About this Event
Promoting vegetable intake in preschool children: barriers and potential solutions
Abstract:
Diets rich in plant-based foods confer benefits for planetary and human health. Despite this, adults and children do not consume the recommended daily amount of vegetables. This presentation will explore several key issues; why do some children dislike vegetables, do we learn to like? and how can we increase vegetable intake in preschool children?
Bio:
Sam graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the University of Leeds before undertaking a M.Med.Sci in Human Nutrition at the University of Sheffield. She gained her PhD at the University of Liverpool which focused on the effects of alcohol on food intake. Sam held post-doctoral positions internationally and nationally; Germany (Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Department of Endocrinology), USA (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Department of Psychology) and in the UK (University of Leeds, Institute of Psychological Sciences), before joining the ScHARR Public Health in 2013. Sam is currently a senior lecturer in Public Health, and an associate director at the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield, Co-leading the “Food consumption, Health and Sustainability” research theme. Her work focuses broadly on the promotion of healthful and sustainable diets.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/people/staff/samantha-caton
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