Oral Presentation – Healthy Longevity Conference

Veggies4myHeart Project

Cátia Braga-Pontes

The AGILidades project aims to design motor skills and mental agility games of different difficulty levels, organized last Saturday, November 25, 2023, at the Healthy Longevity Conference – the urgency for innovation.

The Veggies4myHeart project was invited to present its journey since its creation, highlighting the results obtained in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.

The Veggies4myHeart project was represented by its Principal Investigator, Cátia Braga-Pontes.

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Veggies4myHeart Project at the Healthy Longevity Conference

Last Saturday, November 25, 2023, the AGILidades project, dedicated to designing motor skills and mental agility games, organized the “Healthy Longevity Conference – The Urgency in Innovation.”

At this event, the Veggies4myHeart project was invited to share its journey since its creation, having highlighted the results achieved in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.

The representative of the Veggies4myHeart project, Principal Investigator Cátia Braga-Pontes, had the opportunity to present the work developed and results obtained over the years. Her participation in the “Healthy Habits in Childhood and Youth” panel highlighted the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles from an early age.

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Veggies4myHeart is present at the Conference: Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Denmark

The Veggies4myHeart Project crossed borders and participated in the “Conference: Prevention of Childhood Obesity,” held from October 30 to November 3, 2023, in Hillerød, Denmark.

The Veggies4myHeart Team was proud to see Nutritionist and Principal Investigator Cátia Braga-Pontes represent the project at the event, presenting the poster “Impact of the Veggies4myHeart Project on Preschoolers’ Willingness to Try Vegetables”. This work highlighted the project’s influence on children’s willingness to try vegetables.

The team expresses gratitude to the Polytechnic of Leiria for its constant support and for believing in the project’s mission of encouraging healthy eating habits from childhood.

Poster – Conference: Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Impact Of The Veggies4Myheart Project On Preschoolers' Willingness To Try Vegetables

Mariana Borges, Rita Novo, Tiago Araújo Rosa, Leonel Vieito, Sara Simões-Dias, Marlene Lages, Maria P. Guarino, Cátia Braga-Pontes​

The Veggies4myHeart Project crossed borders and participated in the “Conference: Prevention of Childhood Obesity” from October 30 to November 3, 2023, in Hillerød, Denmark. The project team was proudly represented by Nutritionist and Principal Researcher Cátia Braga-Pontes, who presented the poster entitled “Impact of the Veggies4myHeart Project on Preschoolers’ Willingness to Try Vegetables”.

The poster presented by Cátia Braga-Pontes highlighted the project’s positive influence on children’s willingness to try vegetables, playing a vital role in preventing childhood obesity.

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