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Giuseppe Grosso

Professor

Fellow of the Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program

كلية علوم الأغذية والزراعة
Building 9, Office 57T

introduction/brief CV

Dr. Giuseppe Grosso’s research focuses on evidence-based nutrition, a recently emerged field as the bottom line of the Health Technology Assessment applied to food and nutrition. Its main interests include the impact of dietary and lifestyle habits on common non-communicable diseases. In particular, he produced over 150 papers on the relation between diet, individual foods (i.e., coffee) and compounds (i.e., polyphenols), and major non-communicable diseases, with interest on mental health outcomes. Dr. Grosso is interested in evidence synthesis aimed to generate policy-oriented research in the area of public health nutrition. Dr. Grosso’s research also aims to measure planetary health, including the potential impact of nutrition at global level.

Dr. Giuseppe Grosso is a cum laude graduated medical doctor. Dr. Grosso holds a specialization in public health and a PhD in neuropharmacology. He is currently working as Assistant Professor of human nutrition at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy, and President of the Food and Nutrition Section of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA).