FABP2 and necrotizing enterocolitis: Clinicians should minimize fasting, reintroducing enteral nutrition as soon as there is a clinical improvement witnessed by the stability of vital signs, the abdominal physical examination, and the normalization of platelet count and radiologic signs The identification of biomarkers (NIRS, I-FABP, intestinal alkaline phosphatase) [21, 22], capable of reflecting the severity of NEC and intestinal recovery, could help to personalize the moment of resumption of enteral feeding, minimizing the consequences of a prolonged fasting.