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| I am Professor (Associate) of physiology and exercise at the University Sorbonne Paris Nord (Sport Sciences Department). After 12 years at the Lille University Hospital (pediatrics department), I joined the Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team CRESS-EREN in 2022. My research focuses on the relationship (determinants and consequences) between physical activity, sedentary, physical fitness and health outcomes. I work also on the monitoring of physical activity and fitness in France. Then, I have also an interest on the methodology and development of devices to measure physical activity in free living conditions. I am a member of the scientific council of the ONAPS (National Observatory of Physical Activity and Sedentary). |
Research interests
- Physical activity and health
- Physical fitness and health
- Physical activity assessment devices
Key publications
- Vanhelst J, Béghin L, Drumez E, Labreuche J, Polito A, De Ruyter T, Censi L, Ferrari M, Miguel-Berges ML, Michels N, De Henauw S, Moreno LA, Gottrand F. Changes in physical activity patterns from adolescence to young adulthood: the BELINDA study. Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Apr 14:1–12.
View publication - Béghin L, Thivel D, Baudelet JB, Deschamps T, Ovigneur H, Vanhelst J. Change in physical fitness due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in French adolescents: a comparison between two independent large samples from Diagnoform battery. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Nov;181(11):3955-3963.
View publication - Vanhelst J, Vidal F, Turck D, Drumez E, Djeddi D, Devouge E, Spyckerelle C, Zandzou SG, Legrand C, Michaud L, Béghin L, Gottrand F, Coopman S, Ley D. Physical activity is associated with improved bone health in children with inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun;39(6):1793-1798.
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