You might be tempted to go on an all-out fast at the start of the year, particularly if the holiday period was marked by excess. Try and avoid that temptation, nutritionists say, and if you are scaling back your intake, go about it with thought and care. Avoid extreme fasting, says German nutrition expert Regina Ensenauer. One way to start is eating a little less at your regular meals. "Paying attention to quantities is a tip that applies to all age groups," says Ensenauer, who is head of the In
Children of obese mothers have an increased risk of being overweight. With the help of a prediction model, pediatricians could intervene early, say researchers.
The joint project ‘Pülpegas’ will be developing an innovative industrial biogas plant with a capacity of up to 60GWh/year at the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park in Germany. Funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, the project will demonstrate wheat pulp mono-fermentation on an industrial scale.
Neonatal antibiotic treatment associated with reduced weight and height in boys
Exposure to antibiotics in the first days of life is thought to affect various physiological aspects of neonatal development. A new study conducted in Turku, Finland, reveals that antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is associated with reduced weight and height in boys, but not girls, up to the age of six.
By contrast, the study showed significantly higher body mass index (BMI) in both boys and girls following antibiotic use after the neonatal period, and within the first six years of life.
The findings, published in the journal