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

Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development (videos)

Interview with Erika Isolauri: Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development

Patterns of Sugar Intake in Infants and Toddlers: 5 Country Analysis (videos)

Patterns of Sugar Intake in Infants and Toddlers: 5 Country Analysis

Key Nutritional Recommendations on Sugars (videos)

Key Nutritional Recommendations on Sugars

Health Impact of Sugar Intake (videos)

Health Impact of Sugar Intake

Early Learning about Flavors: Functional Significance and Implications for Health (videos)

Early Learning about Flavors: Functional Significance and Implications for Health

Catherine Forestell
Influencing flavor perception and preference in infants for long-term health (infographics)

Influencing flavor perception and preference in infants for long-term health

Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in 4 decades (news)

Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in 4 decades

International Symposium of Prebiotics & Probiotics in Pediatrics Congress (IS3P) 2018 (events)

International Symposium of Prebiotics & Probiotics in Pediatrics Congress (IS3P) 2018