NNI BITES, BIG LEARNINGS
Episodes
Dr. Antje Körner - Beyond Nutrition: A Comprehensive Exploration of Obesity in Early Childhood - Workshop 103 - Session 2 - Episode 9
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series of NNI Bites, Big Learnings, we are featuring episodes covering the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103. In this episode, Dr. Yvan Vandenpl...
Dr. Rosan Meyer - Navigating Allergies: The Role of Complementary Feeding in Food Allergy Prevention - Workshop 103 - Session 2 - Episode 8
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series of NNI Bites, Big Learnings, we are featuring episodes covering the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103. In this episode, Dr. Yvan Vandenpl...
Professor Nadja Haiden - Nurturing Preterm Infants: Transitioning to Effective Feeding Strategies - Workshop 103 - Session 2 - Episode 7
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series of NNI Bites, Big Learnings, we are featuring episodes covering the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103. In this episode, Dr. Yvan Vandenpl...
Dr. Natalia Ferré - Insights from TOMI Study: A Case Study in Toddler Nutrition - Workshop 103 - Session 1 - Episode 6
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series of NNI Bites, Big Learnings, we are featuring episodes covering the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103. In this episode, Professor Raanan ...
Professor Patrick Tounian - Young Child Formula: The Latest Recommendations & Practical Applications - Workshop 103 - Session 1 - Episode 5
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series of NNI Bites, Big Learnings, we are featuring episodes covering the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103. In this episode, Professor Raanan ...
Dr. Sean Deoni - Feeding the Future: How Nutrition Shapes Brain Development and Learning - Workshop 103 - Session 1 - Episode 4
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For Healthcare Professionals OnlyNestlé Nutrition Institute
Professor Ciarán Forde - Learning to eat: Exploring Food Texture, Taste, and Eating Behavior - Workshop 103 - Session 1 - Episode 3
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series of NNI Bites, Big Learnings, we are featuring episodes covering the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103. In this episode, Professor Raanan ...
Professor Ciaran Ford - Learning to eat: Exploring Food Texture, Taste, and Eating Behavior - Workshop 103 - Session 1 - Episode 3
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For Healthcare Professionals OnlyNestlé Nutrition Institute
Dr. Julie Lanigan - Addressing the Gap: From the cradle to the playground - Workshop 103 - Session 1 - Episode 2
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of NNI Bites, Big Learnings featuring the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103 series, Professor Raanan Shamir speaks with Dr. Julie Lanigan ab...
Prof. Raanan Shamir - Complementary Feeding: What Makes it Important? - Workshop 103 - Session 1 - Episode 1
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of NNI Bites, Big Learnings, we are covering the NNI & WNSC Workshop 103 series. In the first episode, Dr. Yvan Vandenplas intervi...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - SQ‑LNS (Small‑Quantity Lipid‑Based Supplements): Targeted approaches for vulnerable groups - Episode 10
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For Healthcare Professionals OnlyNestlé Nutrition Institute
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Ready‑to‑Use Therapeutic Foods: Treating severe acute malnutrition at scale - Episode 9
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice interviews Professor Mark Manary from Washington University and Adelin...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Evidence‑based Interventions: What works, where, and why in real‑world settings - Episode 8
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For Healthcare Professionals OnlyNestlé Nutrition Institute
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Pre‑ & Probiotics: Evidence behind the microbiome in pediatric care - Episode 7
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice interviews Professor Hania Szajewska from the Medical University of Wa...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - DOHaD (Developmental Origins): The lifelong imprint of early nutrition - Episode 6
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice interviews Professor Chittaranjan Yajnik about the Developmental Origi...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Advances in Pre‑Term Nutrition: Optimizing growth and outcomes for the smallest patients - Episode 5
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice speaks with Professor Josef Neu from the University of Florida about a...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Biofortification of Staple Foods: Breeding nutrition into daily diets - Episode 4
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice interviews Dr. Howarth Bouis, 2016 World Food Prize laureate and found...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Micronutrient Powders: Scaling simple solutions for micronutrient deficiencies - Episode 3
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice speaks with Professor Stanley Zlotkin from the University of Toronto a...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Universal Vitamin A: The public‑health impact of large‑scale supplementation - Episode 2
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice interviews Professor Keith West from Johns Hopkins University about th...
Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - WHO Growth Standards: How global growth curves transformed assessment and policy - Episode 1
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition, Professor Andrew Prentice interviews Dr. Mercedes de Onis, the principal architect of the WHO Ch...
Prof. Kate Ward - Calcium and Iron Nutrition Through the Reproductive Life Course - Annales Nestlé - Episode 21
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Kate Ward shares how calcium and iron are vital nutrients throughout the reproductive life course, with heightened importance during adolesc...
