Poster – XXIII Nutrition and Food Congress

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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Tools on Vegetable Consumption Among Preschool Children: Results of the Veggies4Myheart Project

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

The Veggies4myHeart Project participated in the XXIII edition of the Nutrition and Food Congress, which took place on the 16th and 17th of May 2024 at the Lisbon Congress Center.

The project team was present, having presented the poster entitled “Assessment of the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Tools on Vegetable Consumption Among Preschool Children: Results of the Veggies4Myheart Project”.

The poster presented by Joana Edra, 4th year student of the Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition, addressed the results obtained through different educational materials in the 2023/24 edition.

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Oral Presentation – 10 Years of the Research Center of the Local Health Unit of the Leiria Region

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FOOD EDUCATION PROJECT TO PROMOTE THE CONSUMPTION OF VEGETABLES IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Rita Novo, Joana Edra, Leonel Vieito, Sara Simões Dias, Marlene Lages, Maria P Guarino, Eduarda Abrantes, Gustavo Reis, Ricardo Antunes, Sophie Bucher DellaTorre, Cátia Braga-Pontes

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The Leiria Local Health Unit Research Center celebrated its 10th anniversary, together with ciTechCare, which celebrated its 5th anniversary. The “Research, Innovation, and Sustainability in Health” event occurred on the 13th and 14th of May in the Auditorium of the School of Health Sciences – Polytechnic of Leiria. During this event, an oral communication entitled “Food education project to promote the consumption of vegetables in preschool children” was presented, highlighting the results obtained since the project’s inception.

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Oral Presentation – 2nd Pediatrics Congress at Hospital da Luz

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Parental Perception of the Nutritional Status of Pre-School Children – Project Veggies4Myheart​

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

The Veggies4myHeart Team presented, at the 2nd Pediatrics Congress at Hospital da Luz, the Oral Communication “Parents’ Perception of the Nutritional Status of Pre-School Children – Veggies4myHeart Project”.

The presentation aimed to compare parents’ perceptions regarding the nutritional status of their children with the anthropometric measurements reported by the parents.

Oral Presentation – Healthy Longevity Conference

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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.

Poster – Conference: Prevention of Childhood Obesity

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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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Poster – 2nd European Congress on Maternal and Child Nutrition

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The Relationship Between Food Preferences And Willingness To Try Vegetables

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

The Veggies4myHeart Project was at the 2nd European Congress of Maternal and Child Nutrition, held at the Fundação Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda in Porto on the 20th and 21st of October 2023. The poster entitled “The Relationship Between Food Preferences and Willingness to Try Vegetables” was presented by the nutritionist and principal researcher of the project, Cátia Braga-Pontes.

The results indicated that the desire to try vegetables correlates with the food preferences reported by parents.

Oral Presentation – 2nd Congress of the Network of Higher Education Institutions for the Safeguard of the Mediterranean Diet / 2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy

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Impact of the Veggies4myHeart Project on Vegetable Consumption in Preschool Age - School Year 2022/23

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

At the 2nd Congress of the Network of Higher Education Institutions for the Safeguard of the Mediterranean Diet/2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy, held in Évora, the Veggies4myHeart Team presented the Oral Communication “Impact of the Veggies4myHeart Project on the Consumption of Vegetables in Preschool Age – Academic Year 2022/23”.

The presentation focused on the results relating to the consumption of vegetables in preschool children, resulting from the Veggies4myHeart 2022/23 Project Edition.

Poster – XLI Meeting of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) and XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Association of Epidemiology (APE)

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Impact of the Veggies4Myheart Project on Knowledge and Consumption of Vegetables in Preschool Age

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

From the 5th to the 8th of September 2023, the XLI Meeting of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE)/XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Association of Epidemiology (APE) took place in Porto.

The Veggies4myHeart project participated with the poster “Impact of the Veggies4Myheart Project on the Knowledge and Consumption of Vegetables in Preschool Age”, presented by the Team’s Researcher, Dr. Sara Simões-Dias.

Participation in the congress contributed to further enriching the project. Interaction with other experts and sharing knowledge contribute to new perspectives, which allow Veggies4myHeart to be expanded, enabling the promotion of healthy habits in preschool children.

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Abstract – XXII Nutrition and Food Congress

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Food Neophobia And The Willingness To Try Vegetables In Preschool Children – Veggies4Myheart Project​

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

At the XXII Nutrition and Food Congress, the Veggies4myHeart Team presented the Oral Communication “Food Neophobia And The Willingness To Try Vegetables In Preschool Children – Veggies4Myheart Project”.

The communication focused on the association between the desire to try vegetables and food neophobia in preschool children, resulting from the Veggies4myHeart 2021/22 Project Edition.

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