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"Does what we feed our children influence their behaviour and intelligence?"

The NUTRIMENTHE Project - Open Forum

Event details:
Presentations - 14.00-17.15
Poster session and Media Briefing - 17.15-18.30


Evidence is accumulating to show that pre and post natal nutrition pre-programme long term health, well being and mental performance. Studies exist on the potential beneficial effects of long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) and single or multinutrient supplementation on the long-term mental performance of infants and children. However, there is still a lack of clarity and consensus on their role.

NUTRIMENTHE is a five-year project part-funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme that is addressing the following:

• Does taking folic acid during pregnancy affect foetal brain development and behaviour in children?
• How fish, and specific fatty acids, taken during pregnancy affect children’s behaviour.
• Does supplementation of nursery-age children with B-vitamins affect their cognitive development?
• How protein intake (breast milk versus formula milk) during infancy affects later mental performance.
• Nature versus nurture. Does our genetic make-up affect how we process certain nutrients?
• Understanding how parents and teachers perceive that food affects mental performance of children.
• Can the long-term economic impact of improving children’s mental performance be assessed?

Register for this free event to hear how the NUTRIMENTHE project is addressing these issues and to hear key results emerging from the project.

The event is targeted to an audience of key stakeholders including academia, health professionals, policy makers, consumers and industry representatives.

To view the agenda and to register, click here