Universidad Rovira i Virgili
'Nutrition and Mental Health' Group (NUTRISAM)
The NUTRItion and Mental Health group of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona) conducts cohort studies in different population groups throughout life (pregnant women, infants, school-age children, adolescents, etc.) and intervention studies.
Through their research work, they carry out the study of the frequency and distribution of health problems, their risk factors (nutritional status, eating behaviors and habits, physical activity, air pollution and toxic exposure, stress, mental health status, gender, socioeconomic environment), and their impact on mental health.
LINES OF RESEARCH
- Epidemiology in child and adolescent psychopathology: cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.
- Assessment of nutritional status and its relationship with mental health and neurodevelopment through a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account biological, sociodemographic and environmental determinants.
- Psychological and nutritional intervention programs to promote and prevent mental health and neurodevelopmental problems.
