Prof. Dr. Anette Buyken

Since 04/2017: Professor of Public Health Nutrition (W3), Institute of Nutrition, Consumption and Health Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Paderborn, Germany

Major research foci: primary prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, health promotion in children, adolescents and adults (school and university settings), policies directed at improving nutritional environments
Direction of research projects funded by different national and international bodies (e.g. German Research Foundation (DFG))
Establishment and Coordination of a new study course entitled “Ernährungslehre” for senior high school teachers 

02/2022 - 07/2022: Visiting Researcher in Bergen, Norway (Prof. Dr. J. Dierkes)

05/2003 - 03/2017: Research Associate, DONALD Study, Dortmund, Germany

since 2012 University of Bonn (Prof. Dr. Ute Nöthlings), 
until 2011: Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund

Major research foci: life-course epidemiology, relevance of “critical periods” for health in childhood and adulthood, role of carbohydrates in the prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes
Direction of research projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)
Statistical analysis of data from the DONALD StudyCoordination of the DONALD Study Centre (Anthropometry and medical examinations)

07/2014: Habilitation in Nutritional Epidemiology at the University of Bonn, Germany

Title of thesis „Carbohydrate nutrition and health – selected aspects from a life-course perspective“

Venia legendi in Nutritional Epidemiology

07/2008 - 04/2009: Post-Doc at the University of Sydney, School of Molecular and Microbial Science, Australia (Prof. Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller)

Research into the relevance of carbohydrate and fat quality for chronic inflammation and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly using data from the Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES), Australia

05/2001 - 05/2003: Head Deutsche Infarktforschungshilfe

Münster

05/2001 - 05/2003: Chief Scientific Officer of the International Task Force for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease and the Deutsche Infarktforschungshilfe e.V. Münster, Germany

Conception and content of internet websites
Scientific journalism 
Public and press relations
Analysis of data from the Prospective Cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) Study, Germany, on the relevance of type 2 diabetes mellitus for risk of coronary heart disease

2002 - 2003: Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences, Münster, Germany

Weekly 90-minute lectures on nutrition therapy in diabetes mellitus

04/2001: PhD (Dr. oec. troph.) at the University of Bonn, Germany

Title of thesis: „Relation of carbohydrate and fibre intake to the 
glycaemic control of European individuals with type 1 diabetes”
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Peter Stehle, University of Bonn and 
Dr. Monika Toeller, Diabetes Research Institute, Düsseldorf, Germany

11/1994 - 08/2000: Graduate Research Assistant, German Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany Clinical Department, Dr. Monika Toeller

Statistical analysis of data from the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study on associations between nutritional intake and complications in type 1 diabetes mellitus
Writing of manuscripts for peer-reviewed international journals

04/1994: Master (Diploma) in Nutritional Science at the University of Bonn

Title of thesis: „Nutritional intake of type 1 diabetic children and
nondiabetic controls in Argentina“
Supervisor: Dr. Martha de Sereday, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Dr. Monika Toeller, Diabetes Research Institute, Düsseldorf, Germany

10/1987 - 04/1994: Study of Nutritional Science, University of Bonn

03/1993 - 09/1993: Undergraduate Research Assistant in a Field Study, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Dr. Martha de Sereday)

Case-control study on nutritional intake and anthropometry in children with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus

2009: Fellowship from Heinrich Hertz-Stiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Post-Doc at the University of Sydney, Australia)

2000: Young Investigators Award, European Diabetes Epidemiology Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

1999: Young Investigators Award, Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

Since 2025: Vice-President of the German Nutrition Society (DGE)

Since 2024: Ad hoc commission -Guidelines on carbohydrate intake in the prevention of chronic disease-, German Nutrition Society (DGE) (Chair together with Prof. Sarah Egert and Prof. Anja Kroke)

Ad-hoc-Kommission „Leitlinien zur Kohlenhydratzufuhr in der Prävention chronischer Erkrankungen“, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE), (Vorsitz gemeinsam mit Prof. Sarah Egert und Prof. Anja Kroke)

Since 2024: Ad hoc commission -Guidelines on carbohydrate intake in the prevention of chronic diseases-, German Nutrition Society (DGE) (Chair together with Prof. Sarah Egert and Prof. Anja Kroke)

Since 05/2022: Member of the Scientific committee of the transnational governance of the Nutri-Score system

Since 03/2022: Member of the Scientific Advisory Council for Agricultural Policy, Nutrition and Consumer Health Protection, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft

Since 2021: Working group Personalized Nutrition, German Nutrition Society

Since 2017: Advisory Board Max Rubner Institute, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food

Since 2016: Working group evidence-based guideline on protein intake (German Nutrition Society)

Ad hoc commission „Guidelines on dietary protein in the prevention of chronic diseases“, German Nutrition Society (DGE), (Chair: Prof. Bernhard Watzl)

Since 2013: International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC) (Chairs: Prof. Dr. David Jenkins und Prof. Dr. Walter Willett)

02/2023 - 2025: Ethics Committee of Paderborn University (Chair)

2016 - 2025: Board of the German Nutrition Society (DGE)

2021 - 2024: Editorial Board Nutrition (Associate Editor)

04/2018 - 01/2024: Editorial Board European Journal of Nutrition (Section Epidemiology)

03/2021 - 03/2023: Head Doctoral Committee, Department of Sports and Health, Paderborn University

10/2021 - 02/2023: Ethics Committee of Paderborn University

2010 - 2023: Steering Committee of the German Diabetes Study, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, (Chair: Prof. Dr. Michael Roden)

02/2019 - 08/2022: Editorial Board Ernährung im Fokus

2018 - 2022: ILSI Europe Carbohydrate Task Force

2017 - 2021: Speaker Section "Public Health Nutrition" (German Nutrition Society)

Section chair „Public Health Nutrition“, German Nutrition Society (DGE), Programme Committee member of the Annual Congresses

2013 - 09/2018: Editorial Board British Journal of Nutrition & Journal of Nutrition Science (Deputy Editor)

2015 - 2017: ILSI Europe Expert Group

'Carbohydrates based recommendations as a basis for public dietary guidelines: A scientific review'

2009 - 2013: Editorial Board British Journal of Nutrition (First Editor)

2008 - 2010: Ad hoc commission -Guidelines on dietary carbohydrate in the prevention of chronic diseases-, German Nutrition Society (DGE) (Chair: Prof. Dr. Hans Hauner)

"Kohlenhydratzufuhr und Prävention ausgewählter ernährungsmitbedingter Krankheiten“