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Jan 2026
A trial was published in the BMJ Global Health investigating whether the intervention delivered would lead to a reduction in the consumption of UPF in adolescents in India.
Dec 2025
Researchers followed 24 mothers and babies from birth to six months. The team compared the gut microbiomes of babies born to mothers with obesity and those without.
Dec 2025
The RCPCH welcomes the two-child limit's removal, expansion of the soft drink's levy and investment in Neighbourhood Health Centres. Check out the official press release below.
Nov 2025
The rate of children and teens living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled due to a combination of unhealthy diets, inactivity and rising levels of obesity.
Nov 2025
In young children with type 1 diabetes, nearly all insulin-producing cells are destroyed before they can mature, helping explain why the condition is more aggressive.
Association between five dietary indices and childhood asthma
Nov 2025
Researchers observed an association between a diet low in inflammatory potential and a decreased likelihood of asthma, suggesting such diets could play a role in prevention.
CoQ10 supplementation beneficial due to its protective effect on female fertility
Nov 2025
A review of the evidence of Coenzyme Q10 and its role in fertility found that CoQ10 supplementation can be beneficial due to its protective effect on female fertility.
Children fast from clear liquids much longer before surgery than guidelines recommend
Nov 2025
Most children go without clear liquids before surgery for at least twice as long as guidelines recommend, according to an analysis of 70,000 children's data.
Neuropsychiatric and mental health outcomes in hyperemesis gravidarum
Oct 2025
There was an over 50% increased risk in 13 conditions, including post-partum psychosis and post-traumatic stress disorder.
NHS to screen all newborn babies for life-threatening metabolic disorder
Oct 2025
Hereditary Tyrosinaemia Type 1 (HT1) is a rare disorder. Untreated, it can lead to severe complications such as organ damage.
Consultation: banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children
Oct 2025
The government would like to hear from nutritionists and clinicians, in particular, doctors and dietitians, amongst others.
Lasting impact of mother's diet during pregnancy revealed in rationing study
Oct 2025
Babies whose mothers had greater access to sugar during pregnancy grew up to have lower body weight and ate less sugar later in life.