Research projects
Ongoing
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To like or not to like: On negotiating taste in children of families with a low socioeconomic status
In this project, we study the development of food preferences in primary school-aged children from families with a low socioeconomic status. We map... -
From diet to everyday-social life: a salutogenic approach towards enabling healthful eating among diabetes type 2 patients (Acronym: D2SAL)
For decades, experts have been recommending that the public should consume a healthy, balanced diet. Despite these efforts, national nutrition surveys... -
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... -
Ten2Twenty Nepal / Nourishing Hope: Adolescents' life aspirations and nutrition in Nepal
This project, funded by the Edema-Steernberg Foundation, is part of an interdisciplinary WUR Ten2Twenty Program aimed at examining the interrelations,... -
Navigating the current food environment: The potential role of food spatial memory (biases) on eating behaviour
The modern food landscape boasts an abundance of cheap and palatable high-caloric foods. However, not everyone overeats and develops obesity,...