The study, led by Durham university, found that newborn babies showed a more positive response to the smell of foods they were exposed to in the womb....
The Food Foundation released this year’s Broken Plate Report in Parliament late last month. It highlights challenges across all three food environment metrics and outcome metrics....
The finalists list is a great overview of nutrition and food work going on to support children's health, while the negative ones highlight some of the pitfalls in this area of nutrition....
The new pregnancy NICE guidelines are a must read for anyone working with or in contact with women who might become pregnant, pregnant women, new mothers and children under five....
Medical ward admissions for children due to eating disorders rose by more than 500 per cent in England in the period from 2012 to 2022....
The UK Parliament is asking those with relevant expertise to send their views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee as soon as possible....
The new study pinpoints the age at which cardiovascular health trajectories begin to decline, revealing a crucial window for targeted interventions to improve cardiovascular health into adolescence and adulthood....
In an open letter addressed to the secretaries of state for health and social care and for education, 38 doctors, researchers, peers, and others have called on the government to end what they are calling ‘stealth marketing’ to children from food companies....
The UK Government has confirmed the final details of advertising restrictions aimed at preventing children from being exposed to TV adverts for junk food products....
A recent questionnaire-based prospective study from the School of Human and Behavioural Science at Bangor University, looked at 100 children aged 8-11 with type 1 diabetes and their parents in Kuwait and compared lifestyle factors including mental health, physical activity and diet in the summer of...
Research led by a team at the University of Birmingham into 36 secondary schools in England (with 2273 pupils participating) and their compliance with the school food standards (SFS) showed limited compliance in both the schools mandated to comply (state-funded schools) and those not mandated to...
A recent study from the University of Illinois following children from birth to age three, has revealed a strong link between caregiver responses to children's negative emotions and the development of emotional overeating....
A recent review published in Microbial Cell looked at the literature on glycosaminoglycans in human breast milk and their potential role in infant health. The review focused on glycosaminoglycans (GAG), identifying the challenges of research in this area due to the complexities of extraction and...
We know from the Hub article this month that the use of blended diet is becoming more common. In a new review, Clancy et al (2024) looked at the experiences and perceptions of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) regarding blended diet in children in Ireland. The study was conducted across three sites...
The nutritional management of children with severe neurological impairment can be highly complex and, as life expectancy increases, the nutritional management of these young people can become more challenging. Oftedal et al (2024) have carried out a narrative review looking at the progression of the...