Growth & metabolism

Nutrition in early life is known to be a key determinant of immediate neonatal survival and for subsequent growth and mental development during infancy;

There is no “miracle food” that can prevent diseases. However, micronutrients play an essential role in strengthening immune defenses. Inadequate intakes can lead to a deficiency of the immune system,

Each year, approximately 15 million infants are born before 37 weeks of amenorrhea (WA), and this number is rising¹.

Around 12% of babies in Africa are born prematurely¹. Premature babies have very different nutritional needs to full-term infants as they need to attain the growth that would have occurred in utero,

Several studies have shown that growth failure in preterm infants affects health in later life and compromises brain development¹^,