestinal microbiota and its impact on growth and development.

Program Objectives:
• Discuss the effects of nutrition on toddlers’ health
• Understand toddlers’ physiological growth and its association with health
• Recognize how toddlers’ nutrition is related to gastrointestinal development, including that of intestinal microbiota and its impact on growth and development