American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89
Abstract: The workshop entitled “Early Risk Determinants and Later Health Outcomes: Implications for Research Prioritization and the Food Supply,” reported in this issue, was borne of a quest to consolidate current knowledge on the early determinants of maternal and child health outcomes related to obesity, cardiovascular disease risk, and neurodevelopment. The primary goal was to delineate the relative influence of genetics and environmental factors, particularly in relation to specific nutrients and food components, on determinants of risk within the developmental stages of pregnancy, infancy (0–12 mo), and early childhood up to 5 y of age. A panel of experts was charged with critiquing the evidence presented and with identifying research gaps and challenges for future research, such as when and how the food industry might translate knowledge of the determinants of disease into improvements in human health through food product development.
Supplement Contents
- Atkinson S. Early Risk Determinants and Later Health Outcomes: Implications for Research Prioritization and the Food Supply: Introduction to the Workshop. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1485S-1487S.
- Zeisel SH. Epigenetic Mechanisms for Nutrition Determinants of Later Health Outcomes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1488S-1493S.
- Bouchard C. Childhood Obesity: Are Genetic Differences Involved?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1494S-1501S.
- Koletzko B, von Kries R, Closa R, et al. Can Infant Feeding Choices Modulate Later Obesity Risk?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1502S-1508S.
- Ordovas JM. Genetic Influences on Blood Lipids and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Tools for Primary Prevention. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1509S-1517S.
- Symonds ME, Stephenson T, Budge H. Early Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease: the Role of Early Diet in Later Blood Pressure Control. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1518S-1522S.
- Carlson SE. Early Determinants of Development: A Lipid Perspective. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1523S-1529S.
- Rai D, Larson B. Driving Research in Infant and Children’S Nutrition: A Perspective on Industry. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1530S-1532S.
- Field CJ. Early Risk Determinants and Later Health Outcomes: Implications For Research Prioritization and the Food Supply: Summary of the Workshop. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;89(5):1533S-1539S.
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This work was supported by the IAFNS Committee on Early Nutrition.