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Thursday 21 March 2013, Gateway Building
V is for Vegetable: applying learning theory to liking and intake of vegetables – The early years of life is a window of opportunity for the development of future healthy eating habits
8:45 |
Registration, coffee and welcome |
9:30 |
Professor Louise Richardson – Opening address: Welcome from St Andrews University |
9:40 |
Professor Marion Hetherington – Introduction to VIVA: V is for vegetable: applying learning theory to liking and intake of vegetables |
10.10 |
Professor Leann Birch – KEYNOTE – The importance of early food learning for the development of healthy food preferences & preventing obesity |
10.50 |
Coffee break and posters |
11.30 |
Dr Sophie Nicklaus – Eating a variety of vegetables: the importance of feeding practices at weaning and onwards |
12.00 |
Dr Lucy Cooke – Using rewards to facilitate children’s acceptance of vegetables |
12.30 |
Professor Kees de Graaf – Mum, may I have Brussels sprouts again? |
1.00 |
Lunch break and networking |
2.00 |
Small Group workshops (5) to discuss specific questions on the role of: early feeding, vegetable weaning foods, parents and food learning in developing eating habits; and on tackling low vegetable intake at population level |
3.30 |
Coffee break and posters |
4.15 |
Plenary for feedback from facilitators of group discussions |
4.45 |
Professor Harriet Oster – Facial expression as a window on food and flavour preferences and aversions in infants and children |
5.15 |
Concluding remarks from day 1 |
5.30 |
Close |
7.30 |
VIVA Congress drinks and dinner |
Friday 22 March 2013, Gateway Building
The prevention of obesity – the role of healthy eating habits and parenting
9:00 |
Introductions to the day’s agenda |
9:05 |
Professor John Reilly – KEYNOTE – Early origins of childhood obesity |
9:45 |
Dr Mary Fewtrell – Infant feeding and later risk of obesity |
10:15 |
Professor Mary Rudolf – Contributing to healthy eating habits in the youngest – HENRY’s experience |
10:45 |
Coffee break and posters |
11:30 |
Dr Sylvie Issanchou – Are maternal feeding practices associated with children’s eating difficulties? Comparing reported and observed behaviours |
12:00 |
Professor Charlotte Wright – Child and maternal determinants of infant eating behaviour |
12:30 |
Lunch break and networking |
1:30 |
Panel discussion – How can we be more effective in promoting healthy eating habits to prevent obesity? |
2:30 |
Professor Jaap Seidell – Implementation of new insights into feeding |
2:50 |
Professor Marion Hetherington – Concluding remarks |
3:00 |
Close |