At the 2022 58th EASD Annual Meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden, Nestlé Nutrition Institute and Nestlé
Health Science hosted the Symposium: “Implications of Elevated Postprandial Glucose and Nutritional
Approaches for Postprandial Glucose Management
Nutrition & Disease Management
This section brings you information on nutritional care and disease with focus on enteral and parenteral nutrition, and nutrition support for a wide range of conditions such as infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal diseases, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. It also includes the impact of nutrition on aging and frailty, critical care support post-surgery and oncology care.
Publications
Weight Management, Micronutrients, and Supplements in Diabetes
At this year’s 39th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, held in Anavyssos, Greece, Nestlé Health Science sponsored a series of presentations and plenary lectures with a focus on the effects of weight loss, micronutrients, nutritional
Videos
Exercise is essential for osteoarthritis: evidence and recommendations
What applies as an essential part of the core management for all Osteoarthritis patients is exercise – Prof. Søren T. Skou, professor of exercise and human health at the University of Southern Denmark and co-leader of the implementation of the highly
A disease with many faces – phenotypes of osteoarthritis
Amanda Nelson, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focuses on explaining the different phenotypes and endotypes of Osteoarthritis, how patients can be identified and how that may influence the
Nutrition in disease management is cyclical, where malnutrition may lead to diseases and diseases may cause malnutrition. Hence maintaining proper nutrition before risks for diseases increase is ideal. In this same light, in times of illness
Infographics
Meeting the nutritional needs of preterm infants
Preterm infants have distinct physiological characteristics compared to term infants, which result in high and unique nutritional needs.
Human milk oligosaccharides: Innate defenders of infant gut health and immunity
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third most abundant solid component of human milk after lactose and lipids, often exceeding the total amount of human milk proteins.
In the womb, babies get all they need from their mother’s body. An inadequate maternal diet can consequently lead to many nutritional risks for maternal and child health.
Conferences
Global Trends in Nutrition and Health Through The Life Course
The past three years was an unprecedented time as sudden health challenges led to a shift in dietary patterns, lifestyle and nutrition status of families all across the globe..
Now that the world is slowly opening up once more, we must plan for a
Latest News
Breastfeeding Potentially Lowers Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Events
Research Highlights:
Breastfeeding women are found less likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) events including coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and fatal CVD.
Previous research likewise showed that breastfeeding is associated with
Breastfeeding mothers produce COVID-19 antibodies capable of neutralizing virus
Breastfeeding women with COVID-19 do not pass along the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their milk but do transfer milk-borne antibodies that are able to neutralize the virus, a multi-institutional team of researchers led by the University of Idaho reported.