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

Measure of belly fat in older adults is linked with cognitive impairment (news)

Measure of belly fat in older adults is linked with cognitive impairment

Men lose "significantly" more weight than women on low-cal diets, study finds (news)

Men lose "significantly" more weight than women on low-cal diets, study finds

Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity (news)

Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity

Expert consensus finds that higher protein intake benefits adult bone health (news)

Expert consensus finds that higher protein intake benefits adult bone health

Early-life obesity impacts children's learning and memory, study suggests (news)

Early-life obesity impacts children's learning and memory, study suggests

Annales 76.1 - Hot Topics in Nutrition – 75 Years Later (publications)

Annales 76.1 - Hot Topics in Nutrition – 75 Years Later

Ferdinand Haschke
Lack of sleep leads to obesity in children and adolescents (news)

Lack of sleep leads to obesity in children and adolescents

Interview with Andrea Maier Noth: Early Flavor Exposure (videos)

Interview with Andrea Maier Noth: Early Flavor Exposure