This position paper considers different aspects of complementary feeding (CF), focussing on
healthy term infants in Europe. After reviewing current knowledge and practices, we have …

Abstract The World Health Organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months
of age and continued breastfeeding until 2 years of age or beyond. Appropriate …

Objective: Current guidelines for prevention of obesity in childhood and adolescence are
discussed. Methods: A literature search was performed in Medline via PubMed, and …

Overweight in childhood sets the stage for a lifelong struggle with weight and eating and
raises the risk of health problems, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep …

Abstract Eight World Health Organization (WHO) feeding indicators (FIs) and Demographic
and Health Survey data for children< 24 months were used to assess the relationship of …

This chapter considers the evidence that links diet to muscle mass and strength, and
implications for strategies to prevent or delay sarcopenia in older age. Sarcopenia is the loss …

Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods
and Food Allergens (NDA) revised its 2009 Opinion on the appropriate age for introduction …

Selenium, a trace element that is fundamental to human health, is incorporated into some
proteins as selenocysteine (Sec), generating a family of selenoproteins. Sec incorporation is …

In recent decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has become increasingly
common such that it is now the major nutritional problem worldwide. Obesity occurs when …

Background: Early life may be a “critical period” when appetite and regulation of energy
balance are programmed, with lifelong consequences for obesity risk. Insight into the …