Liesbeth wants to have an impact on public health by creating health messages that make a difference.
All her life, Liesbeth has been fascinated by the effects of nutrition on health. By the age of fourteen she read all books on nutrition from the public library and has been hungry for more. [bio]
She got her Masters degree in Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University in The Netherlands and then moved to Boston.
At Harvard School of Public Health she did research into trans fatty acids, was involved in efforts to reduce sugar sweetened beverage
consumption and contributed to The Nutrition Source web site from the department of Nutrition. Now she is doing research into trans fatty acids and heart disease at VU University Amsterdam. [career]
"Healthy food choices – together with physical activity and not smoking – can prevent over 80% of coronary heart disease, 70% of stroke, and 90% of type 2 diabetes." - Willett, 2006
Goals
- Innovating nutrition research
- Using web 2.0 technology to improve public health
- Developing new ways of how to inform people
- Being happy
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
June 16, 2010 Food and Health News
The Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for Americans report 2010 is out! In contrast to some of the advise given in the 2005 version, this one seems to be much more evidence-based and contains some progressive changes in recommendations that are independent of pressures of the major food industries. I’ve summarized some of the major points in this article. Read more...
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