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 Epidemiology (publications)

Nutrition Epidemiology

Maternal Health and Nutrition (publications)

Maternal Health and Nutrition

The Nest 35: Consequences of Under- and over-nutrition in Early Childhood (publications)

The Nest 35: Consequences of Under- and over-nutrition in Early Childhood

Obesity from Mother to Child (publications)

Obesity from Mother to Child

85th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Preventive Aspects of Early Nutrition (publications)

85th NNI: Preventive Aspects of Early Nutrition

NNIW04 - Cancer and Nutrition Prevention and Treatment (publications)

NNIW04 - Cancer and Nutrition Prevention and Treatment

European NNI Meeting: “Nutrition and growth in the first 1,000 days of long-term impact” (publications)

European NNI Meeting: “Nutrition and growth in the first 1,000 days of long-term impact”

Gut Microbial Richness Impacts Human Health

Gut Microbial Richness Impacts Human Health