Joreintje Mackenbach is an associate professor investigating the association between food environments, food choices and diet-related chronic disease risk, and how political and commercial drivers shape our food environment.

Joreintje is currently leading a Vidi project on the commercial and political determinants of obesity. She is further involved in research projects on the exposome (EXPANSE and Exposome-NL), obesity prevention (OBCT and MetaHealth) and research dissemination (Landelijk Netwerk Gezond Leven in een Gezonde Omgeving). Joreintje is Program Leader of the Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases research program and serves as associate editor at Health & Place.

Read more about her educational background and her scientific output.

                                                                         Contact details: j.mackenbach@amsterdamumc.nl