Human Nutrition and Health
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 and Health.
Our five chair groups have joined their complementary expertise in order to provide an integrated approach in nutrition education and research.
Our research
Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics
Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour
Nutrition and Pharmacology
Nutrition and Disease
Nutrition and Health over the Lifecourse
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Our education
Education in Human Nutrition and Health is organised at the level of BSc (3 years), MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years). At this moment about 750 students are enrolled in the BSc and MSc programmes and about 90 in the PhD programme.
Wanted: volunteers
The Division of Human Nutrition and Health of Wageningen University & Research is specialized in scientific research on nutrition and human health. We are regularly looking for volunteers for our studies.
Our five chair holders
| prof.dr.ir. AH (Sander) Kersten | Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics |
| prof.dr.ir. C (Kees) de Graaf | Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour |
| prof.dr. RF (Renger) Witkamp | Nutrition and Pharmacology |
| prof.dr.ir. E (Ellen) Kampman | Nutrition and Disease |
| prof.dr.ir. EJM (Edith) Feskens | Nutrition and Health over the Lifecourse |