Nutrition and Microbial Interactions in the First 1,000 Days: Supporting Healthy Infancy and Toddlerhood
Monday, Nov. 24, 1-2 p.m.
Room CSF-1302, Core Science Facility, Memorial University
Hello Everyone,
You are warmly invited to attend the upcoming seminar on Monday, November 24th, 2025. Please find the details below.
Nutrition and Microbial Interactions in the First 1,000 Days: Supporting Healthy Infancy and Toddlerhood
Dr. Maryam Kebbe
Faculty of Kinesiology
University of New Brunswick
November 24th, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
CSF-1302
The direct link for the meeting is:
https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mfa50dfdeba4977580d06614db4905bd2
Abstract
Childhood obesity continues to rise globally, driven by complex interactions between genetics, environment, diet, and early-life exposures. Its consequences, ranging from cardiometabolic disease to substantial economic burden, underscore the urgency of understanding modifiable determinants. Increasing evidence highlights the gut microbiome as a key player in obesity and metabolic dysfunction, influencing energy harvest, inflammation, and metabolic signaling. This presentation will examine how the infant gut ecosystem develops from birth and how early feeding shapes this process. It will also highlight metabolic factors that influence early feeding, such as human milk composition.
All are welcome to attend. Please mark your calendars and join us for these exciting presentations.
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Presented by Department of Human Biosciences