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

ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism 2015 (events)

ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism 2015

Epigenetics (infographics)

Epigenetics

NNI European Meeting 2015 (events)

NNI European Meeting 2015

86th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Protein in Neonatal and Infant Nutrition: Recent Updates (events)

86th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Protein in Neonatal and Infant Nutrition: Recent Updates

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2015 (events)

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2015

New Perspectives on First Foods, Complementary Feeding and Obesity (events)

New Perspectives on First Foods, Complementary Feeding and Obesity

2015 Nutrition Update Day: Protein in Paediatrics (events)

2015 Nutrition Update Day: Protein in Paediatrics

Symposium on PICU Nutrition 2015 (events)

Symposium on PICU Nutrition 2015