Dr. Otilia Perichart-Perera - Nutrition for Optimal Lactation - Annales Nestlé - Episode 20
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Otilia Perichart-Perera discusses how optimal maternal nutrition during lactation supports the mother’s health, as well as the infant’s growth...
Dr. Nandita Perumal - Nutrition During Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes - Annales Nestlé - Episode 19
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nandita Perumal highlights how balanced, diverse, and nutrient-rich diets are essential for healthy pregnancy outcomes. Increased energy and nutri...
Dr. Linden Stocker and Prof. Alexandra Kermack - Nutrition for Preconception Health and Fertility - Annales Nestlé - Episode 18
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Linden Stocker and Professor Alexandra Kermack discuss how preconception nutrition and lifestyle choices made by both parents have a lasting impac...
Prof. Elvira Verduci - CF Practices, Implications for Future Healthy Eating and Long-Term Health - Annales Nestlé - Episode 17
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Elvira Verduci talks about complementary feeding as a critical window for shaping future health, emphasizing its role in bridging nutrient g...
Dr. Julie Mennella - Biological and Experiential Factors that Impact the Acceptance of Complementary Foods - Annales Nestlé - Episode 16
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Julie Mennella explores how biological and experiential factors shape infants’ acceptance of complementary foods, beginning with flavor le...
Dr. Agnes Leung - Prevention of Food Allergy: Harmonizing Perspectives from the East and West - Annales Nestlé - Episode 15
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Agnes Leung highlights how cultural, environmental, and dietary factors shape food allergy prevention, combining insights from Eastern and W...
Dr. Luis Moreno - Complementary Food And Obesity - Annales Nestlé - Episode 14
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Luis Moreno discusses the important role of complementary feeding in preventingchildhood obesity, highlighting the need for timely introduct...
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta - Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital - Annales Nesté - Episode 13
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta shares insights on the first 1,000 days from conception to two years, highlighting the links between early growth, optimal nutriti...
Dr. Berthold Koletzko - Is Growth in Early Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Programming Long-Term Health? - Annales Nesté - Episode 12
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Berthold Koletzko shares the long-term benefits of maximizing the “window of opportunity” for growth and nutrition in early life, in line with...
Dr. Rosan Meyer - An Update on the Diagnosis and Management of FG and Catch-Up Growth in Young Children - Annales Nesté - Episode 11
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rosan Meyer shares guidance on defining faltering growth (FG) and provides key updates on the interplay of factors that may cause FG as well as it...
Dr. Tanis Fenton - Principles, practicalities & pitfalls of growth assessments - Annales Nestlé - Episode 10
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tanis Fenton discusses the different genetic and environmental factors to take into consideration when evaluating normal growth in infants and chi...
Dr. Gianluca Lista - Preterm nutrition and brain development - Annales Nestlé - Episode 9
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gianluca Lista examines the relationship between early nutrition and brain development in preterm infants. The discussion summarizes the latest kn...
Dr. Catalina Bazacliu - Nutrition for infants with BPD: can individualised nutrition be the answer? - Annales Nestlé - Episode 8
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Catalina Bazacliu discusses recent studies on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), focusing on the varied approaches to nutritional management of inf...
Dr. Georg Gerber - Artificial intelligence and microbiome research - NNIW101 - Ep.14
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Georg Gerber gives an overview of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is applied in microbiome research today — a timely topic which includes recen...
Dr. Samantha Rodriguez - Nutrition strategies to prevent short-term adverse outcomes in preterm neonates - Annales Nestlé - Episode 7
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Samantha Rodriguez expounds on nutritional strategies to help mitigate the severity of complications associated with preterm infants, supporting ...
Dr. Alexandra Zhernakova - The infant gut virome: knowns, unknowns, and avenues for future studies - NNIW101 - Ep.13
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alexandra Zhernakova expounds on the infant gut virome, discussing the current understanding of its role in infant health and development, along w...
Dr. Andrew Bartko - Environmental and microbiota intersection with human health - NNIW101 - Ep.12
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Andrew Bartko defines the term “Microbiome Science” and explains its importance for human health and wellness. Additionally, the episode discu...
Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez - Gut microbiota and disorders of gut-brain interaction - NNIW101 - Ep.11
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez defines what Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBIs) are and how the gut microbiota impacts the gut-brain axis. He also shares ...
NNIW101 Ep.10 - Microbiome and food allergy: what it means in the era of noncommunicable diseases
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bruno Barreto expounds on the relationship between decreasing microbial diversity and increasing food allergy in the modern world. This episode al...
NNIW102 - Session 3 - Ep.12 - Fetal growth & its impacts on long-term health
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Keith Godfrey talks about how maternal nutrition and prenatal factors shape fetal growth and influence long-term offspring health, including cardi...
NNIW102 - Session 3 - Ep.15 - Feeding in infancy and early childhood: preventive opportunities
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Berthold Koletzko discusses how optimizing infant and young child feeding reduces the risk of non-communicable diseases. In numerous studies, brea...
