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Sustainable diets are intended to address the increasing health and environmental concerns related to food production and consumption. Although many candidates for sustainable diets have emerged, a consistent and joint environmental and health analysis of these diets has not been done at a regional level.

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Today, 4600 kcal/day of food are harvested for every person on the planet; of these, only around 2000 kcal, on average, are eaten. European countries have approximately 3 times more food than required and the USA 4 times more food than needed. Data on calorie losses lacks information on dietary quality, and so it is not possible to know specifically which macro- and micronutrients were lost.

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The confluence of population, economic development, and environmental pressures resulting from increased globalization and industrialization reveal an increasingly resource-constrained world in which predictions point to the need to do more with less and in a “better” way. The concept of sustainable diets presents an opportunity to successfully advance commitments to sustainable development and the elimination of poverty, food and nutrition insecurity, and poor health outcomes.

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The first few years of life represent one of the most dynamic and critical time periods in brain development. By the age of 2, brain volume reaches about 80% of the adult brain volume. In addition to the rapid increase in brain size, critical brain functions also emerge during the first years of life and continue to mature into adulthood. While the “young brain” is relatively small when compared to the body, it has a “big appetite” for food, learning and sleep.

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Breastfeeding is the best way to feed a child, and human milk is the ideal nutrition for babies, providing benefits to the infant, the mother, the community and the society at large.

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Aging is the primary factor behind the progressive loss of physiological integrity, onset of diseases, functional impairment, and increased vulnerability to negative health-related outcomes including death.

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The importance of early nutrition for long-term health is becoming increasingly impressive. Nutrition is a decisive factor for growth and development, it influences the risk of life-threatening diseases and possible late damage. The situation of premature babies in particular reveals this connection like a magnifying glass. Latest research findings in this sensitive area provide indications of what measures could also be useful for mature babies. Following the discussions about protein, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) have moved into the focus of science. After all, they appear to play a significant role in the positive effects of breast milk. The possibilities of supplementation with selected HMOs are still in their infancy, but the first results open up far-reaching perspectives for the future, while at the same time raising new questions.

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Allergies, obesity and healthy nutrition remain essential topics of everyday paediatric practice. And it is precisely in these areas that the recent research has yielded significant new findings. The key points to be mentioned in this publication are cow‘s milk allergy and FPIES, protein reduction in infant formula, human milk oligosaccharides as well as malnutrition. One focus is on the first months of life. It is well known that nutrition in the first 1,000 days, but also during childhood and adolescence, has long-term consequences for a healthy outcome in later life.

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Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) such as regurgitation, colic and functional constipation are very common during infancy. FGIDs are a frequent reason for pediatric consultations, with an estimation of 20-30% consultations during the first months of life being related to FGID.

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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a group of complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant in human milk and contribute to shaping the infant’s gut microbiome and immune system for immediate and long-term health benefits. HMOs are the 3rd largest solid component of human milk and over 200 HMOs have been identified so far. 2’FL and LNnT are among the most studied HMOs with clinical evidence to support immunity and the developing microbiome, but latest research on additional HMOs show promise in expanded benefits on gut, immune, brain and bone health.

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Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs), the third solid component of human milk, are complex structures with a high potential for specific functions. Research is revealing the full extent of the beneficial properties of HMOs.

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A recent study suggests that 2’fucosyllactose (2’FL) when added to a partially hydrolysed whey protein infant formula, with Bifidobacterium animalis ssp lactis strain Bb12 (B. lactis) is well tolerated. A validated multi-symptom index was used to confirm this finding.

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A recent article by Prof. Lars Bode from the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence, University of California, San Diego highlighted that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) may act as a connecting link between mother’s and baby’s health.

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A new study has found that infants fed formulae supplemented with 2′-fucosyllactose (2ʹFL) had inflammatory cytokine response similar to that of breastfed infants.

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According to a literature review published by Badriul Hegar from the University of Indonesia, Indonesia, Yvan Vandenplas from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and their colleagues from various other institutes, the human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), 2’fucosyllactose (2’FL) and lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) play an important role in infant nutrition.

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Modulation of 3′-sialyllactose (3′SL) levels in milk during exclusive suckling influences adult cognitive function, as reported for the first time by Pisa and colleagues from the Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health, Italy, and the Nestle Research, Switzerland.

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The book, “Growth and Development in Early Life: Follow your Gut” is a one- of- a- kind tome – put together by some of the most prominent pediatricians in the country to share insights on the latest information on topics most pertinent in clinical practice.

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Human milk is the sole and recommended nutrition for the newborn infant and contains one of the largest constituents of diverse oligosaccharides, dubbed human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs).

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Dietary intake data were collected via one 24 h recall in the 2012 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) for children aged 2–5 years (n=1905) and 6–13 years (n=2868).

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Feeding practices and dietary factors associated with obesity in young children are now recognized to begin in infancy.