A healthy diet in early pregnancy supports the child's motor development at the age of 5–6 years. Higher maternal body fat mass, on the other hand, has an adverse effect on the child's motor development.
The Flavoria Innovation Festival, organised by the University of Turku and WiseFood – Resource Wise Food Chains project once again brought together students to solve real business challenges on 11–15 November 2024.
Senior Researcher Saska Tuomasjukka never consciously created a career path but did what felt good and right. In retrospect, it was his values that were behind it all: sustainable development and love for nature. This led him to an inspiring job at the Nutrition and Food Research Centre of the University of Turku.
Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Education Unit organizes in October-November a PGE course called "Early life exposures in relation to health: Clinical and molecular insights". Responsible teacher of the course is professor Kirsi Laitinen (Nutrition and Food Research Center).