The Research Group is composed of researchers in the field of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy with specialties such as Endocrinology and Nutrition, Primary Care and Clinical Analysis. Our group studies the importance of Nutrition and lifestyle in the treatment and prevention of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. As well as in the use of information and communication technologies (e-Health and m-Health) in said prevention and treatment.
The research activity focuses on: 1) Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status. 2) Analysis using nutritional software of the composition of the diet. 3) Assessment and personalized calculation of nutritional needs and diets. 4) Assessment of body composition using bioimpedance. 5) Analysis of the basal metabolic rate by indirect calorimetry, 6) Nutritional education. 7) Use of e-Health and m-Health applied in prevention and treatment.
Pathophysiological basis of obesity.
Diabetes mellitus education.
Use of Information and Communication Technologies (e-Healthand and m-Health) in the prevention and treatment of the Disease, especially cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.
Study of the nutritional components associated with favorable health effects.
Studies of intervention in lifestyle and therapeutic adherence as an instrument to achieve an improvement in clinical evolution.
Evaluation, prevention and treatment of obesity.
Cardiovascular risk factors and nutrition.
Cardiovascular risk factors and their evaluation, prevention, control and treatment, as well as the gender influence on it.
Nutrition and lifestyle in the treatment and prevention of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.
Obesity and its markers of prothrombotic risk, evaluation, prevention, control and treatment.
Nutritional problems in the elderly.