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## The Universitat Jaume I, the University of Valencia and the consultant Everis will create an ICT tool for the prevention of childhood obesity Rates of childhood obesity in Spain approach the U.S. In 2012, 28.3% of children between 2 and 12 years suffered from overweight.

15/10/2013 |
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The multinational consultancy in Spain Everis will coordinate the development of the MEAL project (Modifying Eating Attitudes and Actions through Learning) with the participation of research groups at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) and the University of Valencia as experts in psychological disorders and therapies for treatment of obesity child. In the case of the UJI, the research will be conducted by the Psychology and Technology Laboratory (Labpsitec), under the direction of Cristina Botella. The project is funded by the European Commission for an amount of 500,000 €. It involves three European partners from Norway, Austria and Italy with the support of CIBERobn (Biomedical Research Centre Network on Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition).

The MEAL project will offer a training methodology for teachers, students and nutrition professionals through an ICT tool enabling them to acquire, to train and to provide basic nutrition education and training for children in healthy eating behaviors. Currently, these contents are not included in the academic curriculum of the bachelors’ degrees in Primary Education and Nutrition.

Poor eating habits in Europe have become a major health problem. In fact, they are a major risk factor for the development of obesity and eating disorders that cause serious harm to the population. The number of obese people in Europe has tripled in the last 20 years. Spain is the second country in the continent with the highest rate of obesity in children, which has already reached 28.3 % of the child population.

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