This session focuses on nutrition during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood, emphasizing the importance of early-life nutrition for growth, immunity, brain development, and long-term health. Topics include maternal diet, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, pediatric nutrient requirements, childhood obesity, undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and school-based nutrition programs. The session also explores interventions to improve maternal and child health outcomes.



Title : Brain health beyond cognition: Exploring the needs of an aging brain
Dilip Ghosh, Western Sydney University, Australia
Title : Nutrition, physical activity, mental health, and reproductive function in adolescent and young adult women: Neuroimmunometabolic perspectives
Malgorzata Mizgier, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland