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Short 4-questions survey
FrieslandCampina Institute provides nutrition and health professionals with scientific information and accredited education programs on a wide variety of nutrition and health topics. To be able to provide a better service and to optimize our information, FrieslandCampina Institute conducts a short survey.
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Winners of the Dairy Matrix Challenge
FrieslandCampina Institute wishes a hearty congratulations to the 4 winners of the Dairy Matrix Challenge!
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Animal source foods, rich in essential amino acids, are important for linear growth and development of young children in low-…
In this review, Parikh et al (2021) considered the evidence for the role of protein and more specifically essential amino acids (EAAs) for linear growth and neurocognitive development in children below 5 years in LMICs.
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Recent review paper on the impact of stunting and overweight on cognitive development in children 0-59 months
The findings presented in the paper show that underweight/stunting and overweight/obesity are both negatively associated with cognitive neurodevelopment. It appears likely that the period in which neurocognitive deficits can recover following appropriate nutritional interventions extends beyond the first 1000 days of life, up to 8 years of age, which is in agreement with prefrontal cortex development and ongoing synaptogenesis at that age.
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FrieslandCampina Institute Dairy Matrix Challenge
FrieslandCampina Institute organizes a Dairy Matrix Challenge for professionals with an interest in the role of dairy in nutrition and health. By participating in this challenge, you will have a chance to win a sponsorship to the online Summer School on Dairy Nutrition and Health 2022, which is organized in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research.
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More insights into sustainable diets with the Optimeal® tool
In the last few years, more and more information on sustainable diets has become available. However, defining sustainable diets is complex. Simply replacing animal products with plant-based foods does not always reduce the environmental impact if you take the nutritional value into account. Additionally, the costs of a sustainable diet are important. To give more insights into these considerations, the Optimeal® tool was developed.
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Dairy’s place in food-based dietary guidelines worldwide
A recent review published in Frontier in Nutrition analyzed dairy-based messaging from 94 national food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The authors found that the dairy messages are primarily focused on basic information such as type of dairy products, serving sizes and consumption frequency. The table below summarizes the dairy messages.
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Take a sneak peek of our upcoming activities
FrieslandCampina Institute is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. We are very proud of everything we have achieved so far but also have plenty of new ideas on how to give shape to our interaction with you in the future. Here’s a sneak peek of some great things that are coming up!
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Updates on current status of childhood malnutrition worldwide
Recently, the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) published their annual report on stunting, wasting and overweight estimates of children under five years old. The JME consists of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank. In this report, country-level estimates of malnutrition are shown for the first time.
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Conference Better nutrition for life: view the presentations
Over 800 healthcare professionals participated in the conference Better nutrition for life: for now and generations to come on June 25 and 26. What an amazing number of participants! The theme of the conference was healthy nutrition for now ánd the future.
