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RESEARCH GROUPS

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PROGRAMME:

Epidemiology and Prevention Epidemiología Cardiovascular y Nutricional
of Chronic Diseases

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Group Members
Lead Researcher

STAFF MEMBERS
Schrder, Helmut
Cabaero Marimn, Marta

Subirana Cachinero, Isaac
Contact:
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS
Consorcio Mar Parc de Salut de Barcelona
C/ Dr. Aiguader, 88, 1a Planta. 08003 Barcelona Baena Dez, Jos Miguel
Funtikova, Anna
Phone: (+34) 93 316 07 09
E.mail: [email protected] · Website: www.imim.es
Molina Ferragut, Lluis
Vila Domenech, Joan Salvador

CONTRIBUTORS
Main lines of research
Gmez Pires, Esmeralda

• IMPACT OF DIET ON CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH. Diet plays an impor-

tant role in the prevention of chronic diseases. We have determined the

association between diet (foods/beverages/nutrients/dietary patterns) and
cardiovascular risk factors, such as dislipemia, lipid oxidation, and obesity

in children and adults.

• DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF SHORT ASSESSMENTS TOOLS. An

urgent need in dietary and physical activity assessment is the development
of short tools that provide valid assessments of dietary quality for use in
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time-limited settings. Therefore, we developed and validated 3 short scree- 20
ners for dietary quality assessment in adults. Currently we are validating T
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a short physical activity screener in 150 boys and girls aged 6 to 10 year.
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• PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF OBESITY ON CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH. L R
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The obesity epidemic is one of the biggest current challenges for health NU
policy. Surrogate measures of general and abdominal adiposity have been N
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related to cardiometabolic risk in children, adolescents, and adults. We /
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have analyzed the prevalence and trends in general and abdominal obesity RE
in adults and children. Furthermore, we have determined the impact of adi- E
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posity on cardiovascular risk factors. Currently we are analyzing the impact C
of obesity on cardiovascular events in 50.000 Spaniards.
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