Division of Human Nutrition
Our mission is to improve human health through better nutrition.
We have a broad expertise and outstanding facilities for academic education and research in Human Nutrition.
Our five chairs have joined their expertise in order to provide an integrated approach in nutrition education and research.
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Our five chair holders
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prof.dr.ir. FJ (Frans) Kok Head of Human Nutrition/Professor Food & Health
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prof.dr. MR (Michael) Muller Professor in Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics
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prof.dr.ir. P (Pieter) van 't Veer Professor in Nutrition & Epidemiology
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prof.dr.ir. C (Kees) de Graaf Professor in Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour
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prof.dr. RF (Renger) Witkamp Professor in Nutrition and Pharmacology
Our five chairs
Patients with diabetes are worse off after a heart attack
Diabetic patients who have had a heart attack are more prone to develop recurrent cardiovascular diseases than heart attack patients without diabetes, despite both groups receiving similar treatments.
Read moreWanted: volunteers
The Division of Human Nutrition of Wageningen UR is specialized in scientific research on nutrition and human health. We are regularly looking for volunteers for our studies.
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Our education
Education in Human Nutrition is organised at the level of BSc (3 years), MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years). A total of 400-450 students are enrolled in these programmes.