Prof. Dr. Anette Buyken from Paderborn University's Institute of Nutrition, Consumption and Health is the new Vice President of the German Nutrition Society (DGE). The Paderborn nutritionist was elected for a three-year term of office at the members' meeting in September. "Being elected to the DGE Executive Committee is a great honour for me. Together with my colleagues, I want to ensure that our recommendations continue to be characterised by the highest quality, current relevance and scientific integrity. Because at a time when nutritional science is increasingly becoming the subject of public discourse, it is all the more important to act in a reliable, evidence-based and responsible manner," says Prof. Buyken, looking forward to the tasks ahead.
She has been a professor at Paderborn University since 2017, heads the "Public Health Nutrition" group and conducts research into the primary prevention of diet-related diseases and health promotion. One focus is on the importance of carbohydrates for health. The topic of nutritional environments, i.e. all environmental factors that influence people's nutritional behaviour throughout the entire behavioural process, is also an important concern for her. In addition, she has already been spokesperson for the DGE Public Health Nutrition expert group and is currently co-chair of the DGE Guidelines Commission on Carbohydrate Intake and Health-Related Endpoints. Prof. Buyken is also a member of the Scientific Panel on the Nutri-Score and the Scientific Advisory Board on Agricultural Policy, Nutrition and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE).
Since 2022, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Watzl, retired head of the Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition at the Max Rubner Institute (MRI), has held the office of President of the DGE. He will be succeeded by Prof. Dr. Britta Renner, previously Vice President of the DGE. Together with Prof. Buyken, Pro. Dr. Ute N?thlings from the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit?t Bonn has been re-elected Vice President. The elected DGE Executive Committee also includes eight other personalities from various nutritional science disciplines. The DGE is institutionally sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs (BMLEH).
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