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.

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The True Weight of the Obesity Epidemic: Factors and Implications Teaser Image

The True Weight of the Obesity Epidemic: Factors and Implications

Based on information from the WHO in 2022, 1 in 8 people are living with obesity globally. This global obesity epidemic, or globesity, has become a concern due to its lifelong effects especially in raising the risks for communicable and non-communicable diseases, more specifically in cases that begin in childhood. Given the many factors that may contribute to it, such as the environment, epigenetics, and early life nutrition, the long-term goal is addressing overweight and obesity in the different life stages through different preventive measures.

Nutritional supplementation before and during pregnancy may reduce early childhood obesity risk Teaser Image

Nutritional supplementation before and during pregnancy may reduce early childhood obesity risk

N&G Yearbook 2024 Teaser Image

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2024

Nutrition and patients’ outcomes in oncology (publications)

Nutrition and patients’ outcomes in oncology

Child Oncology

Child Oncology

Child Abuse and Neglect (publications)

Child Abuse and Neglect

Perioperative Nutrition Therapy: North American Surgical Nutrition Summit Reports (publications)

Perioperative Nutrition Therapy: North American Surgical Nutrition Summit Reports

NNIW10 - Home Care Enteral Feeding (publications)

NNIW10 - Home Care Enteral Feeding

Scientific Symposium Proceedings 22nd Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (publications)

Scientific Symposium Proceedings 22nd Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

NNIW79 - Nutrition, Gut Microbiota and Immunity: Therapeutic Targets of IBD (publications)

NNIW79 - Nutrition, Gut Microbiota and Immunity: Therapeutic Targets of IBD

NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health (publications)

NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health