The first International Conference on Nutrition and Growth brought together physicians, dietitians, nurses and scientists to discuss one of the major challenges of pediatric nutrition, namely growth. The meeting, which lasted for 2 and a half days, was well attended, with more than 1250 participants from 92 countries. This report reviews selected highlights from the conference.
Keywords: IGF-1; bone accretion; catch-up growth; early nutrition; growth; growth biomarkers; growth charts; growth hormone; long-term outcome; nutrition; nutritional programming; obesity; premature infants; short bowel syndrome.