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- Identification and validation of integrative biomarkers of physical activity level and health in children and adolescents Image AbstractPhysical activity (PA) provides health benefits across the lifespan and improves many established cardiovascular risk factors that have a significant impact on overall mortality…
- Metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) represent a growing unmet clinical need. Accumulating evidence shows that the collection of microbes residing within the human intestinal tract influence host metabolism. Diet is one of the most important factors shaping the gut microbiome. So far, mainly microbial metabolism of dietary fibers has been studied, with less emphasis on…
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Read the interview with our new Chair Eileen Gibney. She shares her vision on societal challenges and the future of sustainable food systems. - Background and aimAccording to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis early life exposure to environmental factors plays a critical role in defining offspring health in childhood and later life. Thus adaptation to suboptimal nutrition during pregnancy or early childhood may perpetuate intergenerational transmission of a range of adverse health outcomes. Epigenetic phenomena…
- Prevention of unhealthy weight gain in families in pregnancy and postpartum using a mHealth-enhanced intervention Image AbstractThe overall objective is to prevent unhealthy weight gain and body composition during pregnancy and in the postpartum period in vulnerable families (e.g., families…
