Research directions
Hot wheels: clinical characteristics of people according to their body temperature
Analysis of the clinical characteristics of people according to their body temperature: corpulence, physical activity, cardiometabolic data. Cross-sectional analysis, which can be completed if time allows by a longitudinal analysis. Data from the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study. Continuation of study published in Int J Obes (Lond). 2019 May;43(5):1026-1033. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0218-7.
We request the student to write his/her Master thesis in English, as a scientific paper, and to present the results at an (inter)national congress.
Do vitamins make you fatter (or leaner)?
Evaluate trends in weight according to vitamin and dietary supplements use/non-use. Analysis of data from the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study.
We request the student to write his/her Master thesis in English, as a scientific paper, and to present the results at an (inter)national congress.
Active one day, always active? Evolution of physical activity levels with age
Assess the evolution of physical activity levels, cross-sectionnally and prospectively, using subjective and objectively assess data from the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study.
We request the student to write his/her Master thesis in English, as a scientific paper, and to present the results at an (inter)national congress.
Obesity
Evolution of cardiovascular risk factors with age in people with normal weight, overweight, and obesity, using data from the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study.
We request the student to write his/her Master thesis in English, as a scientific paper, and to present the results at an (inter)national congress.
Vitamin-mineral and dietary supplements: panacea or poison?
Study aimed at identifying the components of the vitamin-mineral supplements (VMS) in Switzerland, and to compare them to a previous study conducted in 2014.
Objectives
1. Set up / update of a database on VMS
2. Check label compliance with ongoing legislation
3. Survey VMS producers regarding the scientific evidence to produce each type of VMS
4. Compare the claims stated in VMS to those of the medical literature
Reference
Droz et al. Multivitamins/multiminerals in Switzerland: not as good as it seems. Nutr J. 2014 Mar 24;13:24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-24.
We request the student to write his/her Master thesis in English, as a scientific paper, and to present the results at an (inter)national congress.
