Feeding the Future Generation - The NUTRIMENTHE Open Forum
6 October 2010 - 6 October 2010
Austria
Evidence is accumulating to show that pre and post natal nutrition pre-programme long term health, well being and mental performance. Studies exist on the potential beneficial effects of long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) and single or multinutrient supplementation on the long-term mental performance of infants and children. However, there is still a lack of clarity and consensus on their role.
NUTRIMENTHE is a five-year project part-funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme that is addressing the following:
Does taking folic acid during pregnancy affect foetal brain development and behaviour in children?
How fish, and specific fatty acids, taken during pregnancy affect children’s behaviour
Does supplementation of nursery-age children with B-vitamins affect their cognitive development?
How protein intake (breast milk versus formula milk) during infancy affects later mental performance.
Nature versus nurture. Does our genetic make-up affect how we process certain nutrients?
Understanding how parents and teachers perceive that food affects mental performance of children.
Can the long-term economic impact of improving children’s mental performance be assessed?The event is targeted to an audience of key stakeholders including academia, health professionals, policy makers, consumers and industry representatives.
For a registration form visit the home page of the NUTRIMENTHE website www.nutrimenthe.eu
Event contact: Claire Horton at claire.horton@betatechnology.co.uk
NUTRIMENTHE is a five-year project part-funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme that is addressing the following:
Does taking folic acid during pregnancy affect foetal brain development and behaviour in children?
How fish, and specific fatty acids, taken during pregnancy affect children’s behaviour
Does supplementation of nursery-age children with B-vitamins affect their cognitive development?
How protein intake (breast milk versus formula milk) during infancy affects later mental performance.
Nature versus nurture. Does our genetic make-up affect how we process certain nutrients?
Understanding how parents and teachers perceive that food affects mental performance of children.
Can the long-term economic impact of improving children’s mental performance be assessed?The event is targeted to an audience of key stakeholders including academia, health professionals, policy makers, consumers and industry representatives.
For a registration form visit the home page of the NUTRIMENTHE website www.nutrimenthe.eu
Event contact: Claire Horton at claire.horton@betatechnology.co.uk