High-fat diet may put future generations at risk of disease

Eating a high-fat diet may put your children at risk of diabetes and obesity, says a study that indicates the tendency may be passed on through epigenetic mechanisms.

The Weight Of Malnourished Children Hardly Improved By Energy Dense Food Supplements

Providing energy dense food supplements within a general household food distribution has little effect on the weight of children at risk of malnutrition Giving energy dense food supplements – Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF), a lipid-based nutrient supplement – to young children in addition to a general food distribution in a country with food shortages (Chad) did not …

Vitamin A Supplements For Children – 600,000 Lives Could Be Saved Per Year

According to a study published on bmj.com today, children in low and middle-income countries should receive vitamin A supplements to prevent death and illness. Researchers believe further trials to be unethical as the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation is extremely well documented and press the need to provide supplements for all children at risk of deficiency to policymakers…