New research from Raedeh Basiri, precision nutrition expert, identifies associations between dietary patterns, glycemic status, diabetes control, and sleep outcomes.

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is working with the Max Rubner Institute (MRI) to investigate the influence of parental nutrition on children's eating habits. To this end, the "kids/family" module of the COPLANT study is being launched in Berlin and Karlsruhe, for which parent-child pairs are currently being sought. COPLANT is the most comprehensive study to date on plant-based nutrition among adults in German-speaking countries. Now, children are also to be included in the study through the new module. The focus of the new part of the study is on researching different diets in families. Whether vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian or mixed diet – nutrition today is more diverse than ever. "We still know little about how plant-based diets of parents affect the eating habits and food consumption of children," says Professor Dr Tanja Schwerdtle, President of the MRI. "The new study module should provide insights into this." There is also a lack of clear scientific data on the health effects: "We want to better understand how a vegan, vegetarian or pescetarian nutrition in a family environment is related to the health of children and adolescents," explains Professor Dr Cornelia Weikert, head of the COPLANT study at the BfR. "That's why we need the support of committed families."

Free or subsidized school meals lead to modest gains in math and school enrolment, according to a new Cochrane review that examined the global impact of school feeding programs on disadvantaged children in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries.

The American College of Cardiology is launching an early cardiovascular disease prevention education program to honor the contributions of Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, and his lifelong commitment to establishing a culture of prevention in children. The Fuster Prevention Forum is an in-person educational course that will teach clinicians effective ways to educate children, parents and educators in their communities on nutrition, physical activity and emotional well-being.

Eating healthy can save money and also cause less greenhouse gas emissions than most people’s current food choices, according to a new global study that examined food costs, nutrition, and climate impact around the world.

Alexandria, VA – A new article published in the Journal of Dental Research explores the development an integrated data-cleaning and subtype discovery pipeline using unsupervised machine learning for comprehensive analysis and visualization of data patterns in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database.