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Inge Brouwer

Associate Professor, Division of Human Nutrition at Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research

Areas of expertise

  • - Micronutrient deficiencies
  • - Food-based approaches
  • - Dietary diversity
  • - Developing countries

Major works

Courses and Programs taught by Inge Brouwer

Major works

  • Talsma EF, Melse-Boonstra A, Kok B de, Mbera G, Mwangi AM, Brouwer ID. Biofortified cassava with pro-vitamin A is sensory and culturally acceptable for consumption by primary school children in Kenya. PLoS ONE 2013; 8(9):e73433.Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073433

  • Cercamondi CI, Icard-Verniere C, Egli IM, Vernay M, Hama F, Brouwer ID , Zeder C, Berger J, Hurrell R, Mouquet-River C. A Higher proportion of iron-rich leafy Vegetables in a typical Burkinabe maize meal does not increase the amount of iron absorbed in young women. J Nutr 2014; 144: 1394–1400

  • Koreissi Y, Fanou-Fogny N, Moretti D, Schutz S, Dossa RAM, Egli I, Zimmermann MB, Brouwer ID. Dephytinization with intrinsic wheat phytase and iron fortification significantly increase iron absorption from fonio (Digitaria exilis) in West-African Women. PlosONE 2013; 8(10):e70613. Doi:10.1371/jounrla.pone.0070613 (IF 4.092, Q1)

  • Chang S, Lingxia, Brouwer ID , Kok FJ, Yan H. Effect of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy on child mental development in rural China. Peadiatrics 2013 (131);e755-763

  • Macharia-Mutie CW, Omusundi AM, Mwai JM, Mwangi AM, Brouwer ID. Prevalence of inadequate iron intake and anemia could be considerably reduced by dietary diversification with grain amaranth or fortification with micronutrient powder containing NaFeEDTA among children in Kenya. Journal of Nutrition 2012; 142(9): 1756-63

About me

Inge D. Brouwer (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor at the Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University. Inge D. Brouwer (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor at the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University.

Her research focuses on improvement of dietary quality of (young) women and children, in low and middle income countries through agricultural or food systems approaches, with special emphasis on reducing the burden of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and overnutrition. Dr. Brouwer has acquired many research funds, from national funding programmes, from EU FP6 and FP7 Framework Programmes as well as from food industries.

At the moment she is leader of the Flagship Food Systems for Healthier Diets under the CGAIR funded Agriculture for Nutrition and Health research programme led by the International Food Policy Research Institute. This programme is carried out in collaboration with Bioversity International, CIAT, IFPRI, IITA in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the aim to guide transformations of food systems toward healthier diets for poor populations in a sustainable and equitable way.

Courses and Programs taught by Inge Brouwer