NNIW102- Session 3- Ep. 14 - Breastfeeding and later risk of obesity and NCDs – how strong is the evidence?
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Oraporn Dumrongwongsiri explains how breastfeeding provides optimal infant nutrition and reduces the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes later in ...
NNIW102 - Session 3, Ep.13 - Early-life growth and later cardio-metabolic health
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Vincent Jaddoe discusses how early-life growth during the preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood, critically impacts long-term cardio-metab...
NNIW102 - Session 2 (Round Table) - Ep. 11 - Digital agriculture: New frontiers for the food system
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Esther Van de Voort expounds on the urgent need to transform food systems for greater resilience, efficiency, and sustainability. This shift is vi...
NNIW102 - Session 2 (Round Table)- EP.10 - Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kevin Chen discusses how China's economic growth has increased consumption of animal-sourced foods, affecting public health, food security, and th...
NNIW102 - Session 2 (Round Table) - Ep. 9 - Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Zakari Ali discusses the global food system's impact on health, society, and the planet, noting that food production accounts for 25% of global gr...
NNIW102 - Session 2, Ep.8: Future-ready: The importance of nutrition during adolescence
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hema Divakar expounds on adolescence as a critical phase for addressing nutrition to prevent undernutrition, obesity, and micronutrient deficienci...
NNIW102 - Session 2, Ep.7: Impact of gut microbiome on child musculoskeletal health and development
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nicolas Bonnet introduces the concept of the "gut musculoskeletal axis," emphasizing the role of the gut microbiome in child musculoskeletal healt...
NNIW102 - Session 2, Ep.6: Examining the role of environmental exposures on child growth and development
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Usha Ramakrishnan provides a compelling look at the impact of environmental exposures on child growth and development, going beyond the traditiona...
NNIW102 - Session 2, Ep.5: Global and secular trends in patterns of child growth
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Aryeh Stein emphasizes the critical importance of the first 1,000 days, a period of rapid growth when children are most vulnerable to inadequate n...
NNIW 102 - Session 1, Ep1. Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective.
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Andrew Prentice explains how human growth patterns, shaped by evolutionary adaptations like bipedalism and larger brains, result in slower growth ...
NNIW102 - Session 1, Ep.4: Nourishing healthy brain growth and development in young children
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sarah Cusick shares that the first 1,000 days of life are crucial for brain development. Nutrient deficiencies during this critical period can aff...
NNIW 102 - Session 1, Ep.2: The regulation of healthy growth in young humans
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Linda Adair discusses the regulation of healthy linear growth in young humans, emphasizing the interplay of genetic, hormonal, nutritional, and ps...
NNIW 102 - Session 1, Ep. 3: Critical and sensitive periods in child development
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ahmad Suryawan delves into the significance of the critical and sensitive periods in child development, how these unique windows influence lifelon...
NNIW101 Ep. 9 - Feeding the gut microbiome to treat malnutrition
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Siddarth Venkatesh elaborates on the role of the gut microbiome in child’s nutrition, highlighting the differences in the microbiome of healthy ...
NNIW101 Ep. 8 - Microbiome development in preterm infants
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christopher Stewart discusses the latest research on the gut microbiota in preterm infants, also expounding on the role of breast milk bioactives ...
NNIW101 Ep. 7 - Intestinal microbiota during preconception and pregnancy and health outcomes
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Francesco De Seta explains how early gut microbiota diversity affects offspring health for the long term, which includes factors such as maternal ...
Ep. 6 - Impact of the environment on gut microbiome and allergy
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Christina West elaborates on important environmental factors that affect the development of early gut microbiota and shape the immune system. ...
Dr. Ralf Heine - Dietary strategies for early immune modulation in primary food allergy prevention - Ep. 5
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ralf Heine discusses dietary strategies that improve early immune modulation for food allergy prevention. Who are at risk? Which food allergies co...
Dr. Carina Venter - Maternal diet and CF diversity on allergy prevention - Ep. 4
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to this episode as Dr. Carina Venter shares the latest maternal dietary recommendations during pregnancy and lactation for primary food allerg...
Prof. Nikos Papadopoulos - How does the pandemic shape the future of allergies? - Ep. 3
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our expert guest, Prof. Nikos Papadopoulos, discusses how the pandemic has changed the health landscape of children. Is there going to be an increas...
Dr. Russell Merritt - Plant based drinks in the diets of infants and young children - Annales Nestlé - Ep. 2
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Russell Merritt discusses the different perspectives of plant based drinks in the diets of children. He covered the basic aspects...
Dr. Carla Cerami- Alternative meat in the diets of young children - Annales Nestlé - Ep. 1
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carla Cerami talks about the growing trend of alternative meats and its possible implications on children’s nutrition and health. Does it pose a...