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Lifestyle Epidemiology course

16 Feb 2022 09.00 - 18 Feb 2022 17.00Amsterdam

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), comprising mainly of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), cancers and diabetes, are the leading causes of death globally. To a large extent, NCDs are caused by lifestyle factors including unhealthy dietary intake, lack of physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Appropriate measures and methods are required to study relations of such lifestyle behaviours and NCDs. This includes the use of valid tools and methods to measure dietary intake and physical activity, and suitable study designs and analytical techniques to analyse the data.

EpidM, part of the department of Epidemiology & Data Science of Amsterdam University Medical Center, will organise a three-day course that focusses especially on the lifestyle factors: diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Course days will consist of plenary, interactive lectures, and workgroups focused on data processing and interpretation in alternation.

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Decoding the exposome

Decoding the exposome

The environment we live in has a dominant impact on our health. It explains an estimated seventy percent of the chronic disease burden. Where we live, what we eat, how much we exercise, the air we breathe and whom we associate with; all of these environmental factors play a role. The combination of these factors over the life course is called the exposome. There is general (scientific) consensus that understanding more about the exposome will help explain the current burden of disease and that it provides entry points for prevention and ...

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