Poster – INFLUENCE OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND ANTHROPOMETRIC FACTORS ON KNOWLEDGE, WILLINGNESS TO TRY AND CONSUMPTION OF VEGETABLES IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN RESULTS OF THE VEGGIES4MYHEART PROJECT

INFLUENCE OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND ANTHROPOMETRIC FACTORS ON KNOWLEDGE, WILLINGNESS TO TRY AND CONSUMPTION OF VEGETABLES IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN RESULTS OF THE VEGGIES4MYHEART PROJECT

Rita Novo, Leonel Vieito, Sara Simões Dias, Marlene Lages, Maria P. Guarino e Cátia Braga-Pontes

The Veggies4MyHeart project was present at the XXIV Nutrition and Food Congress, organized by the Portuguese Nutrition Association, which took place on May 8–9, 2025, in Braga, Portugal. During the event, the poster entitled “Influence of Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Factors on Knowledge, Willingness to Try, and Consumption of Vegetables in Preschool Children: Results from the Veggies4MyHeart Project” was presented, highlighting the role of children’s sociodemographic factors—namely sex, age, and nutritional status—in their knowledge, willingness to try, and consumption of vegetables.

Oral Presentation – RUN-EU Student Research Colloquium 2025

THE VEGGIES4MYHEART PROJECT: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO PROMOTE PRESCHOOLERS’ VEGETABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSUMPTION

Rita Novo, Leonel Vieito, Sara Simões Dias, Marlene Lages, Maria P Guarino, Cátia Braga-Pontes

ciTechCare participated in the RUN-EU Student Research Colloquium 2025, held on February 18–19 at the Technological University of the Shannon in Limerick, Ireland. At this event, research fellow Rita Novo delivered an oral presentation entitled “The Veggies4MyHeart Project: A longitudinal study to promote preschoolers’ vegetable knowledge and consumption”, highlighting the results achieved since the beginning of the project.