Nutrition, Health and Wellness

With vast clinical problems persisting in the world today, the role of nutrition for overall health, and prevention and treatment of diseases may sometimes be overlooked.

In this section you will find extensive research on the therapeutic role of diet, including resources for dietary guidelines and nutrition screening & assessment. We also cover requirements and recommendations for food safety, healthy eating, nutrients and hydration.

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NNIW100 Publication
NNIW100 - Shaping The Future with Nutrition

NNIW100 - Shaping The Future with Nutrition

With the theme “Shaping The Future with Nutrition,” NNIW100’s first session looked at current understanding of the fundamentals of maternal and child nutrition, and the different factors that shape an individual’s health and wellbeing such as maternal preconception nutrition, mode of birth, infant nutrition, breastfeeding and human milk research, complementary feeding practices, environmental factors and more. The second session also examined food dietary habits for optimal development, wherein speakers highlighted a strong evidence base for the nutritional approach that supports good health

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve
Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Zakari Ali
Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security
Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security

Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security

Kevin Chen
The role of family meals in obesity prevention (videos)
The role of family meals in obesity prevention

The role of family meals in obesity prevention

Adam Drewnowski
Beverage Nutrient Density and Childhood Obesity
Beverage Nutrient Density and Childhood Obesity

Beverage Nutrient Density and Childhood Obesity

Adam Drewnowski
Nutrition of the SGA Neonate: What do we Know?
Nutrition of the SGA Neonate: What do we Know?

Nutrition of the SGA Neonate: What do we Know?

Ekhard E. Ziegler
Supplements: Vitamin D Herbals, Substance Abuse
Supplements: Vitamin D Herbals, Substance Abuse

Supplements: Vitamin D Herbals, Substance Abuse

Jatinder Bhatia
Results with CF Using Local Food Ingredients
Results with CF Using Local Food Ingredients

Results with CF Using Local Food Ingredients

Tahmeed Ahmed
The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle (videos)
The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle

The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle

Andrew Prentice
Fortification of Complementary Foods
Fortification of Complementary Foods

Fortification of Complementary Foods

Lynette M. Neufeld
Cross-Talk Between the Mucosal Immune System and Environmental Factors
Cross-Talk Between the Mucosal Immune System and Environmental Factors

Cross-Talk Between the Mucosal Immune System and Environmental Factors

Hiroshi Kiyono