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Deficiencies in folic acid dating back up to five generations could have an impact on developmental risk factors and later risk of disease, according to

New research from Children of the 90s suggests that fish accounts for only seven per cent of mercury levels in the human body. In an

Scientists have discovered that important ‘good’ bacteria arrive in babies’ digestive systems from their mother’s gut via breast milk. Although this does confirm that when

EU project finds infant nutrition can affect later obesity by up to 13%. Long-term EU funded research with 1000+ EU-based children has found ‘early nutrition

The potential brain health benefits of increased intake of DHA at birth may take several years to emerge. The study, of a small cohort of

NUTRIMENTHE researcher, Dr Eva Reischl has won the 2013 Paediatric Nutrition Research Award for Young Investigators, which is presented to new investigators to acknowledge their

A woman’s diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy and the infant’s diet in early life can affect her baby’s risk of succumbing to disease

Their study of 1,000 families, published in the Lancet, showed lower IQs and reading scores in primary school pupils whose mother had had too little

Understanding the human brain and its diseases is one of the greatest scientific and philosophical challenges. During the last decades, brain research has made great

The study, led by the University of Ulster, was carried out in collaboration with the University of Rochester in New York and the Seychells Ministry

The Early Nutrition eAcademy (ENeA) is an e-learning co-operation initiated by the Early Nutrition Academy (ENA) and the Chair for Medical Education at the University

The Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich initiated with a kick-off meeting last week, a transnational research programme on strategies for prevention and intervention in pregnancy and early

On May 26 2011, the European Union put into law three article 14 health claims relating to the role of DHA in pre-natal and infant

NUTRIMENTHE hosted a successful symposium at the 11th European Nutrition Conference in Madrid (26th to 29th October 2011). 250 people attended the symposium held on

Those who are not breastfed are up to 50 per cent more likely to exhibit asthmatic symptoms than those who are, according to a study