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New thesis: Formation of healthy eating habits in children aged 0-3 years: supporting the development of public health guidelines dissemination material and its evaluation with parents and healthcare professionals

Date and place of defence: Friday March 4th, 2022; Dijon (France). Institution: CSGA INRAE, France and Santé Publique France Opponents  Dr. Blandine De Lauzon-Guillain (UMR CRESS, INRAE, FR) – Reviewer Prof Gerry Jager (Wageningen University, NL) – Reviewer Prof. Noël Peretti (CHU Lyon, FR) – Examiner Dr. Thierry Cardoso (Santé publique France, FR) – Examiner Dr.…


New paper – Parenthood as a window of opportunity for dietary changes: perspectives from Uruguayan parents 

Edulia researchers at UdelaR and Aarhus University came together to investigate dietary changes in the transition to parenthood among Uruguayan parents. The research extends previous work with parents in Denmark and France: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104658 The idea of the paper was to expand the knowledge on barriers to healthy eating among families beyond Europe, and from diverse…



New PhD on maternal and paternal feeding practices

A big congratulation to Kaat Philippe who Friday 22.10.2021  defended her thesis in psychology. The thesis was entitled “Maternal and paternal feeding practices: links with young children’s eating behaviours and influencing factors. a systemic approach”  A summary of her thesis, can be found here (both in English and French).   Supervisors: Dr. Sandrine Monnery-Patris and Dr.…


New paper: Perspectives on sugar consumption expressed on social media by French-speaking and Danish-speaking parents

 The results suggest that online nutrition content about sugar causes negative feelings and distress among parents The research was conducted by #ESR8 Andreia and Jessica Aschemann-Witzel in Aarhus University – Denmark. The researchers analyzed content posted by parents about sugar on Facebook and blogs. In the online discussions, sugar consumption appeared as a two-sided experience,…



Sweets as comfort: facing the post-partum period

Several factors related to the period following childbirth (post-partum) may increase the consumption of sweets by new parents. This is what ESR8-Andreia, has found from in-depth interviews with Danish parents for her project: “Factors influencing new parent’s healthy eating behaviours”  Parents in Denmark have mentioned to eat more sweets during the post-partum mainly due to…



ESR8 Factors influencing new parent’s healthy eating behavior (preschoolers)

This research will investigate the main barriers for healthy eating in the family food environment with focus on new parents The study will involve 3 main parts, as shown in the figure below: Flowchart summarizing the main steps of the research project   In part I, a cross-cultural study involving 3 countries, Denmark, France and…


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…