Edulia Conference – Bringing down barriers to children’s healthy eating, 21st-22nd June
Here is preliminary program for the final Edulia conference, for more details on the conference, please follow this link
Changes in the program may occur.
Tuesday 21st June
0900 – 0930 Registration and Coffee/tea
0930 – 0945 Welcome Address from Coordinator and host institution. Paula Varela (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway) and Sara Spinelli (University of Florence, Italy)
0945 – 1000 The Edulia project “Bringing down barriers to children healthy eating” Paula Varela (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway)
1000 – 1040 What veggies would teens like? Factors affecting vegetable preference and intake in European adolescents – evidence from the VeggiEat Project. Caterina Dinnella – (University of Florence, Italy)
1040 – 1100 Coffee break
1100 – 1200 Session 1 – Driving healthy eating through sensory pleasure
Moderator: Gerry Jager – (WUR, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)
Food preferences and healthy choices. Valérie L. Almli (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway)
Taste sensitivity and food preferences in preadolescents. Ervina (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway)
Parental restriction of children’s access to sweet foods: A good strategy to reduce sugar intake and sweetness liking in young children? Carina Mueller (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)
1200 – 1215 Break
1215 – 1330 Session 2 – Supporting a healthy start in life (parents & peers)
Moderator: Alice Grønhøj ( Aarhus University, Denmark)
TBC. Jessica A. Witzel ( Aarhus University, Denmark)
De-romanticizing the family meal: Why parents alone are not able to solve the issue of childhood obesity. Andreia Ferreira de Moura ( Aarhus University, Denmark)
“At least taste the food” – Maternal and paternal feeding practices for pre-schoolers. New insights from France and Denmark. Kaat Philippe (INRAE, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France)
Children’s food-related socialization and eating behaviour: The role of family and peers. Tija Rageliene and Alice Grønhøj ( Aarhus University, Denmark)
1330 – 1430 Lunch
1430 – 1545 Session 3 – Promoting healthier environments
Moderator: Leticia Vidal (Udelar, University of the Republic, Uruguay)
Facilitating healthier food environments to encourage healthier eating among young people. Ellen van Kleef (WUR, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)
Pre-adolescents and dealing with the tempting food environment: Role of parents, autonomy and nudging. Roselinde van Nee (WUR, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)
Tackling sugar reduction of products targeted at children. Ana Laura Velázquez (Udelar, University of the Republic, Uruguay)
Labelling regulations to promote healthier eating habits in childhood and beyond. Gastón Ares (Udelar, University of the Republic, Uruguay)
1545 – 1600 Coffee break
1600 – 1645 Flash presentations
Moderator: Eva Hnatkova
Selected through the call for papers
1645 – 1700 Summary and wrap-up of Day 1
Wednesday 22nd June
0900 – 0905 Welcome Day 2. Paula Varela (Nofima) and Sara Spinelli (UNIFI, University of Florence, Italy)
0905 – 0945 Early development of children’s food preferences and eating habits. Sylvie Issanchou (INRAE, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France)
0945 – 1000 Break
1000 – 1100 Session 4 – Empowering children and parents through food knowledge
Moderator: Sophie Nicklaus (INRAE, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France)
TBC. Jeremie Lafraire (Institut Paul Bocuse, France)
Boosting food knowledge. Abigail Pickard (Institut Paul Bocuse, France)
A first step toward children’s healthy eating: evaluating the power of public health communication to increase parental knowledge about best practice. Sofia De Rosso (INRAE, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France)
1100 – 1130 Coffee break
1130 – 1230 Session 5 – New methods for sensory and affective testing with children
Moderator: Erminio Monteleone (UNIFI, University of Florence, Italy)
Developing age-appropriate methods for sensory and affective testing with children. Sara Spinelli (UNIFI, University of Florence, Italy)
Indirect vs. questionnaire-based methods to assess food acceptance in preadolescents. Martina Galler (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway)
A novel tool to measure food-elicited emotions in children: the emoji group questionnaire. Julia Sick (UNIFI, University of Florence, Italy)
1230 – 1330 Lunch
1330 – 1430 Round table: Translating science into practice, how to increase the impact of children healthy eating research
Moderator: Wenche Hægermark (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway)
Panel: Edulia’s advisory board and members of the scientific team
1430 – 1445 Break
1445 – 1530 Flash presentations
Moderator: Eva Hnatkova
Selected through the call for papers
1530 – 1600 Summary of Round table
Wenche Hægermark and Ingunn Berget (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway)
Bringing down barriers to children healthy eating: What’s next? Paula Varela (Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway)
1600 Goodbye
