Background: A considerable body of evidence accumulated especially during the last
decade, demonstrating that early nutrition and lifestyle have long-term effects on later health …

Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy, as well as early nutrition and the environment infants
are raised in, are considered relevant factors for the prevention of childhood obesity. Several …

Early life is an important window of opportunity to improve health across the full lifecycle. An
accumulating body of evidence suggests that exposure to adverse stressors during early life …

Early life stages are vulnerable to environmental hazards and present important windows of
opportunity for lifelong disease prevention. This makes early life a relevant starting point for …

Background In adults, adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been inversely associated
with cardiovascular risk, but the extent to which diet in pregnancy is associated with offspring …

Epidemiological and animal research shows that disease aetiology often has to be
evaluated with a life course perspective, starting as close to the time of conception as …

Introduction: Mediterranean diets (MedDiets) are linked to substantial health benefits.
However, there is also growing evidence that the intensification of food production over the …

Nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the health of
the (unborn) child. This systematic review provides an updated overview of the available …

Objectives To study the association between maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and
the child's weight gain and overweight risk up to 8 years. Design Prospective nationwide …

Importance The balance of mercury risk and nutritional benefit from fish intake during
pregnancy for the metabolic health of offspring to date is unknown. Objective To assess the …