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Projects - prof.dr.ir. EJM (Edith) Feskens
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Why pregnant women eat what they eat. Midwives’ assessment and optimisation of pregnant women’s contextual dietary intake
Pregnant women – like the general population – do not meet nutrition guidelines sufficiently; this is especially true for groups with... -
Biofortified cassava with provitamin A to improve vitamin A status (CASSAVITA II)
Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava worldwide and in some areas adults consume 950 g of cassava (raw fresh weight) per day on average. In... -
Gestational diabetes mellitus in Tanzania
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance resulting in hyperglycaemia with first recognition during pregnancy. GDM... -
NDARD - a National Dietary Assessment Reference Database
Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQs) are commonly used to collect dietary intake information. Ideally, an FFQ is generated using information on... -
FOODBALL: The Food Biomarker Alliance
Biomarkers covering several foods and food components provide an objective measure of actual intake and status, and are an important and urgently... -
NQplus – a longitudinal study on diet and health
During the past decades our lifestyle has changed considerably, as shown by for instance a decrease in physical activity levels and changes in dietary... -
Lifestyle intervention for individuals with low socioeconomic status of different ethnic origins
Individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES) and some ethnic minorities show increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes... -
GLIMP2 – An observational study to assess the role of diet and nutrient status and other lifestyle and risk factors in gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is carbohydrate intolerance with first onset or diagnosis during pregnancy. It is one of the most common metabolic... -
Optimal timing of nutrient intake to improve exercise recovery and adaptation in concurrent training
Classically, exercise training is divided into resistance exercise and aerobic or endurance exercise. Adaptation to both types of exercise involves... -
Prevention of diabetes through lifestyle intervention and population studies in Europe
The PREVIEW project consists of a large intervention study comparing two diets and two exercise strategies, as well as population observational...