Nutrition Committee

General Information
Special Interest Groups
Committee Members

General Information

The Committee on Nutrition is made up of 10 Paediatricians (one trainee) and one Allied Health Professional with interests spanning the spectrum of clinical nutrition and nutritional research in infants and children. Members serve for a period of three years, renewable once.
The main roles of the Committee are to write Position Papers on topical issues in infant and child nutrition, organise a Nutrition Summer School every two years, and design the nutritional part of the scientific programme at the ESPGHAN annual meeting.
The Committee has just celebrated its 40th anniversary. The activities of the committee are reported annually to ESPGHAN Council and ESPGHAN Members.

To download the annual committee report, please click here.

Special Interest Groups

Gut Microbiota and Modification

Steering Committee
Yvan Vandenplas, Flavia Indrio

Description: The specific objectives of this (special Interest Group) SIG are to
a) create an international network among professionals interested and involved in gut microbiota & modifications research
b) write position statements or clinical guidelines alone or in collaboration with other ESPGHAN groups or organizations on issues related to gut microbiota & modifications
c) carry out collaborative basic and clinical research related to gut microbiota & modifications
d) deliver educational sessions on gut microbiota & modifications.

Projects & Activities: to view all recent and upcoming activities of this Special Interest Group, you can download the annual committee report here.

Terms of Reference: to view the ToR of this group, please click here.

Clinical Malnutrition

Steering Committee
Konstantinos Gerasimidis

Description: The Special Interest Group in Clinical Malnutrition is a Nutrition working group that is interested in the effect of acute and chronic illness on nutritional status and the effect of nutritional interventions. It has a particularly interested in the following thematic areas
a) Definition, screening and assessment of malnutrition
b) The effect of nutritional status on clinical outcomes
c) The effect of nutritional interventions on clinical outcomes

Projects & Activities: to view all recent and upcoming activities of this Special Interest Group, you can download the annual committee report here.

Terms of Reference: to view the ToR of this group, please click here.

Neonatal Nutrition

Steering Committee:
Johannes (Hans) B. van Goudoever

Description: The Special Interest Group in Neonatal Nutrition is focussed on the impact of nutrition during the direct postnatal phase on short and long term outcomes.
Parenteral and enteral feeding are considered. The combination of basic, translational and clinical studies enables the group to interact on these various levels and creates possibilities of networking through these disciplines.
The specific objectives of this SIG are to: a) To create an international network among professionals interested and involved in neonatal nutrition. b) to write position statements or clinical guidelines together involving the Committee on Nutrition and other professional organisations. c) to carry out collaborative basic, translational and clinical research with other members of the group. d) to deliver education sessions on neonatal nutrition

Projects & Activities: to view all recent and upcoming activities of this Special Interest Group, you can dowload the annual committee report here.

Terms of Reference: to view the ToR of this group, please click here.