Het huidige Nederlandse middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (mbo) staat voor een uitdaging in het snel kunnen reageren op maatschappelijke en arbeidsmarktveranderingen. Vanuit de toekomstvisie voor het mbo zijn er in 2030 daarom regionale centra waar innovatie en beroepsonderwijs samenkomen. Hier volgen studenten …

Background: Around 13% of the world’s population suffers from obesity. More than 40% of people with obesity display emotional eating behaviour (eating in response to negative emotions or distress). It is an alternate to more effective coping strategies for negative emotions. Our study explored the opportunities …

Gezondheid op de werkvloer wordt steeds belangrijker, maar nog lang niet alle werkgevers doen hier iets mee. In 2010 ondernam slechts 35% van de Nederlandse bedrijven iets op het gebied van bewegen (Reins, 2017). FTC Health wil daar verandering in brengen. FTC Health is een online e-health platform met …

Obesity has become a major societal problem worldwide [1][2]. The main reason for severe overweight is excessive intake of energy, in relation to the individual needs of a human body. Obesity is associated with poor eating habits and/or a sedentary lifestyle. A significant part of the obese population …

There is a growing number of eHealth interventions aiming at enhancing lifestyle to address obesity. However, the existing interventions do not take the emotional aspects of obesity into account. Forty percent of the overweight population is an emotional eater. Emotional eaters gain weight because of …

Obesity is a fast-growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as sickness absence and heavy healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on the common emotional …

Obesity is a fast growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as absenteeism and large healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on often occurring emotional …