MRI - Department of Nutritional Behaviour (MRI-EV)
The Department of Nutritional Behaviour is dealing with the continued collection and evaluation of activities carried out alongside the food chain by different actors of the society whereas the consumer in his every day life situation is taking centre stage.
Parent institution:
Max Rubner-Institut - Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food (MRI) Details of MRI
Address
MRI - Department of Nutritional Behaviour (MRI-EV)
Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9
76131 Karlsruhe
Baden-Württemberg
Phone: +49 721 6625 0
Fax: +49 721 6625 111
email: ingrid.hoffmann(@)mri.bund.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Assessment, analysis and evaluation of the offer of nutritional information and education measures as well as and on the informational behaviour of consumers
- National Nutrition Survey II, Nutrition monitoring (NEMONIT) and further development of the German Nutrient Database (BLS)
- Nutritional behaviour of consumers and the respective determinants
- Policy impact assessment
Coordinated projects
- Collaboration for the provision and processing of food consumption data for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Details of Collaboration for the provision and processing of food consumption data for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- Data Interpretation Based on the German National Nutrition Survey II (NVS II): An Integrative Analysis of Behavioral and Lifestyle-Related Factors for Organic Food Consumption Details of Data Interpretation Based on the German National Nutrition Survey II (NVS II): An Integrative Analysis of Behavioral and Lifestyle-Related Factors for Organic Food Consumption
- Evaluation of perpetuating process of 16 model projects of the modelprogramm 'Eating better, Move more - Child's regions ' for prevention of overweight in children (Funding Phase 2) Details of Evaluation of perpetuating process of 16 model projects of the modelprogramm 'Eating better, Move more - Child's regions ' for prevention of overweight in children (Funding Phase 2)
- Evaluation of the prevention project: Better diet. More exercise. Kinderleicht-Regionen Details of Evaluation of the prevention project: Better diet. More exercise. Kinderleicht-Regionen
- Further data preparation and analysis of the German National Nutrition Survey II Details of Further data preparation and analysis of the German National Nutrition Survey II
- German-French nutrition network in the region 'Mittlerer Oberrhein' (InterReg IVA) (Nutrhi.net) Details of German-French nutrition network in the region 'Mittlerer Oberrhein' (InterReg IVA) (Nutrhi.net)
- Healthgrain Details of Healthgrain
- Influencing Factors on the demand on subsidised milk at schools Details of Influencing Factors on the demand on subsidised milk at schools
- Study on the situation of catering services for employees in Germany Details of Study on the situation of catering services for employees in Germany
Involved in research projects:
- Data Interpretation Based on the German National Nutrition Survey II (NVS II): An Integrative Analysis of Behavioral and Lifestyle-Related Factors for Organic Food Consumption Details of Data Interpretation Based on the German National Nutrition Survey II (NVS II): An Integrative Analysis of Behavioral and Lifestyle-Related Factors for Organic Food Consumption
- Determination of phytic acid and other inositol phosphates in foods. Details of Determination of phytic acid and other inositol phosphates in foods.