Professor Ricardo Uauy holds the position of Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the Institute of Nutrition, University of Chile, and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He received his MD from the University of Chile in 1972, and his PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from MIT in 1977. He has trained in Pediatrics and Clinical Nutrition and is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (USA). He was president of the IUNS from 2005 to 2009.
Professor Uauy has participated as an expert in multiple WHO/FAO expert committees. In 2002 he was a member (Chairperson) of the WHO/FAO expert consultation on Diet and Nutrition Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Global Strategy WHO/03; in 2005 he was a member of the WHO expert consultation on Prevention and Control of Childhood Obesity; in 2006 he was a member of the WHO expert panel for Scientific Update on Carbohydrates in Human Health/Disease; in 2007 he was a member (Chairperson) of the WHO expert panel for Scientific Update on Trans Fatty Acids; and in 2010 he was a member (Chairperson) of the FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Fats and Fatty Acids in Human Health.
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