Food and Behaviour Research

Donate Log In

UK Nutrient Gaps and Impacts on Early Development with Dr Emma Derbyshire and TC Callis - BOOK HERE

  

Information for Teachers/Education Professionals

Less than half of infants meet the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for vitamin D
16 January 2017 - FoodManufacture - Omega-3 intake is crucial to human health
16 January 2017 - Science Daily - Maternal micronutrient supplements during pregnancy, strong nurturing environment result in measurably greater child development and cognitive ability at age 9-12
13 January 2017 - Eurekalert - Depression as hard on the heart as obesity and cholesterol
12 January 2017 - BBC - Brain activity 'key in stress link to heart disease'
11 January 2017 - Eurekalert - Study explains how western diet leads to overeating and obesity
11 January 2017 - Eurekalert - The Lancet: Study unveils how stress may increase risk of heart disease and stroke
11 January 2017 - Eurekalert - Study first to connect stress-associated brain activity with cardiovascular risk
10 January 2017 - MedicalXpress - Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners jumps by 200 percent in US children
Unhealthy diet during pregnancy could lead to ADHD in children, researchers find
3 Jan 2017 - Psych Central - Parents’ Obesity May Slow Child Development
3 Jan 2017 - ScienceDaily - Zinc eaten at levels found in biofortified crops reduces 'wear and tear' on DNA
5 Jan 2017 - FoodNavigator - Mediterranean diet linked to increased brain volume, say scientists
Is sugar the world's most popular drug?
Sugar is the ‘alcohol of the child’, yet we let it dominate the breakfast table
Children consume half of daily sugar quota at breakfast - study
3 January 2017 - The Guardian - No evidence sugar-free soft drinks aid weight loss – study
2 Jan 2017 - The Guardian - The Case Against Sugar review - an unsweetened attack on diet myths
01 January 2017 - Vitamin D Council - Pilot RCT assesses the benefit of high dose versus low dose vitamin D for Crohn’s disease
Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition