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The Power of Programming - International Conference on Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseAuthor: Berthold Koletzko
Perhaps the most important aspect of the environment for any organism is the quality and quantity of nutrition it provides. These factors also have decisive, albeit mainly long-term, effects on human health and development. The type of nutrition received during the prenatal period and in early childhood has an influence on the risk of developing obesity, type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease in later life. The project EARNEST brought together scientists from many countries who were attempting to identify the factors that contribute to this phenomenon of "early nutrition programming" and seeking ways to reverse its effects. The project, which was supported by the EU, ran from 2005 until October 2010 and was coordinated by Professor Koletzko of the Children's Hospital, University of Munich. On 6 May 2010, the latest findings in this young and multidisciplinary research area were presented at an international conference on "The Power of Programming". Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Five years of collaborative European research on early nutrition programming
Episode 1
Saturday, 20 April, 2019
Differences in nutritional experience during sensitive periods in early life, both before and after birth, can programme a person’s future development, metabolism and health. Better scientific understanding of Early Nutrition Programming holds enormous potential for implementing preventive strategies to enhance the long-term health, well-being and performance of people. This could not only reduce costs of health care and social services, but could as well enhance wealth of societies. The Early Nutrition Programming Project brings together a multi-disciplinary team of international scientists and leaders in key areas of the early nutrition programming field from 40 major research centres across 16 European countries. The project with a total budget of 16.5 million Euros is funded by the EC under the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development and is co-ordinated by the Children’s Hospital at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich. The integrated programme of work combines experimental studies in humans, prospective observational studies and mechanistic animal work including physiological studies and cell culture models, with molecular biology techniques. The project started in 2005 and will run to October 2010. After the end of the project, the Early Nutrition Academy (www.early-nutrition.org) will continue to serve as a platform for exchange of information, scientific collaboration and training activities in the area of programming. This presentation will highlight some of the scientific results and achievements and the efforts of the Early Nutrition Programming Project in respect to training and dissemination.
