{"id":94362,"date":"2023-08-23T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/?post_type=article_revue&#038;p=94362"},"modified":"2023-08-23T12:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:45:14","slug":"computer-games-and-availability-what-works-in-increasing-childrens-consumption-of-fruits-and-vegetables-in-school","status":"publish","type":"article_revue","link":"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/en\/global-fv-newsletter-article\/computer-games-and-availability-what-works-in-increasing-childrens-consumption-of-fruits-and-vegetables-in-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer games and availability: what works in increasing children\u2019s consumption of fruits and vegetables in school?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Article-1-ok.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94369\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools are <strong>powerful environments<\/strong> for the <strong>development <\/strong>of children, and <strong>eating behavior<\/strong> is no exception: children from all socio-economic backgrounds mingle in school and can eat up to three meals a day in school (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12966-015-0182-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dudiey et al., 2015<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10271472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grosso et al., 2013<\/a>). Therefore, schools provide an effective setting for educating children about <strong>food and nutrition,<\/strong> with <strong>school-based nutrition programs<\/strong> having an important impact on <strong>child eating behavior and nutrition knowledge<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/nutritionreviews\/article\/76\/8\/553\/5003346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Murimi et al., 2018<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10261447\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Methner et al., 2017<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/content\/qt3tj9m3bx\/qt3tj9m3bx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keihner et al., 2017<\/a>). Successful school programs, such as<strong> providing healthy foods <\/strong>in a familiar way to children, can result in <strong>children making healthier food choices<\/strong> and <strong>steer away from energy-dense foods that are high in added fat and sugars<\/strong>. This is crucial since these foods can contribute to an energy imbalance that contributes to weight gain and potentially obesity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/obesity-and-overweight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHO, 2021)<\/a>, which in <strong>turn is significantly associated with adverse school outcome<\/strong>s <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1038\/oby.2001.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Falkner et al., 2001<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/content\/dam\/rand\/pubs\/reprints\/2008\/RAND_RP1315.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Datar et al., 2004<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the importance of school-based interventions, many of them <strong>have been developed<\/strong> and evaluated in the past few decades (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10261447\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Methner et al., 2017<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/content\/qt3tj9m3bx\/qt3tj9m3bx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keihner et al., 2017<\/a>). A recent review (Verdonschot et al., 2023) has examined <strong>what strategies have shown a more positive impact on fruit and vegetable intake and nutrition knowledge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Providing fruits and vegetables in school is the most effective strategy to increase fruit intake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many intervention<\/strong>s have been implemented <strong>to increase children\u2019s fruit and vegetable consumption. <\/strong>Some of them <strong>provide fruits and vegetables directly<\/strong>, such as<strong> free or subsidized distribution at lunchtime<\/strong> or in small retailers <strong>close to the school<\/strong> or <strong>providing healthy foods or beverages in the classroom <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/233813966_Evans_et_al_2012_Micromechanical_model_of_bone_and_new_3D_approach_to_validation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evans et al., 2012<\/a>). Some of the interventions are indirect, focusing on increasing the <strong>availability of fruits and vegetables in cafeterias<\/strong> or vending machines without providing it directly (<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0194555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Micha et al., 2018<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These interventions were especially <strong>effective in increasing fruit consumption<\/strong>, with positive effects in 5 studies with over 10.166 participants in total (<a href=\"https:\/\/jech.bmj.com\/content\/jech\/62\/10\/926.full.pdf?casa_token=deYkvIGhm2sAAAAA:LqVIxBatW3paOpfE-3Jqsl6dU5Ngwe9tNIPifGYRF7WVYjK-XAGZZPVjdZIDYx9phqWmIizz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moore and Tapper, 2008<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/E75176316E165D2859ECA499A69D006B\/S0007114510000814a.pdf\/div-class-title-effect-of-the-nationwide-free-school-fruit-scheme-in-norway-div.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bere et al., 2010<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ije\/article\/36\/5\/1080\/775258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fogarty et al., 2007<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Robert-Pederson\/publication\/10905997_Effect_of_a_fruit_and_vegetable_subscription_in_Danish_schools\/links\/568b7de908ae1e63f1fcc4c4\/Effect-of-a-fruit-and-vegetable-subscription-in-Danish-schools.