In November 2018 researchers from Canada published the 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy. This Clinical Practice Guideline was prepared by the Guidelines Consensus Panel and reviewed by … Read more
The Early Nutrition Project have published updated recommendations for optimized nutrition before and during pregnancy, during breastfeeding, infancy and toddlerhood which should contribute to the prevention of obesity and associated non-communicable diseases
In February 2019 researchers from Germany, UK, Poland, The Netherlands and Australia who were part of the The Early Nutrition Project published their review of the medical scientific literature and … Read more
Call for action on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group
In April 2019 researchers from Poland, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Israel and Cyprus published a Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood … Read more
A higher maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain is associated with an increased risk of overweight/obesity in their offspring, with the strongest effects in late childhood
In February 2019 researchers from The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, France, USA, Greece, UK, Norway, Italy, Germany, Australia, Finland, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Slovak Republic and Ukraine published the … Read more
It has been estimated that 24% of pregnancy complications are due to maternal overweight/obesity
In July 2019 researchers from The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Sweden, France, USA, Greece, UK, Canada, Norway, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland, Ireland, Denmark, Slovak Republic and Ukraine published the results … Read more
Regular consumption of avocados may cause individuals to have less weight gain
In March 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of regular avocado consumption on changes in weight and BMI. A total of … Read more