What does the … Professorship for Public Health Nutrition … actually do?

What specifically are you researching at the new faculty in Kulmbach?

"My research group investigates the many influences on our eating behaviour. The focus is on the questions: Why do we eat what we eat - and what needs to change to make healthy (and sustainable) eating easier for us?"

What do you see as the (potential) benefits of this research?

"It has been known for decades that excessive consumption of sugar, fat, and highly processed foods can have an adverse effect on health. Climate change has added another challenge: our diet is not only unhealthy for us personally, but also for the planet. Although many people are aware of these facts, they often fail to eat more healthily and sustainably in their everyday lives. These are the people we want to help with our research."

Do you cooperate with companies or public institutions in the region? With which ones and in what way?

"We regularly exchange ideas with the Competence Centre for Nutrition Bavaria (KErn) in order to identify practice-relevant research questions. For example, two master's theses have emerged from this cooperation that deal with the question of how to communicate scientific findings from the nutritional sciences in an understandable and convincing way in social media."

Are there any further plans for cooperation in the region?

"We have recently been in contact with Health Region Plus Kulmbach in order to contribute our research results in a very practical way on site, and to support the citizens of Kulmbach in adopting a healthier diet."