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eriksen et al., 2003<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170922184320id_\/https:\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/1AA472EF29A4F58B31556157A865652F\/S1368980008002954a.pdf\/div-class-title-a-pilot-study-of-the-effect-of-providing-daily-free-fruit-to-primary-school-children-in-auckland-new-zealand-div.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ashfield-Watt et al., 2009<\/a>). Concerning vegetable consumption, some studies showed <strong>positive effects,<\/strong> with one showing an increase of 20.7g\/day (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Saskia-Te-Velde\/publication\/6226527_Ethnic_differences_in_1-year_follow-up_effect_of_the_Dutch_Schoolgruiten_Project_-_Promoting_fruit_and_vegetable_consumption_among_primary-school_children\/links\/0a85e52e636a302784000000\/Ethnic-differences-in-1-year-follow-up-effect-of-the-Dutch-Schoolgruiten-Project-Promoting-fruit-and-vegetable-consumption-among-primary-school-children.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tak et al., 2007<\/a>), yet other studies showed negative effects (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/E75176316E165D2859ECA499A69D006B\/S0007114510000814a.pdf\/div-class-title-effect-of-the-nationwide-free-school-fruit-scheme-in-norway-div.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bere et al., 2010,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Robert-Pederson\/publication\/10905997_Effect_of_a_fruit_and_vegetable_subscription_in_Danish_schools\/links\/568b7de908ae1e63f1fcc4c4\/Effect-of-a-fruit-and-vegetable-subscription-in-Danish-schools.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eriksen et al., 2003<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Online games and activities to increase children\u2019s vegetable intake<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As children spend more and more time on the internet, researchers are profiting from this means to try <strong>to educate children in nutrition and healthy eating in an entertaining way.<\/strong> To do so, different strategies have been used, including <strong>online questionnaires with feedback <\/strong>(Evans et al., 2012), <strong>online resources to be accessed by students at home or at school <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12966-015-0182-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Dudiey et al., 2015<\/a>), or <strong>educational games<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scielo.br\/j\/jped\/a\/VgwRLzsrjGZnYpQ6vKHGMMf\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silveira et al., 2011<\/a>). One example is the game \u201c<strong>Squire\u2019s Quest!<\/strong>\u201d, which includes challenges to eat more fruits, 100% fruit juice, and vegetables, as well as virtual cooking sessions to teach them healthy recipes (<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/14569036\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baranowski et al., 2003<\/a>)<br>And it works: <strong>using online games and activities increased the quantity of vegetables that children consumed<\/strong>, based on multiple studies with a total sample size of 2211 (<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/14569036\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baranowski et al., 2003<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Hein-Raat\/publication\/6515552_School-based_Internet-tailored_fruit_and_vegetable_education_combined_with_brief_counselling_increases_children's_awareness_of_intake_levels\/links\/0fcfd510d622ca84f2000000\/School-based-Internet-tailored-fruit-and-vegetable-education-combined-with-brief-counselling-increases-childrens-awareness-of-intake-levels.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mangunkusumo et al., 2007<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00431-006-0153-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amaro et al., 2006<\/a>). The effect on fruit consumption was not that clear, showing mixed effects. The game \u201cSquire\u2019s Quest!\u201d was particularly<strong> effective in increasing fruits and vegetables consumption<\/strong>, with children who participated in the program <strong>increasing their consumption one serving more than children who did not participate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multiple interventions simultaneously are more effective than individual strategies alone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Increasing availability of fruits and vegetables in school<\/strong>, as well as <strong>creating online games and activities<\/strong> effectively<strong> increase the amount of fruit and vegetables that children eat at school and even at home.<\/strong> Yet why stop at one strategy when you can implement more of them at the same time? Indeed, <strong>joining forces and applying more than one strategy<\/strong> at the same time has proven to be the most effective way of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/395946DD3390CC8E036DBBCEEA492A9B\/S0007114509993370a.pdf\/effectiveness_of_schoolbased_interventions_in_europe_to_promote_healthy_nutrition_in_children_and_adolescents_systematic_review_of_published_and_grey_literature.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Van Cauwenberghe et al., 2010<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/233813966_Evans_et_al_2012_Micromechanical_model_of_bone_and_new_3D_approach_to_validation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evans et al., 2012<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/nutritionreviews\/article\/76\/8\/553\/5003346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Murimi et al., 2018<\/a>). Specifically, the most effective are combinations of (1)<strong> education components, targeting school children directly<\/strong>; (2)<strong> environmental components, targeting the school environment, including the school canteen and school staff but not students; <\/strong>and (3) <strong>parental and family components, which involve parents to reinforce the school intervention.