Prof. Dr. Klazine Van der Horst

Head of the Research Committee Department of Health Professions

Head of Research Nutrition and Dietetics

Children's eating behaviors

Determinants of eating behaviors

Dietary intake studies

Nutrition communication and food labeling

Bsc and Msc Nutrition & Dietetics

Msc Food Nutrition and Health (HAFL)

Public Health Nutrition (Bsc, Msc)

Health Promotion and Prevention (Bsc)

Patient communication, Bsc Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Netherlands (2007/2008)

Food & Consumer Behavior, Msc Food Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2009-2011)

Dietary intake and Consumer Behavior, Master of Gastronomy, Basque Culinary Center, San Sebastian, Spain (2017)

Children's Eating Behaviors

Influence of cooking and cooking skills on behavior and health

Behavior change and interventions

Dietary Intake studies

Nutrition communication for diverse groups

Nutrition labeling

Schönberg, Sonja; Asher, Roberta; Stewart, Samantha; Fenwick, Matthew J.; Ashton, Lee; Bucher, Tamara; Van der Horst, Klazine; Oldmeadow, Christopher; Collins, Clare E.; Shrewsbury, Vanessa A. (2020). Development of the Home Cooking EnviRonment and Equipment Inventory Observation form (Home-CookERITM): An Assessment of Content Validity, Face Validity, and Inter-Rater Agreement Nutrients, 12(6), pp. 1-21. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 10.3390/nu12061853 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061853>

Bender, Nicole; Marques-Vidal, Pedro; Patriota, Pollyanna; Rangelov, Natalie; Staub, Kaspar; Suggs, L. Suzanne; Van der Horst, Klazine (2020). Children’s dietary assessment and promotion: The Swiss situation International Journal of Public Health, 65(5), pp. 507-509. Springer 10.1007/s00038-020-01393-4 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01393-4>

Van der Horst, Klazine; Bucher, Tamara; Duncanson, Kerith; Murawski, Beatrice; Labbe, David (2019). Consumer Understanding, Perception and Interpretation of Serving Size Information on Food Labels: A Scoping Review Nutrients, 11(9), pp. 1-20. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 10.3390/nu11092189 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11092189>

Fries, Lisa R.; Van der Horst, Klazine (2019). Parental Feeding Practices and Associations with Children's Food Acceptance and Picky Eating In: Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities. Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop Series: Vol. 91 (pp. 31-39). S. Karger AG 10.1159/000493676 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493676>

Fries, Lisa R.; Van der Horst, Klazine; Moding, Kameron J.; Hughes, Sheryl O.; Johnson, Susan L. (2019). Consistency Between Parent-Reported Feeding Practices and Behavioral Observation During Toddler Meals Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(10), pp. 1159-1167. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.08.005 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.08.005>

Van der Horst, Klazine; Mathias, Kevin C.; Prieto Patron, Alberto; Allirot, Xavier (2019). Art on a Plate : A Pilot Evaluation of an International Initiative Designed to Promote Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables by Children Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(8), 919-925.e1. Elsevier, for the Society of Nutrition Education (SNE) 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.03.009 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.03.009>

Prieto-Patron, Alberto; Van der Horst, Klazine; Hutton, Zsuzsa V.; Detzel, Patrick (2018). Association between Anaemia in Children 6 to 23 Months Old and Child, Mother, Household and Feeding Indicators Nutrients, 10(9), pp. 1-13. MDPI AG 10.3390/nu10091269 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10091269>

Spieldenner, Jörg; Van der Horst, Klazine (2018). Reformulating food products for improved nutrition : Or: How to improve processed foods quietly Sight and Life Magazine, 31(1), pp. 67-71. Sight and Life

ORCID Profile

Vice Chair Swiss Academic Nutritionists (SWAN)

Associate Editor BMC Public Health - Energy-balance related behaviors

Member of the Advisory Board Diagnostics-4-Future Conference

Ilona Gaspar, MAS Health and Nutrition ETH Zürich Perceptions of Children’s Nutrition Education in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study 2020

Sonja Schönberg, Msc Food Nutrition & Health Validity and inter-rater reliability of the Home-Cooking EnviRonment and equipment Inventory Observation Form (Home-CookERITM) 2020

Valentina Langa, Msc Food Nutrition & Health Eating behaviours in Toddlers: An Analysis of Eating Occasion Variables on Eating Rate 2020

Michele Serra, Msc Food Nutrition & Health De nutricatione in senectute A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the experience of mealtimes in senior centres 2019

Raha Rajaei, Msc Food Nutrition & Health Complementary food consumed by children 6-23 months and po-tential factors associated with their diet in Dessie Zuria District, Northern Ethiopia 2019

Veronica Ortiz-Pinchetti Vargas (ETH Zürich) Consumers’ reasons and attitudes towards vitamins and mineral supplements consumption in Switzerland 2011

Nina Ulrich (ETH Zürich) Einfluss der Eltern-Kind-Kommunikation auf das Essverhalten des Kindes 2010

Kathrin Rapp Schürmann (ETH Zürich) Übergewicht bei älteren Adoleszenten in der Schweiz: Grundlagen für Präventionsstrategien 2009