Projects

Projects in the PEADS laboratory explore the predisposition of obesity through several mechanisms, including hormonal, inflammatory, metabolic, and microbial factors.

Ultimately, work in the PEADS laboratory will contribute to the development and implementation of novel, effective, and sustainable early life interventions to prevent obesity in infants and children.

Prenatal period

• Dietary and physical activity modifications
• Behaviour change modifications

Postnatal period

• Dietary and physical activity modifications
• Behaviour change modifications
• Breastfeeding and formula-feeding
• Solid food introduction

Outcomes

• Appetite-regulating hormones
• Breastmilk composition and microbiome
• Intestinal microbiome Inflammatory markers
• Metabolic markers