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

Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development (videos)

Early Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development

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Early weight gain in pregnancy correlates with childhood obesity, first study of its size shows (news)

Early weight gain in pregnancy correlates with childhood obesity, first study of its size shows

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body mass index (news)

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body mass index

Protein Supply in Infancy (publications)

Protein Supply in Infancy

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Protein intakes and sources in diets of infants and young children aged 6-18 months in the United Kingdom (news)

Protein intakes and sources in diets of infants and young children aged 6-18 months in the United Kingdom

Protein intakes and sources in diets of infants and young children aged 6-18 months in the United Kingdom (publications)

Protein intakes and sources in diets of infants and young children aged 6-18 months in the United Kingdom

Sugars in human mother's milk are new class of antibacterial agents (news)

Sugars in human mother's milk are new class of antibacterial agents

Does a mother's pre-pregnancy weight determine her child's metabolism? (news)

Does a mother's pre-pregnancy weight determine her child's metabolism?