Obesity

Obesity is a growing concern worldwide. For the first time in modern history, the current generation is expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents, simply because of obesity and the associated increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Here you can access a wide range of content dealing with obesity management, metabolic syndrome, childhood obesity and more.

The scientific basis for healthful carbohydrate profile (publications)
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The scientific basis for healthful carbohydrate profile

Dietary guidelines indicate that complex carbohydrates should provide around half of the calories in a balanced diet…

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Nutrition and growth Yearbook 2020 (publications)
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Nutrition and growth Yearbook 2020

Children’s growth is a common concern to all health care providers treating neonates, infants, toddlers, children, and…

622 min read Berthold Koletzko (Germany), Raanan Shamir, Dominique Turck, …
NNIW95: Obesity in Toddlers and Young Children: Causes and Consequences (videos)
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NNIW95: Obesity in Toddlers and Young Children: Causes and Consequences

The rapid rise in obesity in toddlers and young preschool children is a major concern for public health globally.

Professor Atul Singhal
NNIW95: Toddlers in Brazil: Challenges and opportunities (videos)
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NNIW95: Toddlers in Brazil: Challenges and opportunities

Over the past decades, Brazil has faced important challenges regarding toddlers' nutrition.

Professor Mauro Fisberg
Learnings from human milk science (videos)
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Learnings from human milk science
Jose M. Saavedra (USA), MD
Science on protein, metabolic programming and long-term health (videos)
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Science on protein, metabolic programming and long-term health

Nutrition in early life can impact metabolic programming and epigenetics.

Prof. Yvan Vandenplas
Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction (videos)
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Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

40 million children aged under 5 years of age were overweight or obese, globally. Overweight or obese children…

Jose M. Saavedra (USA)
Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children (videos)
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Video Teaser: Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children

Multiple forms of malnutrition coexist in most countries, globally, toddlers and young children are highly affected…

Lynette Neufeld
Human Milk Oligosaccharides may play a role in Childhood Obesity Prevention? (news)
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides may play a role in Childhood Obesity Prevention?

A recent literature review from September 2019 by Sarah Maessen from the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, New…

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