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

Fasting blood sugar, fasting insulin identified as new biomarkers for weight loss (news)

Fasting blood sugar, fasting insulin identified as new biomarkers for weight loss

Altering gut bacteria pathways may stimulate fat tissue to prevent obesity (news)

Altering gut bacteria pathways may stimulate fat tissue to prevent obesity

Chronic lack of sleep reduces cognitive abilities, negatively impacts physical health (news)

Chronic lack of sleep reduces cognitive abilities, negatively impacts physical health

Rise in obese pregnant women takes its toll on both mother and child (news)

Rise in obese pregnant women takes its toll on both mother and child

NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects (publications)

NNI European Meeting - Nutrition of Preterms and further preventive nutritional aspects

The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health (publications)

The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health

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Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations (news)

Preventing child obesity starts in the previous generations

Short duration of breastfeeding and maternal obesity linked to fatty liver in adolescents (news)

Short duration of breastfeeding and maternal obesity linked to fatty liver in adolescents