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviews such as the one in hand (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/338401140_Caregiver_involvement_in_interventions_for_improving_children's_dietary_intake_and_physical_activity_behaviors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verdonschot et al., 2023<\/a>), shedding some light on <strong>how effective individual components<\/strong>, as well as <strong>reviews researching effectiveness of multiple component interventions <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/233813966_Evans_et_al_2012_Micromechanical_model_of_bone_and_new_3D_approach_to_validation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evans et al., 2012<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0194555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Micha et al., 2018<\/a>), <strong>allow the development of public policies armed with science-based evidence<\/strong>. Indeed, a toolkit was developed in 2016 by the Joint Research Center (the European Commission\u2019s in-house science service; <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/repository\/handle\/JRC100990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mak et al., 2016<\/a>) providing <strong>schools with recommendations on how to increase fruit and vegetable consumption.<\/strong> It is the <strong>analysis of these interventions<\/strong> that direct the <strong>development of public policies towards the most effective action levers,<\/strong> <strong>allowing schools to promote fruit and vegetable consumption more effectively.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Based on <\/strong>: Verdonschot, Angeliek, et al. &#8220;Effectiveness of school-based nutrition intervention components on fruit and vegetable intake and nutrition knowledge in children aged 4\u201312 years old: an umbrella review.&#8221; Nutrition Reviews 81.3 (2023): 304-321.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__solid-colored\">\n    <div class=\"block__solid-colored__leading\">\n        <i class=\"fa-classic fa-regular fa-square-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <strong>Key messages<\/strong>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block__solid-colored__content\"><ul>\n<li>Providing fruits and vegetables in school is the most effective strategy to increase fruit intake.<\/li>\n<li>Online games and activities are effective as a means to increase children\u2019s vegetable intake. <\/li>\n<li>Multiple interventions simultaneously are more effective than individual strategies alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__stylized-list\">\n    <div class=\"block__stylized-list__leading\" id=\"block__stylized-list__leading\">\n        <i class=\"fa-classic fa-regular fa-pen-to-square\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <strong>Methodology<\/strong>\n    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"block__stylized-list__content\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/ul>\n<li>8 reviews between 2011 and 2020 were included (2 systematic, 5 systematic with meta-analysis, 1 meta-analysis), which report 33 primary studies<\/li>\n<li>Effect on FV consumption of 7 intervention components was assessed: FV provision, gaming, curriculum, experiential learning, rewards\/incentives, nudging, and caregiver involvement <\/li>\n<li>Limitations: <\/li>\n<li>(1)\tnot many studies could be included, since many used multiple-component programs.<\/li>\n<p>(2)\tthe primary studies used by the reviews were generally rated as \u201clow quality\u201d in terms of methodology, meaning that their confidence that the estimate of the effect is not different from the true effect is limited.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__reference\">\n    <div class=\"block__reference__leading\" id=\"block__reference__leading\">\n        <i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-share-from-square\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <strong>References<\/strong>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block__reference__entries\" id=\"block__reference__entries\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                    <div class=\"block__reference__entry\">\n                <i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-share\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span>Amaro, Salvatore, et al. &#8220;Kaledo, a new educational board-game, gives nutritional rudiments and encourages healthy eating in children: a pilot cluster randomized trial.&#8221; European journal of pediatrics 165 (2006): 630-635.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"block__reference__entry\">\n                <i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-share\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span>Ashfield-Watt, Pauline AL, Elizabeth A. 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Te Velde, and Johannes Brug. &#8220;Ethnic differences in 1-year follow-up effect of the Dutch Schoolgruiten Project\u2013promoting fruit and vegetable consumption among primary-school children.&#8221; Public health nutrition 10.12 (2007): 1497-1507.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"block__reference__entry\">\n                <i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-share\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span>Van Cauwenberghe, Eveline, et al. &#8220;Effectiveness of school-based interventions in Europe to promote healthy nutrition in children and adolescents: systematic review of published and \u2018grey\u2019literature.&#8221; British journal of nutrition 103.6 (2010): 781-797.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"block__reference__entry\">\n                <i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-share\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span>Verdonschot, Angeliek, et al. &#8220;Effectiveness of school-based nutrition intervention components on fruit and vegetable intake and nutrition knowledge in children aged 4\u201312 years old: an umbrella review.&#8221; Nutrition Reviews 81.3 (2023): 304-321.