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Mediterranean diet during pregnancy protective against paediatric obesity?
The risk of overweight or obesity is lower among offspring of mothers who received nutritional counselling promoting the Mediterranean diet (MD) during pregnancy on top of standard obstetrical and gynaecological care (CT) as opposed to kids whose mums only received CT, the PREMEDI study has shown.
Mediterranean diet during pregnancy protective against paediatric obesity?
12 Feb 2025
Pandemic babies have a 46 percent higher risk of atopic diseases
The incidence of atopic diseases in infants born in Hong Kong has increased by 46 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially linked to altered neonatal microbiome diversity resulting from vigorous disinfection. SIM03 and SIM05, symbiotic formulae developed with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI), are shown to improve eczema severity and quality of life (QoL) in children and adults, respectively, by modulating gut microbiota.
Pandemic babies have a 46 percent higher risk of atopic diseases
05 Feb 2025
Dupilumab trumps MTX, cyclosporine in paediatric AD
The use of dupilumab in children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) results in greater improvements in AD severity, better adherence, and fewer treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) than methotrexate (MTX) or cyclosporine, as shown by 2-year interim results from the PEDISTAD study.