Vered Kaufman-Shriqui
Ariel University ,Israel
Biography
Vered Kaufman-Shriqui is a registered dietitian and an epidemiologist. She received her M.Sc. in nutrition (with honors) from the Hebrew University, and her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
Dr. Kaufman-Shriqui is a faculty member in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in Ariel University. She has conducted several intervention trials aimed to reduce childhood obesity, and examined the association of social determinants with maternal chronic conditions. During her research she focused in developing culturally adopted methods to collect nutritional information.
Her current research focuses in the effect of social capital and food policies on body weight and food choices.
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