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Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health.

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The present report has been written to focus attention on the issue and to urge policy-makers to consider taking action before it is too late.
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The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations

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Current knowledge on the role of the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, DHA, docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid, in maternal and term infant nutrition as well as infant development is reviewed.
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The Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: process, product and policy implications

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The Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on diet,nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases tookplace in Geneva from 28 January to 1 February 2002 to review and update current international recommendations on diet and nutrition by evaluating the latest scientific evidence and lessons learned from implementing national intervention strategies to reduce the burden of these diseases.
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Weight, shape, and mortality risk in older persons: elevated waist-hip ratio, not high body mass index, is associated with a greater risk of death.

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Current guidelines for BMI-based risk categories overestimate risks due to excess weight in persons aged >/=75 y and increased mortality risk is more clearly indicated for relative abdominal obesity as measured by high WHR.
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Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review.

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There is no evidence of a difference in nutrient quality between organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs, and small differences in nutrient content detected are biologically plausible and mostly relate to differences in production methods.
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Interventions to improve water quality and supply, sanitation and hygiene practices, and their effects on the nutritional status of children.

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To evaluate the effect of interventions to improve water quality and supply, provide adequate sanitation and promote handwashing with soap, on the nutritional status of children under the age of 18 years and to identify current research gaps, 14 studies from 10 low- and middle-income countries were evaluated.
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Effect of 2-y n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on cognitive function in older people: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.

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Cognitive function did not decline in either study arm over 24 mo and the lack of decline in the control arm and the relatively short intervention period may have limited the ability to detect any potential beneficial effect of fish oil on cognitive function in this study.
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FAO/WHO Scientific Update on carbohydrates in human nutrition: conclusions

The Scientific Update involved consideration of a number of key issues that have arisen since the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition was held in 1997 (FAO, 1998) or…
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Visual Acuity and the Essentiality of Docosahexaenoic Acid and Arachidonic Acid in the Diet of Term Infants

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Early dietary intake of preformed DHA and AA appears necessary for optimal development of the brain and eye of the human infant.
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A randomized controlled trial of early dietary supply of long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and mental development in term infants

The effects of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supply during infancy on later cognitive development of healthy term infants were evaluated in a randomized clinical trial of infant formula milk…
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