A NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ARACHIDONIC ACID (ARA) IS DESCRIBED. SUCH NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR INFANTS BELOW THE AGE OF 3 YEARS, PREFERABLY BETWEEN BIRTH AND 12 MONTHS OF LIFE. THE COMPOSITION CAN BE USED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY AND/OR INSULIN RESISTANCE LATER IN LIFE. FIG. 2