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 medical doctor and a leading expert in nutrition. He is known for his important research on how what we eat affects our health. He has spent a lot of time as a visiting scholar at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, studying nutrition.
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Who is Miguel Ángel Martínez-González?
Miguel Ángel Martínez-González is a medical doctor who specializes in Epidemiology. This is a field of science that studies how diseases spread and what causes them in large groups of people. He is also a professor and a researcher who focuses on nutritional science, which means he studies how food affects our bodies and health.
His Work at Universities
Dr. Martínez-González was the founder and leader of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Navarra in Spain. He held this position until September 2022. He also led a major research project called PREDIMED-Plus, which received funding from the European Research Council.
He also started and led the SUN cohort study until June 2022. A "cohort study" is a type of research where scientists follow a group of people over a long time. They watch how their habits and lifestyles affect their health.
Research on the Mediterranean Diet
From 2006 to 2013, Dr. Martínez-González helped coordinate the PREDIMED Network. This was a very large study that looked at how eating a Mediterranean diet could help prevent heart disease. The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating that includes lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and olive oil.
He is one of the world's top experts on the Mediterranean diet. He has also studied how nutrition affects obesity in Spain. Obesity means having too much body fat, which can lead to health problems.
In 2018, he wrote a helpful book in Spanish called “Salud a ciencia cierta” (which means "Health for Sure"). This book gives tips on how to make healthy food choices and improve daily habits.
Awards and Recognition
Dr. Martínez-González has received several important awards for his work.
- In 2013, he was given the Grace Goldsmith Award from the American College of Nutrition.
- In 2016, he gave the Rankin-Skatrud lecture at the University of Wisconsin.
- In September 2016, he became an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He has also worked with Frank B. Hu on research projects funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- In 2022, he received the prestigious "Gregorio Marañón" National Scientific Research Award. This award is given by the Spanish government for achievements in Medicine and Health Sciences.
- In 2024, the University of Almería in Spain honored him with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa. This is a special academic honor given to people who have made great contributions.
See also
In Spanish: Miguel Ángel Martínez-González para niños
