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

Metabolic Programming: Effects of Early Nutrition on Growth, Metabolism and Body Composition (videos)

Metabolic Programming: Effects of Early Nutrition on Growth, Metabolism and Body Composition

Ferdinand Haschke
Adopting New Enteral Connectors (videos)

Adopting New Enteral Connectors

Establishing Healthy eating behaviors:Learnings from the Cookid Study

Establishing Healthy eating behaviors:Learnings from the Cookid Study

Current State of the Art in Medical Foods (videos)

Current State of the Art in Medical Foods

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Top Down and PEPuP! : Achieving Enteral Nutrition Goals in the ICU

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Behaviour Impact, Result of the FITS and MING Study in USA & China (videos)

Behaviour Impact, Result of the FITS and MING Study in USA & China

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Peri-operative Nutrition

Is Protein Supply in Infancy Linked to Childhood Obesity? (videos)

Is Protein Supply in Infancy Linked to Childhood Obesity?