Peter Zock

Background

About Peter Zock

Peter Zock is a nutrition scientist with broad expertise. He has more than 30 years experience with research in and between academia and the food industry. His work includes the cardiometabolic health effects and metabolism of dietary fats, polyphenols, and minerals; the validity of biomarkers for nutrient intake and metabolic health; and population food intake data. Peter is familiar with different disciplines and methodologies in nutrition science and has specific expertise in human physiology, epidemiology, and controlled intervention trials. Peter has published over 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers (h-index 52), some of which have influenced dietary policies and industrial processes. He was co-supervisor (co-promotor) for seven PhD-dissertations, of which three from Unilever-employees. Peter is currently Visiting Researcher at Wageningen University, division of Human Nutrition & Health. He is board member of the Dutch Academy of Nutrition Sciences (NAV) and serves in several advisory committees for academic education and large research projects.