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Assistant Professor Nutrition, Energy metabolism & Health at Wageningen University & Research
Dr Marco Mensink is assistant professor at the division of Human Nutrition & Health with over 20 years of experience in Nutrition, Exercise and Human Physiology.
He is responsible for the research theme ‘Nutrition, Physical activity and Sports’, and involved in the research themes ‘Protein Digestion & Absorption’ and ‘Nutrition and aging’; and is responsible for body composition and energy metabolism methodology in the division of Human Nutrition & Health (Health Research Unit). Next to academic teaching activities, Dr Mensink developed the MOOC 'Nutrition, Exercise and Sports'. From 2021 he also has been serving as a co-director of the ENLP essentials seminar.
Research interest is how nutrition and physical activity can regulate energy metabolism and affect health and performance. In the research line Protein digestion and absorption, the focus is on dietary protein quality. How well are proteins and amino acids digested and utilised, and what is their role in preventing muscle mass loss during ageing or disease or in optimizing (exercise) performance. Within the research line Nutrition, Physical activity and Sports, the goal is to understand how nutritional status is linked to exercise and training adaptation. Targetgroup ranges from patients and persons with a sedentary lifestyle to recreationally active and elite athletes.