Learning how to eat: An approach to developing positive eating behaviour in children and young people
In Germany an increasing number of children and young people are overweight or obese. As a result, ways of influencing the development of children’s attitudes towards food and exercise are now being discussed. Essential to this is detailed knowledge of the biological and pedagogical mechanisms that control the development of children’s eating behaviour and which offer promising and less promising...
Genetic preference for sweetness as well as prenatal and postnatal conditioningThe preference of children for sweet foods is genetically fixed. As early as pregnancy (prenatal)...
Physical activity in leisure time and high risk for body fat: A long-term population-based twin study
In a Finnish longitudinal study, the effect of a long-term increase in activity on development and localisation of fatty tissue will be investigated in 16 pairs of identical and unidentical twins.
The results are clear. Even with the same genetic and environmental conditions, increased physical activity in leisure time has a significant positive effect on body fat...
![[Translate to English:] Haselnüsse, Erdnüsse, Mandeln und Walnüsse.](uploads/pics/Fotolia_1418904_web.jpg "[Translate to English:] Haselnüsse, Erdnüsse, Mandeln und Walnüsse.")
Food Allergies – What you have to watch out for when munching and nibbling
Food allergies, which affect around 6 percent of children and 3 percent of adults in Germany, are caused by a misdirected reaction by the immune system.
Risk factors are genetic predisposition and specific exposure. Skin tests and measurement of specific IgE antibodies in the blood provide important information on the existence of...
![[Translate to English:] Gemischter Salat auf Teller arrangiert.](uploads/pics/Stockphotos_Piel_IT_Pics_web.jpg "[Translate to English:] Gemischter Salat auf Teller arrangiert.")
Pioneering project - "Healthy Kindergarten Facilities - Strong Children"
Successes of the holistic preventive approach of the Nutrition and Exercise e. V. platform.
Children can learn a healthy lifestyle in their day-care facility if everyday life there links educational and healthy lifestyle goals. That's the result of the pilot phase of the...
![Top export countries for German confectionery in the 1st half of 2009; source: BDSI [Association of the German confectionery industry]](uploads/pics/BDSI_im_Dialog_-_2009-02.jpg "Top export countries for German confectionery in the 1st half of 2009; source: BDSI [Association of the German confectionery industry]")
Confectionery sector stable in difficult environment
The German confectionery industry can look back over a comparatively stable trend for the first three quarters of 2009.
According to the latest figures from the Nielsen market research institute, in the period from January to September 2009 revenues from confectionery sales in Germany rose by...
