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Does the media influence children’s diet and health? I.Family at FENS 2015
Partners present I.Family results at major European nutrition conference The potential influence of media – and in particular food advertising – on the health of children often features in headlines around the globe. It’s also a key focus within the I.Family Study and results concerning this area of our research will be presented at this […]
more...New resource to support healthy family lifestyles
The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) has produced a brochure, ’10 healthy lifestyle tips for kids’, with practical tips to help families lead a healthy lifestyle. The booklet contains a quiz so children can look at their own diet and health choices and learn how to improve them, in a fun and accessible way. Tips […]
more...Project partner assists with new guidelines on sedentariness for Finland
I.Family lead investigator assists with government guidelines
more...I.Family’s Young Researcher exchange scheme
“Having the opportunity to work in the I.Family Study widened not only my career, but my life and mind too.” As part of the I.Family Study, a bursary scheme enables young researchers (PhD students and recent postdoctoral researchers) to make short visits to other project partners or to attend major conferences. Here we feature some […]
more...I.Family Study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Results obtained within I.Family have been featured in a paper published in a leading Journal. Identification of new biomarkers of sugary and fatty food consumption in children useful to complement data of food-intake questionnaires The development of new dietary-related biomarkers is crucial for nutrition research to enable a more accurate and objective assessment of food […]
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