The PROFITH group was represented at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference (ISBNPA 2026), held in Cádiz, Spain. Researchers from the group contributed through invited lectures, oral presentations, and poster presentations, sharing research findings in the fields of physical activity, nutrition, and health.

Researchers from the PROFITH group actively participated in the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026), held in Istanbul, presenting scientific communications and contributing to the congress programme. This participation reinforces the group's international presence at one of the world's leading events in obesity and metabolic health research.

The PROFITH group at the University of Granada celebrates a new international recognition of the scientific excellence associated with its research activity. The doctoral thesis of Dr. Andrés Mármol Pérez has been distinguished with the PhD Academy Award granted by the prestigious scientific journal British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM), in

Researchers from the PROFITH group provide Spanish data for an international analysis revealing the stabilization —and even reversal— of rising obesity rates in many developed countries. The PREFIT Project, coordinated by the PROFITH research group at the Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS) of the University of Granada, has contributed

The INTERAPNEA and PREFIT projects, NAOS Strategy Awards 2026. The University of Granada has been recognized with four distinctions in the 19th NAOS Strategy Awards, which recognize outstanding initiatives in the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity. Among the recognized projects, two lines closely linked to iMUDS, INTERAPNEA and PREFIT,

Professor Palma Chillón Garzón, researcher at the PROFITH group and the Faculty of Sport Sciences of the University of Granada, has been awarded the first prize in the photography competition “YES WOMEN CAN, WE COULD, WE CAN”, whose selected images are part of CalendariA 2026, an initiative promoted by the

The STEP-IN research project was recently presented on Canal Sur’s health programme Salud al Día, highlighting its innovative, step-based physical activity intervention for people living with heart failure. The feature explained how the intervention, supported by digital technology and behaviour change strategies, aims to enhance functional capacity, cardiovascular, cognitive, and brain

The University of Granada (UGR) has once again positioned itself among the leading institutions at the international level in the field of Sport Sciences. In the latest edition of the 2025 Shanghai Ranking, in the area of Sport Science Schools and Departments (Faculties and Departments of Sport Sciences), the UGR has

The ActiveBrains Project Receives the NAOS Strategy Award for Its Work Against Childhood Obesity. The ActiveBrains project, led by Full Professor Francisco B. Ortega and coordinated by Professor Cristina Cadenas, both from the Department of Physical Education and and Sports at the University of Granada, has received the NAOS Strategy Award