Key Aspects of Work and Research
Teaching:
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Nutrition related diseases
- Prevention approaches / Public Health Nutrition
Research:
- Evidence based prevention
- Nutrition as a risk factor for chronic diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, hypertension, obesity)
- Dietary assessment methods
Memberships:
- German Society of Epidemiology (DGEpi)
- German Nutrition Society (DGE)
- Member of the scientific board of the DGE
- Panel of experts Folsäure (folic acid), DGE
- Working group on evidence based guidelines, DGE
- Scientific adviser to the campaign 5-A-Day
- Scientific adviser to the magazine Ernährung im Focus, AID
- Scientific adviser to the magazine Ernährungsumschau
Miscellaneous:
- Board Member of the aid organisation 'HelpAge Deutschland e.V.'