JUNE/JULY 2017
FOCUS ON MATERNAL, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
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Seminar on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition
July 24, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
In 2014, World Health Organization published a report on Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2013 which reported maternal mortality ratio in Southeast Asia countries to be 140 per 100,000 live births and the number of maternal deaths in 2013 alone was 16,000. The rates are alarmingly high in Southeast Asia for women of reproductive age from 15 to 49 years old. In countries where teenage pregnancy is on the rise, the mortality rates of pregnant adolescents are increasing as well.
Before improving birth outcomes, maternal nutritional status should be improved while maternal mortality and morbidity have to be reduced. There is a need to address maternal malnutrition, which may lead to high mortality rate among mothers and eventually impact on birth outcomes. As such, the focus of this seminar will be on maternal nutrition, addressing the lack of good quality data on maternal dietary intake and nutritional status in relation to birth outcomes, as well as nutritional status of infants and young children.
More information on the seminar can be accessed HERE. Register now!
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Systematic Review of the Potential Adverse Effects of Caffeine Consumption in Healthy Adults, Pregnant Women, Adolescents, and Children
ILSI North America has recently published a comprehensive systematic review of health outcomes for caffeine consumption in healthy adults, pregnant women, adolescent, and children on Food and Chemical Toxicology. This review looked at health outcomes of caffeine consumption including acute toxicity, cardiovascular effects, bone and calcium level, human behavior and reproductive and development toxicity. Evidence was found supporting consumption of up to 300 mg caffeine per day in healthy pregnant women as an intake that is generally not associated with adverse reproductive and developmental effects. In addition, available evidence also suggests that 2.5 mg caffeine per kg body weight per day remains an appropriate recommendation. To read this systematic review, click HERE.
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Understanding the Interplay between Maternal Nutrition and Stress during Pregnancy
A review article published in Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism reviewed currently available evidence on the interplay between maternal psychosocial stress, dietary intake, and nutritional state during pregnancy. Implications for maternal and child health-related outcomes were also discussed. Emerging evidence from smaller scale pregnancy studies suggested that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may play a role in decreasing the risk of unfavorable psychological states such as stress, anxiety, and depression in the pre- and postnatal periods. This calls for further research and longitudinal observational studies for a better insight on the inter-relationships between maternal nutrition and psychosocial stress. Click HERE to read more about the article.
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Maternal Iodine Intake and Association with Child Neurodevelopment
A Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study explored the associations between maternal iodine intake and child neurodevelopment at 3 years of age. Main findings from this study showed that an iodine intake below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) value of 160 mg/d was associated with an increased risk of language delay, behavior problems, and fine motor development in children aged 3 years. However, no significant association was found with measures of gross motor development. In this study, no evidence of beneficial effects of iodine supplements were found on the outcomes during pregnancy. The authors speculated that the timing to initiate iodine supplementation may be one of the reasons for the observation. For more information on this study published in the Journal of Nutrition, click HERE.
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Fish and Seafood Consumption during Pregnancy and the Risk of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis in Children
The extent to which fish and seafood intake during pregnancy protects against child asthma symptoms has been unclear. A pooled analysis published in the International Journal of Epidemiology of 18 European and US birth cohorts examined if fish and seafood consumption in pregnancy is associated with wheezing, asthma and allergic rhinitis in children during infancy, preschool age, and school age of up to 8 years. While it has been suggested that prenatal exposure to omega-3 long-chain fatty acids in fish and seafood protects against asthma symptoms, the analysis found no strong protective association of fish and seafood consumption during pregnancy with offspring symptoms of asthma and rhinitis. Find out more about the analysis HERE.
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ILSI SEA REGION'S RECENT ACTIVITIES ON MATERNAL, INFANT YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
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Seminar on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition - Updates on Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar
August 11, 2016, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
In 2016, ILSI SEA Region organized a 1-day seminar in Cambodia to review current nutrition status of pregnant and lactating mothers, infants and young children as well as current programs and relevant practices in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. Topics such as complementary feeding and strategies to improve infant and young child nutrition were also addressed and discussed. The presentations from the seminar are available online and can be accessed HERE; and the summary report was published in our Newsletter, Science InSight.
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Compliance with WHO IYCF Indicators and Dietary Intake Adequacy in a Sample of Malaysian Infants Aged 6-23 Months
A study conducted at the International Medical University, Malaysia, and led by Emeritus Prof. Geok Lin Khor, Scientific Advisor at ILSI SEA Region, investigated and concluded that urban infants and toddlers in Malaysia showed moderate to high compliance with WHO IYCF indicators. It provides an analytic approach towards examining the contributions of core complementary feeding indicators to dietary intake adequacy. Continued efforts remain essential for improving feeding practices to ensure adequate and quality complementary feeding in Malaysia and the region. To read more about the study which was published in Nutrients, click HERE.
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ILSI SEA REGION'S EVENTS-AT-A-GLANCE
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July 24, 2017
Seminar on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition
Bangkok, Thailand
www.ilsisea-region.org
August 31, 2017
Symposium on “Towards Affordable and Sustainable Food Supply – Recent Advances and Future Prospects”
Sydney, Australia
REGISTRATION NOW OPENS at www.ilsisea-region.org
September 12-13, 2017
Forum on Risk Analysis in ASEAN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 4-5, 2017
Regional Seminar on Diabetes – Current Science and Multi-Stakeholder Approaches to Prevention & Management
Singapore
MORE INFORMATION at
www.ilsisea-region.org
October 15-20, 2017
ILSI Sponsored Sessions at IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
http://www.icn2017.com/
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November 2017
Role of Technologies in Promoting Sustainable Food System and Nutrition Security
Philippines
March 2018
Seminar on Drivers of Consumer Food Choices
Bangkok, Thailand
1st Quarter 2018
Seminar on Micronutrient Fortification
2nd - 3rd Quarter 2018
10th Seminar and Workshop on Nutrition Labeling, Claims and Communication Strategies
2nd - 3rd Quarter 2018
Seminar and Workshop on Food Consumption Data and Survey Methodologies
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