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Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood Conference, June 2015, UK

uclan3This 3-day international, interdisciplinary conference is being organised by the Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN), University of Central Lancashire.

There is a growing understanding of the complex interactions between socio-cultural, biological, political and economic influences upon infant and child feeding, eating and nutrition. The conference aims to:

  • Illuminate socio-cultural, political and economic influences upon infant and child feeding practices.
  • Explore the nature of relationships within families in connection with various types of nutritive and nurturing behaviour in infancy and childhood.
  • Increase understandings of breastfeeding as a bio-psychosocial activity.
  • Enhance understanding of the complex interactions between socio-cultural, psychological and biological factors in infant and child feeding, eating and nutrition.
  • Focus on key initiatives that may impact upon practices related to infant and child feeding, eating and nutrition

Wednesday 10th – Friday 12th June 2015 at The Grange Hotel Conference Centre, Grange Over Sands, Lake District, England.

For further details please contact Liz Roberts, Conference Officer, UCLan Conference & Events Telephone +44 (0) 1772 893809 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Visit: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/conference_events/nutrition_nurture_infancy_childhood_2015.php

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