Understanding normal childhood growth is essential for quick recognition and intervention for deviations in growth and nutrient intake associated with long-term risk for disease and poor health. Therefore, the ‘what, how, and ifs of optimizing childhood growth and long-term outcomes’ webinar series addresses the knowledge and practice gaps about nutrient and non-nutrient factors essential for optimizing long-term health outcomes.

The first webinar in August 2022 addressed the early life nutritional factors that promote healthy growth, the development of a microbiome associated with optimized long-term health, and the recognition of early childhood growth patterns related to long-term risk for overweight and obesity. This Part Two webinar focuses on a nutritional assessment approach that quickly recognizes disease, nutritional management of childhood feeding disorders, and principles and strategies for weaning children from dependence on tube feeds.

Supported by an education grant from Reckitt / Mead Johnson Nutrition.