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Margreet Olthof is associate professor at the Department of Health Sciences (VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands). She also is the program director of the Master Health Sciences and confidential counselor at the Faculty of Science (VU Amsterdam).
She is trained as a nutritionist at Wageningen University and registered as nutritional scientist at the Netherlands Academy of Nutritional Sciences (NAV). She received her PhD in 2001 at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. From 2001 she worked as post-doc for the Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences (WCFS, currently named TI Food and Nutrition). Since 2005 she holds a tenured position at the Department of Health Sciences of the VU University Amsterdam. Her research focuses on nutrition and prevention of chronic diseases. Topics she is currently working in are: health effects of coffee and of sugar; protein intake in older adults; early feeding and obesity in childhood; sustainability, and effects of sugar taxation.
Teaching
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Examiner and lecturer ‘Public Health Nutrition’ course, mandatory for all MSc students of the specialization Nutrition and Health of the MSc program Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Examiner and lecturer ‘Nutrition research’ course, of the BSc program Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Lecturer in BSc course ‘Nutrition and Health’ of the Health Sciences program, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Lecturer in Pre-MSc course ‘Nutrition and Research’ of the Health Sciences program, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Lecturer BSc course 'Nutrition & Health' of the Amsterdam University College, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Supervisor and assessor of BSc and MSc theses
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Coordinator MSc internships, mandatory for all MSc students of the specialization Nutrition and Health of the Master program Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ancillary activities
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Member NWO committee program ‘’Promotiebeurs voor Leraren’’ (ministry of OCW) (2015-now)
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External reviewer, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, opleiding diëtetiek (2015-now)
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Member committee scientific integrity of the Netherlands Academy of Nutritional Sciences (NAV) (2020-now)
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Chairman program committee Master Health Sciences (2016-2020)
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Board member and secretary of the Netherlands Academy of Nutritional Sciences (NAV) (2011-2020)
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Vice-president examination committee Health Sciences, VU Amsterdam (2009-1016)
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Academic qualification
Human Nutrition, PhD, Bioavailability of flavonoids and cinnamic acids and their effect on plasma homocysteine in humans, Wageningen University
Award Date: 13 Jun 2001
Human Nutrition, Master, Wageningen University
Award Date: 26 Mar 1996
User created Keywords
- life science
- nutrition
- epidemiology
- Health
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The Association between Caffeine Consumption from Coffee and Tea and Sleep Health in Male and Female Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
van der Linden, M., Olthof, M. R. & Wijnhoven, H. A. H., Jan 2024, In: Nutrients. 16, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 131.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Do financial constraint and perceived stress modify the effects of food tax schemes on food purchases: moderation analyses in a virtual supermarket experiment
the PEN consortium, 2024, In: Public Health Nutrition. 27, 1, p. 1-35 35 p., e38.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The effects of health-related food taxes on the environmental impact of consumer food purchases: secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial in a virtual supermarket
the PEN consortium, 2024, In: Public Health Nutrition. 27, 1, p. 1-20 20 p., e37.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Hoe eet je gezond én duurzaam? Vijf veelgestelde vragen beantwoord
Translated title of the contribution :Healthy and sustainable food: The answer to 5 frequently asked questions Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Effect of personalized dietary advice to increase protein intake on food consumption and the environmental impact of the diet in community-dwelling older adults: results from the PROMISS trial
Grasso, A. C., Olthof, M. R., Reinders, I., Wijnhoven, H. A. H., Visser, M. & Brouwer, I. A., Dec 2022, In: European journal of nutrition. 61, 8, p. 4015-4026 12 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Courses
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Effectiveness of existing policies for lifestyle interventions -Policy Evaluation Network (PEN)http://www.healthydietforhealthylife.eu/index.php/joint-actions
Steenhuis, I., Eykelenboom, M., van Stralen, M., Olthof, M. & Renders, C.
30/11/18 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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To Tax or Not To Tax: the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of a sugar sweetened beverage tax in the Netherlands
Eykelenboom, M., van Stralen, M., Olthof, M., Renders, C. & Steenhuis, I.
1/11/18 → 21/09/22
Project: Research