Another notable project of Nutrition and Obesity group of the UPV / EHU is made in the program along with the City of Vitoria, to promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables in the child population.
The program, aimed at children 6-12 years of age, has been designed by an interdisciplinary group of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the UPV / EHU, formed by Dietitians and nutritionist, specialists in sensory analysis and a sociologist, led by the Nutrition and Obesity Research Group at the Rodriguez sisters.

Theories Based on of behavior change launched by the program consists of three workshops (sensorial, nutritional and gastronomic) and two activities (purchase of fruits and fruit for breakfast with the family) two plagues games and interesting proposals. Constitutes a part or component of an innovative approach to Software version number (the work of sensory skills, dietary and culinary), and the involvement of key actors in the education of children (teachers, parents, mothers and environment) and the other part of the participation of experts of the University.

Although the program is finalized in June, the preliminary results are encouraging, because the 80% estimate of the messages nutritional, sensory and culinary You put, and wants to eat more fruit manifested in 70%, and 60%, more vegetables, including, in both cases, the taller varieties that perform no knew before.

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But with a more limited number of members in the present, leads the group in 20 years of working on issues related to obesity. In 2003 he was recognized as a Consolidated Research Group of the UPV / EHU, and in 2012 went to be Basque Research Group of the healthcare system (category A) recognized by the Government.

Moreover, in 2011 it was integrated in the UFI11/32 called "Unit development Tools therapeutic: Nanotechnology, aging and quality of life (ELDUNANOTEK)", being the UFIs Training and Research Units created by the UPV / EHU .
The proceeds: 8 Teachers, doctors and researchers, 4 Investigators Contracting (CIBERon by one, two by the UPV / EHU and one charge of the project), 1 PhD Fellow FPI, 1 PhD Fellow of Vasco Government, 1 PhD Fellow of the University / EHU and 1 PhD Fellow of the CONACIT.



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