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"block__reference__entry\">\n                <i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-share\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span>World Health Organization. Obesity and overweight. 2021. Available at: hmps:\/\/ www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/obesity-and-overweight. Accessed October 12, 2021.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-94362","article_revue","type-article_revue","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"auteur":"","source":"","revue":[{"ID":94237,"post_author":"25","post_date":"2023-08-23 12:11:05","post_date_gmt":"2023-08-23 10:11:05","post_content":"<!-- wp:image {\"id\":94275,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edito-ok.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94275\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the <strong>health benefits of fruit and vegetables<\/strong> are <strong>well-known for children<\/strong>, their <strong>intake <\/strong>remains <strong>insufficient <\/strong>among this population. A growing number of interventions are designed to promote their intake as this <strong>stage of life may be an optimal time for dietary interventions<\/strong>. Numerous reviews and scientific studies assessed the impact of those interventions and initiatives on children in various settings.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Global Fruit and Veg Newsletter of this month presents three articles <strong>to determine interventions and initiatives that could effectively increase fruit and vegetable consumption in children<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first review has examined which <strong>strategies <\/strong>have shown a <strong>positive impact on fruit and vegetables intake<\/strong> and <strong>nutrition knowledge<\/strong> in <strong>children <\/strong>aged between <strong>4-12 years old<\/strong>. According to this work, <strong>providing fruit and vegetables in school is the most effective strategy<\/strong> <strong>to increase fruit intake<\/strong> in children, whereas <strong>online games<\/strong> and <strong>activities (for example, challenges to eat more fruit and vegetables, virtual cooking sessions...) could increase vegetable intake<\/strong>. Yet, this review confirms a generally observed result : implementing <strong>multiple interventions simultaneously<\/strong> is <strong>more effective<\/strong> than individual strategies alone.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The second review systematically identified published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating <strong>childcare- or preschool-based interventions<\/strong> <strong>designed to increase objectively measured intake of fruit<\/strong>, <strong>vegetables<\/strong>, or <strong>both <\/strong>in <strong>US preschool children<\/strong> (aged 2-5 years). The <strong>most consistent evidence <\/strong>observed is that<strong> inclusion of nutrition education components, if interactive, was consistently effective at improving fruit and vegetables intake<\/strong>, while <strong>manipulating the feeding environment without directly educating children<\/strong>, produced <strong>inconsistent results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The third article determined the <strong>associations between family socio-economic status<\/strong> and <strong>children\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>fruit and vegetables consumption<\/strong> wether it was mediated by parental role-modeling and food availability. The results showed that <strong>parental educational level<\/strong> is a <strong>stronger predictor of children\u2019s fruit and vegetables consumption<\/strong> than relative family income in Finland. This <strong>association <\/strong>was <strong>mediated <\/strong>by <strong>parental role modelling<\/strong>, <strong>higher availability of fruit and vegetables<\/strong> and <strong>lower availability of sugary food and drink<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These three articles show that there is a <strong>wide range of interventions<\/strong> proposed<strong> to promote fruit and vegetables among children<\/strong>, the <strong>effectiveness <\/strong>of which <strong>varies <\/strong>according to <strong>several factors<\/strong>, including age group, food environment and parental feeding practices. They emphasize that <strong>there is no single approach<\/strong> to ahcieve higher F&amp;V but rather several strategies which shouldbe adapted to local situations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:acf\/pictureable {\"name\":\"acf\/pictureable\",\"data\":{\"authors_0_fully_name\":\"Sophie Nicklaus\",\"_authors_0_fully_name\":\"field_pictureable_author_fully_name\",\"authors_0_profession\":\"Director of Research\",\"_authors_0_profession\":\"field_pictureable_author_profession\",\"authors_0_information\":\"National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France\",\"_authors_0_information\":\"field_pictureable_author_information\",\"authors_0_picture\":94238,\"_authors_0_picture\":\"field_pictureable_author_picture\",\"authors\":1,\"_authors\":\"field_pictureable_authors\"},\"align\":\"center\",\"mode\":\"auto\"} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:acf\/about {\"name\":\"acf\/about\",\"data\":{\"title\":\"About the author\",\"_title\":\"field_about_title\",\"content\":\"Sophie Nicklaus is Director of Research 1st class at INRAE, at the Centre for Taste and Feeding behavior (Centre des Sciences du Go\u00fbt et de l\u2019Alimentation) in Dijon, France. Since 2017, she has been leading the team \u201cDeterminants of eating behaviour across the life course, relationships with health\u201d at this center. She is particularly interested in the impact of early food experiences on later eating behaviour and their contribution to health. She has published over 110 original articles and 21 reviews in international peer-reviewed journals; 22 book chapters; 1 edited book and a book for the public on these topics. 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