Objective Obesity has become a global epidemic and represents a major health challenge all across Europe. Obesity poses serious short and long-term health risks for the affected individual, as well as very high cost burdens for health care and social security systems. Developments of effective prevention strategies which start in childhood are therefore desirable. In addition to genetic disposition and current lifestyle factors, early nutrient supply during infancy has a lasting, programming effect on later obesity risk. High protein content in the diet during the first months of life, as is frequently experienced with current feeding concepts of formula and complementary foods, may predispose to an increased risk of later obesity. CHOPIN will investigate whether infant feeding regimes which differ in their protein and fat contents during the first two years of life influence an innovative, early marker of obesity development, namely the difference between length at two years of age and length at birth. If a relationship between dietary protein and fat (or their ratio) and obesity risk is confirmed, effective obesity prevention by counselling of young families and development of modified infant food products is possible. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionobesity Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-1. - Key action Food, Nutrition and Health Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Address Lindwurmstrasse 4 80337 Muenchen Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BLEDINA S.A. France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue philippe heron 383 69654 Villefranche-sur-saone See on map CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Aleja dzieci polskich 20 04 736 Warszawa See on map MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Fulbourn road, elsie widdowson laboratory CB1 9NL Cambridge See on map THE UNIVERSITY OF MILANO Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via g. grassi, 74 20157 Milano See on map UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenue j.j. crocq 15 1020 Bruxelles See on map
