Nutrition of infants and young children (one to three years) and its effect on later health: A systematic review of current recommendations (EarlyNutrition project).

Background: EarlyNutrition ( www.project-earlynutrition.eu ) is an international research project investigating the effects of early nutrition on metabolic programming.

Maternal and paternal body mass index and offspring obesity: a systematic review.

Background/aims: It has been hypothesized that the intrauterine environment is an independent factor in obesity development. If so, the maternal effect is likely to be a stronger influencing factor ('fetal overnutrition hypothesis'). We aimed to systematically evaluate the associations of offspring body mass index (BMI, or adiposity) with pre-pregnancy BMI (or adiposity) of the mother and the father.

Oral zinc for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis in Polish children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of zinc in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children in Poland.

Study Design: Children aged 3 to 48 months with AGE were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which they received zinc sulfate (10 or 20 mg/day depending on age) or placebo for 10 days. A total of 141 of 160 children recruited were available for intention-to-treat analysis.

Meal patterns and childhood obesity.

Purpose Of Review: To summarize the literature concerning the relationship between meal patterns and childhood obesity. Literature searches of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library were performed in October 2009 for studies published in the last 18-24 months.

Recent Findings: Available data indicate that not only meal composition but also some components that form a specific meal pattern can promote childhood obesity.