How can sweet taste preferences be changed? 

There is a clear, evidence-based global public health mandate to limit the consumption of free sugars in the diet (1). Nevertheless, it is unknown how to achieve it and what are the effects on the subsequent eating behaviours.  I am Maria Dueñas, an early stage researcher and I want to investigate the relationship between sugar…

The earlier the better 

Only by listening to parents, to their own needs, we will be able to create health environments for children.  I am Andreia Ferreira de Moura, an Early Stage Researcher, and I will be investigating healthy eating in the very beginning of life. I will explore the establishment of the family food environment. Because; how parents…

Taste detectives for a day

The two early stage researchers Ervina and Martina Galler have been piloting Edulia research protocols at a Norwegian primary school. Last month members of the Edulia team visited 43 children from the 6th grade (children aged 11 to 12 y.o.) in a primary school in Ås, Norway. This day the ordinary teaching was replaced by…

Children as co-creators of a healthy food product

Is it possible to generate a product idea for a healthy snack or drink option with children? Can they describe how their optimal food product would look, smell and taste like? And what their needs are when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet?  I am Martina Galler, an early stage researcher. I will be…

Get to know the early stage researchers – interview with Abigail (ESR10)

In this video you will meet Abigail Pickard whi comes from the North of England, but is now on her way to a PhD through her ESR position at Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France. In her project she will work on food rejection in preschoolers : where they come from and how they can be mitigated.…

Get to know the early stage researchers – interview with María (ESR5)

The last early stage researcher to join the Edulia team is María Dueñas from Madrid, Spain who soon will move to Wageningen to work on her PhD. The key objective of her research will be to study the role of taste and texture in food intake in babies and toddlers. Food intake in toddlers and babies…

Get to know the early stage researchers – interview with Sofia (ESR6)

In this interview we present ESR6, Sofia De Rosso from Italy who will work in INRA in Dijon, France. Here PhD will focus on how healthy eating habits can be developed for infant and toddlers, and to develop public healthy dissemination material for parents Please, tell us about your background  My name is Sofia, I…

Get to know the early stage researchers – interview with Kaat (ESR7)

Below you can read about Kaat Philippe who will work at INRA, Dijon in France. Her research will investigate the impact of caregivers’ feeding practices on children’s eating behaviour  Please, tell us about your background (subject of master thesis, where from, age)   My name is Kaat and I am 25 years old. I am born and…

Get to know the early stage researchers – interview with Andreia (ESR8)

Here we introduce you to ESR8 Andreia Ferreira de Moura from Brazil, who will do her PhD in Aarhus, Denmark, on factors influencing new and becoming parent’s healthy eating behaviour. Below you can read about her expectations for the life in Denmark and her thoughts on challenges related to her project. Please, tell us about…