Introduction to Behavior, Lifestyles, and Health

• Kirsi Laitinen (Nutrition and Food Research Center, UTU)
• Hanna Lagström (Faculty of Medicine, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124 • Teaching practices • Introduction based on preliminary assignment (Discussion: What is behavior, lifestyle, health?)

Eating Behavior and Its Determinants and Eating Behaviour in Relation to Obesity

• Leila Karhunen (UEF)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124 This section introduces the different dimensions of eating behavior, as well as the biological, psychological, and social factors that regulate eating and eating behavior. It also examines how these factors can be studied and how they are related to weight management and obesity.

Discussion & Practicalities

• Hanna Lagström (Faculty of Medicine, UTU)
• Kirsi Laitinen (Nutrition and Food Research Center, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124

Psychological Perspectives on Lifestyles Behavior

• Tuomo Häikiö (Faculty of Social Sciences, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124 • Motivation, self-regulation, and decision-making • Habits and behavioral change

From Sensory Experience to Food Choice: Interactions with Knowledge, Values and Beliefs

• Anu Hopia (Nutrition and Food Research Center, UTU)
• Nora Logrén (Nutrition and Food Research Center, UTU)
• Oskar Laaksonen (Food Sciences Unit, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124 • The role of the senses (taste, smell, sight, hearing, touch) in behavior • The influence of the senses on eating and other lifestyle habits

Marketing and Consumer Behaviour

• Aki Koponen (Centre for Collaborative Research, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124 • Understanding consumer decisions: motivations, trade-offs, and routines in everyday choices • Context matters: social influence, culture, and practices shaping behaviour • Communicating for change: health literacy, message framing, and responsible influence

Ethical Perspectives on Food and Eating Behavior

• Helena Siipi (Faculty of Social Sciences, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124 • Four ethical principles • Autonomy, paternalism and nudging food choices

The Role of Technology and Digitalization in Food Behaviour Research

• Tuomas Mäkilä (Faculty of Technology, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124

Workshop: Future of Health and Eating

• Riikka Saarimaa (Finland Futures Research Centre, UTU)
• Anna Kirveennummi (Finland Futures Research Centre, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124 Participants will work on topics related to the theme, and finally there will be a joint Discussion and conclusion section, in which all of lecturers/facilitators will participate.

Discussion & Practicalities

• Kirsi Laitinen (Nutrition and Food Research Center, UTU)
• Hanna Lagström (Faculty of Medicine, UTU)

Room: Aistikattila MED C124