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EU CHILDHOOD OBESITY - Early Programming by Infant Nutrition

The first results of The EU Childhood Obesity Program are available. Download it now in Media Corner!
 


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Bledina, a French infant formula producer, will produce the formula to be tested. 
Groupe Danone contributes to the project through the expertise of its Research Center Danone Vitapole
Moreover, the Danone Institutes, non-profit scientific associations in 7 European Countries will contribute to the dissemination of the knowledge and will allow the follow up to the project. This research program belongs to the "Infant Nutrition Cluster".
 
 
EU Contact: Dr. Alkmini Katsada 
European Commission, Research Directorate General 
E.2 “Health, Food & Environment” 
SDME 8-7, B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +32 2 295 69 26 Fax: +32 2 296 43 22 
E-mail: alkmini.katsada@cec.eu.int
 
 
Website Contact: Dr. Margaret Ashwell 
Ashwell Associates 
Ashwell Street, Ashwell 
SG7 5PZ Hertfordshire, UK 
Tel: +44 1462 742166 
Fax: +44 1462 743166 
E-mail: margaret@ashwell.uk.com
 
 
Scientific information Contact: Dr. Doris Oberle 
Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, 
Division Metabolic Diseases and Nutritional Medicine, 
University of Munich, 
D-80337 Muenchen, 
Germany 
Tel: + 49 89 5160 7896 
Fax: + 49 89 5160 7742 
Email: doris.oberle@med.uni-muenchen.de
 

 
LMU / Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
 

 
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Danone Institutes are not-for-profit entities which link scientists involved in human nutrition with health and education professionals. They support nutrition research programs and provide diet and nutritional information including: information on eating behaviors, dietary guidelines, nutrition events and nutrition organizations. The Institutes focus particularly on, Nutrition and child development, early childhood nutrition and childhood obesity prevention.