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Effects of location on BMI: IDEFICS paper accepted by scientific journal Plos One
Childhood obesity is a growing problem, affecting children and families worldwide. But how does it differ between countries? The IDEFICS study, predecessor to I.Family led by the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS, Germany, 2006-2012), sampled children from across seven European countries, comparing their BMI trajectories to see how obesity rates are […]
more...Insights to prevention of childhood obesity published in high ranking international obesity journal
Researchers from IDEFICS & I.Family studies share results from EC-funded intervention programme
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Pupils in school canteen experiment chose healthier lunch for positive reward
more...I.Family coordinator speaks at obesogenic meeting
I.Family project co-ordinator Professor Wolfgang Ahrens, from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention, Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Germany, and the University of Bremen, presented the results of the project’s predecessor project, IDEFICS, to a receptive audience at the SPOTLIGHT meeting in Brussels in November 2015. SPOTLIGHT is an FP7 project with contributors from eight European […]
more...I.Family wins session at prestigious international science forum
Our researchers will deliver key insights at ESOF 2016 I.Family has faced off tough competition to win a slot in the official scientific programme at the European Science Open Forum (ESOF) 2016, taking place in Manchester next July. ESOF is the biennial pan-European meeting dedicated to scientific research and innovation. It attracts a huge audience […]
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