Miguel Ángel Martínez-González facts for kids
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Miguel Ángel Martínez-González
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Miguel Ángel Martínez-González
11 September 1957 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | University of Granada |
| Known for | Mediterranean diet |
| Awards | Grace Goldsmith Award Best investigator in Nutrition in Spain |
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| Fields | Epidemiology |
| Doctoral advisor | Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez Aurora Bueno |
Miguel Ángel Martínez-González (born in 1957 in Málaga, Spain) is a Spanish doctor and professor. He studies how what we eat affects our health. He is known for his work on the Mediterranean diet. He has also visited and worked at Harvard University in the USA.
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About His Work
Miguel Ángel Martínez-González is an epidemiologist. This means he studies how diseases spread and how to prevent them. He is also a nutrition researcher. He looks at how food choices impact our health.
University Roles
For many years, he led the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. This department is at the University of Navarra in Spain. He helped start this important part of the Medical School.
He was also the main researcher for a big study called PREDIMED-Plus. This study received a special grant from the European Research Council.
Important Studies
Martínez-González also started and led the SUN cohort study. A "cohort study" follows a group of people over time. This helps researchers learn about health and lifestyle.
From 2006 to 2013, he helped coordinate the PREDIMED Network. This was a large clinical trial. It studied how the Mediterranean diet could prevent heart disease. He is a top expert on the Mediterranean diet worldwide.
He has also studied how diet affects obesity in Spain. Obesity is when someone has too much body fat.
Helping People Eat Healthier
In 2018, he wrote a self-help book in Spanish. It is called “Salud a ciencia cierta.” This book gives helpful tips for healthy eating. It also suggests ways to improve daily habits.
Awards and Recognition
Miguel Ángel Martínez-González has received several awards for his work.
In 2013, he won the Grace Goldsmith Award. This award came from the American College of Nutrition. In 2016, he gave the Rankin-Skatrud lecture. This was at the University of Wisconsin.
In September 2016, he became an Adjunct Professor at Harvard University. He works with another professor, Frank B. Hu. They are working on two projects. These projects are funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In 2022, he received a very important award in Spain. It was the "Gregorio Marañón" National Scientific Research Award. The Spanish government gave him this award for his work in medicine and health sciences.
In 2024, the University of Almería in Spain gave him a special honor. They named him Doctor Honoris Causa. This is a high academic honor.
See also
In Spanish: Miguel Ángel Martínez-González para niños
