Grupo de Investigación: Alimentación, Nutrición, Salud y Actividad Física

Use of genetic diversity and development of technological solutions for the sustainable management of tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav) in region six of Ecuador
Bermudez, F. G. (Director), Maita Supliguicha, S. M. (Co-Director), Larriva Coronel, W. I. (Researcher) & Ochoa Aviles, M. C. (Researcher)
1/11/25 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
Technical proposal for the Study of the exposure of children and adolescents to the marketing of ultra-processed foods and beverages through digital media and on the analysis of the social media platforms of the main brands of breast milk substitutes
Donoso Moscoso, S. P. (Director), Ochoa Aviles, A. M. (Co-Director), Andrade Tenesaca, D. S. (Researcher), Zuñiga Garcia, D. E. (Researcher), Ulloa Zeas, D. M. (Researcher), Escandon Dutan, S. A. (Researcher), Nieto Orozco , C. L. (Researcher), Castillo-Miñaca, M. E. (Researcher), López-Gil, J. F. (Researcher), Ocaña Navas, (Researcher), Zhunio Rocafuerte , P. A. (Research Technician), Campoverde Carpio , P. C. (Research Technician) & Maldonado Gavilanes , S. P. (Research Technician)
15/07/25 → 15/05/26
Project: Research
SUNRISE Program: Main Study of 24-h movement behaviors among children under 5 years in Ecuador
Andrade Tenesaca, D. S. (Director), Ochoa Aviles, A. M. (Researcher), Molina-Cando, M. J. (Researcher), Ochoa Aviles, M. C. (Researcher), Donoso Moscoso, S. P. (Researcher) & Contreras Calle, W. T. (Researcher)
20/02/25 → 8/08/25
Project: Research

Attitudes toward and willingness to consume insect-based foods among children in Ecuador
Escandón, S. (First Author), Heuß, D., Dupont, J., Cueva-Chamba, A., Ochoa-Avilés, A. & Fiebelkorn, F. (Last Author), Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science. 44, 101504.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Global, regional and national intake of plant-based foods among youth in 185 countries (1990–2018): findings from the Global Dietary Database
Global Dietary Database, Jul 2026, In: BMJ Global Health. 11, 7, e021543.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Integrated biorefinery of cacao biomass: catalytic lignin valorization and production of phenolic-bio-oil using Ni-NiO/α-Al₂O₃
Abril-González, M. (First Author), Pinos-Vélez, V., Ortiz-Ulloa, J. & Vele-Salto, A. M. (Last Author), Jan 2026, In: Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. 14, 101420.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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