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lEaD rESEarCHEr
Schröder, Helmut
Consorci Mar Parc Salut de Barcelona
Dr. Aiguader, 88, 1a Pl. 08003 Barcelona
(+34) 93 316 07 09 [email protected] group website
GROUP MEMBERS
Staff members: Cabañero Marimon, Marta | Subirana Cachinero, Isaac
Associated members: Funtikova, Anna | Martí Soler, Helena | Molina Ferragut, Luis | Vila Domenech, Juan Salvador
Contributors: Gómez Pires, Esmeralda
Main lines of research
• Impact of diet on cardiometabolic health.
Diet plays an important role in the prevention of chronic diseases. We have determined the association between diet (foods/beverages/nutrients/dietary patterns) and cardiovascular risk factors, such as dislipemia, lipid oxidation, and obesity in children and adults.
• Development and validation of short assessments tools.
An urgent need in dietary and physical activity assessment is the development of short tools that provide valid assessments of dietary quality for use in time-limited settings. Therefore, we developed and validated 3 short screeners for dietary quality assessment in adults. Currently we are validating a short physical activity screener in 150 boys and girls aged 6 to 10 year.
• Prevalence and impact of obesity on cardiometabolic health.
The obesity epidemic is one of the biggest current challenges for health policy. Surrogate measures of general and abdominal adiposity have been related to cardiometabolic risk in children, adolescents, and adults. We have analyzed the prevalence and trends in general and abdominal obesity in adults and children. Furthermore, we have determined the impact of adiposity on cardiovascular risk factors. Currently we are analyzing the impact of obesity on cardiovascular events in 50.000 Spaniards.
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PROGRAMME
Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Diseases