1. www.ifamilystudy.eu CIBO: SCEGLI BENE E MANCVIVI SANO YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT AND THE WAY THAT YOU EAT IT! A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF HEALTH- RELATED FACTORS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES I.Family integrates the study of dietary behaviour with other health-related behaviours (for example, physical activity) and other factors influencing these behaviours (for example, psychological traits, taste preferences, genetic markers, family and school influences, and neighbourhood environments). By gathering information about children’s current health, and drawing on the detailed information we already have about the children in their early years, we will be able to investigate the pathways to different health outcomes (for example, obesity and metabolic disorders) and their precursors in children as they grow up. By its longitudinal design the study will help to identify early prognostic markers of later health outcomes to guide novel avenues for prevention. A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF HEALTH- RELATED FACTORS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES I.Family integrates the study of dietary behaviour with other health-related behaviours (for example, physical activity) and other factors influencing these behaviours (for example, psychological traits, taste preferences, genetic markers, family and school influences, and neighbourhood environments). By gathering information about children’s current health, and drawing on the detailed information we already have about the children in their early years, we will be able to investigate the pathways to different health outcomes (for example, obesity and metabolic disorders) and their precursors in children as they grow up. By its longitudinal design the study will help to identify early prognostic markers of later health outcomes to guide novel avenues for prevention. YOUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN THIS INITIATIVE... CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE IDEFICS PROJECT AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE CONTACTED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS YOUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN THIS INITIATIVE... CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE IDEFICS PROJECT AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE CONTACTED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I.Family is EC funded Project No. 266044 building on the IDEFICS study Start of I.Family Study : March 2012 Study duration: 5 years Study centres: 17 partners working across 11 European countries Study participants: 16000 european children from 2 to 15 years of age and their families Contact: Email: Web Site: www.ifamilystudy.eu www.facebook.com/IFamilyStudy twitter.com/IFamilyStudy I.Family Study is an EC funded project under Framework 7, Contract Number FP7 266044 (KBBE 2010-4) Information contained herein are provided by the authors and not by the European Commission Experience of a supportive and warm family environment is the key to maintaining a healthy weight The EC funded IDEFICS study has shown that children under the age of 10 who regularly eat in a family unit, have fun within a structured home environment, and have a sense of well-being reduce their risk of becoming overweight or obese by 50%. LOGO/S Participant organisation/Partner