The Nest 29: Childhood Obesity

Four hot topics on children obesity area are covered by leading experts in this issue:The Influences of the Perinatal Period on the Development of Later Obesity in the Offspring Lucilla Poston (UK) Infant Feeding and Later Obesity: Conclusions for Current Practice? Berthold Koletzko, Veit Grote,Hans Demmelmair, Brigitte Brands,for the European Childhood Obesity Project (Germany) Infant Feeding Practices and Appropriate Development of Early Childhood Eating Habits:What Is Currently Happening in the U.S. Anna Maria Siega-Riz and Alan Kinlaw (USA) Coexistence of Malnutrition with Obesity Zulfi qar A. Bhutta (Pakistan)