Articles and Books

Based on information from the WHO in 2022, 1 in 8 people are living with obesity globally. This global obesity epidemic, or globesity, has become a concern due to its lifelong effects especially in raising the risks for communicable and non-communicable diseases, more specifically in cases that begin in childhood. Given the many factors that may contribute to it, such as the environment, epigenetics, and early life nutrition, the long-term goal is addressing overweight and obesity in the different life stages through different preventive measures.

In this book, renowned experts in their field summarize and annotate selected peer-reviewed manuscripts that were published between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023 on malnutrition, obesity and body composition, epigenetics, nutrition for preterm and term infants, maternal nutrition and nutrition in pregnancy, cognition, chronic diseases, and their intersections with nutrition and growth. Each article was evaluated for clinical importance, especially for healthcare professionals who deal with these specific cases, and discusses its applications in their everyday practice.

With more developments in research, it has been shown that nutrition is playing a more important role in pregnancy. More studies have shown that preparations for a healthy nutrition in pregnancy has to start prior to conception, at the same time it has become more evident that a pregnant woman being overweight, is just as detrimental in terms of the infant development as nutrient-deficiency.