Full Description
The 57th Nestlé Pediatric Nutrition Workshop assembled a panel of leading international scientists in order to assess and extend the current state of knowledge on the long-term effects of early nutrition. Prevention of diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, cancer and the metabolic syndrome, by early nutrition intervention is the declared goal of this kind of research. Single papers deal with dietary effects on mental and motor impairment, the epidemical aspects of obesity, the complexity of the relationship between birth weight and adult BMI, the importance for primary prevention in childhood diabetes, the potential of nutritional prevention of osteoporosis, the nutritional key influences on cancer, and the surprising link between cancer and obesity, and many more. Complex, multifaceted and contradictory health outcomes of early nutrition elements clearly show that genetic or environmental interactions have to be taken into account, and compromises have to be found to establish a good balance of risks and benefits for the wide range of different health issues which depend on nutrition and early nutrition in particular.
Contents
Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; Infant Nutrition and Primary Prevention: Current and Future Perspectives: Lucas, A.; Sampson, H.A.; Reduction in Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases; Nutritional Interventions in Infancy and Childhood for Prevention of Atherosclerosis and the Metabolic Syndrome: Singhal, A.; Childhood Obesity: Potential Mechanisms for the Development of an Epidemic: Maffeis, C.; Prenatal and Postnatal Development of Obesity: Primary Prevention Trials and Observational Studies: Kroke, A.; Childhood Diabetes Mellitus with Emphasis on Perinatal Factors: Laron, Z.; Prevention of Atopy, Allergy and Infectious Diseases; The Gut Microbiota and Potential Health Effects of Intervention: Bjorksten, B.; The Relationship of Breastfeeding to the Development of Atopic Disorders: Zeiger, R.S.; Friedman, N.J.; Prevention of Atopy and Allergic Disease: Type of Infant Formula: Sampson, H.A.; Introduction of Solid Foods: von Berg, A.; Other Potentially Preventable Diseases; Osteoporosis: Is Primary Prevention Possible? Fewtrell, M.S.; Nutrition and Cancer Prevention: Targets, Strategies, and the Importance of Early Life Interventions: Hursting, S.D.; Cantwell, M.M.; Sansbury, L.B.; Forman, M.R.; LC-PUFAs: Influence on Multiple Health Outcome; Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Early Life: Effects on Multiple Health Outcomes. A Critical Review of Current Status, Gaps and Knowledge: Fewtrell, M.S.; Perinatal PUFA Intake Affects Leptin and Oral Tolerance in Neonatal Rats and Possibly Immunoreactivity in Intrauterine Growth Retardation in Man: Hanson, L.A.; Korotkova, M.; Hahn-Zoric, M.; Zaman, S.; Malik, A.; Ashraf, R.; Amu, S.; Padyukov, L.; Telemo, E.; Strandvik, B.; The Crucial Role of Dietary n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Excessive Adipose Tissue Development: Relationship to Childhood Obesity: Massiera, F.; Guesnet, P.; Ailhaud, G.; Impact of Nutrition on Health Mechanism Aspects; -Omics for Prevention: Gene, Protein and Metabolite Profiling to Better Understand Individual Disposition to Disease: Affolter, M.; Bergonzelli, G.E.; Blaser, K.; Blum-Sperisen, S.; Corthesy, B.; Fay, L.B.; Garcia-Rodenas, C.; Lopes, L.V.; Marvin-Guy, L.; Mercenier, A.; Mutch, D.M.; Panchaud, A.; Raymond, F.; Schmidt-Weber, C.; Schumann, A.; Spertini, F.; Williamson, G.; Kussmann, M.; Concluding Remarks.
