The Child and Adolescent Health Promotion group studies celiac disease in children as well as other intestinal and autoimmune diseases. The group also focuses on obesity and obesity-related comorbidities.
The group consist of a team of senior researchers and PhD students with expertise from the fields of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and health promotion. The research group is located at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology and the University Consortium of Seinäjoki.
The Child and Adolescent Health Promotion group participates in several major national and international research consortiums that aim to find triggers and possible interventions for common autoimmune diseases.
Research focus and goals
Research focus and goals:
- Pre- and perinatal factors contributing to obesity and obesity-related comorbidities
- Pediatric obesity and fatty-liver disease
- Prevention, early diagnosis and effective treatment of chronic diseases related to the intestine and nutrition
- Triggers and possible interventions for common autoimmune diseases
- Celiac disease screening, early diagnosis and treatment in children