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Sustainable Nutrition and Health

Researchers reverse stunting in children, challenging WHO recommendations

At present the WHO does not recommend nutrient supplements for children with stunted growth – a health problem that affects more than one in five children under the age of five globally. The rationale is that supplement…

Professor: "B12 deficiency harms young children's development – and the food relief we provide isn’t good enough"

Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants leads to poor motor development and anaemia, according to a study from Burkina Faso conducted by the University of Copenhagen and Médecins Sans Frontières. B12 deficiency is an enormous…

Vitality – Centre for good older lives

The Dual Risk Approach in Nutrition

’Vitality – Centre for good older lives’ and Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen hosted a Nordic symposium on March 14th, 2018 on the current use and challenges in applying a dual risk assessment approach…

New research to treat acute malnutrition

Researchers from University of Copenhagen and humanitarian organizations have conducted a large study in Burkina Faso in West Africa treating more than 1600 children with acute malnutrition. The study showed that…

sustainable food

Six-legged livestock – sustainable food production

Farming crickets for human consumption is less of a burden on the environment than other livestock production systems according to a new study by the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and…

Sustainable eating

Beans and peas increase fullness more than meat

Meals based on legumes such as beans and peas are more satiating than pork and veal-based meals according to a recent study by the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Excercise and Sports. Results sugges…

FOOD FOR OLDER PEOPLE

Older people should have better food: Malnutrition costs billions

Every second older person loses weight unintentionally when living in a nursing home or during hospitalization, and 20% of frail, dependent older people weigh too little. This reduces the quality of life for older peopl…

Diet, Exercise and Diabetes

Proper diet and exercise to limit diabetes epidemic

The number of diabetics worldwide is exploding. In response, the largest study of its kind to date is set to investigate type-2 diabetes prevention through diet, exercise and lifestyle.