Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, and Physical Activity and Health.
Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries
The role of psychosocial well-being and emotion-driven impulsiveness in food choices of European adolescents
Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries
Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries
Children’s and adolescents’ rising animal-source food intakes in 1990–2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity
Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity
Polygenic risk for obesity and its interaction with lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in European children and adolescents
Higher surrounding green space is associated with better attention in Flemish adolescents
Development of a Genetic Risk Score to predict the risk of overweight and obesity in European adolescents from the HELENA study
Interaction Effect of the Mediterranean Diet and an Obesity Genetic Risk Score on Adiposity and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents: The HELENA Study
Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Their Association with Biomarkers of Aging: A Multipollutant Approach
Residential landscape as a predictor of psychosocial stress in the life course from childhood to adolescence
Comparison of definitions for the metabolic syndrome in adolescents. The HELENA study
Balancing Upstream and Downstream Measures to Tackle the Obesity Epidemic: A Position Statement from the European Association for the Study of Obesity
Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?
Three cycles of human biomonitoring in Flanders − Time trends observed in the Flemish Environment and Health Study
Correlates of dietary energy misreporting among European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
Body Composition Indices and Single and Clustered Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adolescents: Providing Clinical-Based Cut-Points
Dietary fiber intake and its association with indicators of adiposity and serum biomarkers in European adolescents: the HELENA study
Nutrient intake of European adolescents: results of the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study
Seasonal variation in physical activity and sedentary time in different European regions. The HELENA study
Is dairy consumption associated with low cardiovascular disease risk in <scp>E</scp>uropean adolescents? Results from the <scp>HELENA S</scp>tudy
Validation of the Diet Quality Index for Adolescents by comparison with biomarkers, nutrient and food intakes: the HELENA study
Combined influence of healthy diet and active lifestyle on cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents