Benedicte Deforche

• The environment and physical activity

Benedicte Deforche is Full Professor of Health Promotion at Ghent University (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences). She has a PhD in Physical Education and Movement Sciences. The topic of her PhD was “Physical activity and fitness in overweight and obese youth”. Her current research focuses on understanding determinants of physical activity and healthy eating behaviours and identifying the most effective ways to promote health behaviours in different age groups (children, adolescents, university students, working young adults, middle-aged adults, older adults and the oldest old).