María Nieves García-Casal

María de las Nieves García-Casal (born 1962) She is a licensed dietitian and nutritionist born in Galicia, Spain, raised and educated in Venezuela, and the first woman to lead the Latin American Society of Nutrition (SLAN). She was the president during the period 2012 to 2015.[1] She was the President of the Venezuelan Chapter of the Society for the period 2014–2019. Her research includes iron nutrition and also the assessment of marine algae as a source of food for humans.

María de las Nieves García-Casal
Born
María de las Nieves García Casal

1962 (age 59–60)
A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
OccupationNutritionist/Scientist

She was the head of the Center of Experimental Medicine at Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research in Caracas, Venezuela.

García-Casal, throughout her career has received numerous national and international awards for her scientific contributions to health and nutrition, one of the most outstanding was the 2009 award from the Bengoa Foundation (Venezuela), for her research in the field of prevention and treatment of type II diabetes mellitus.

She currently works as a scientist at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

References
  1. https://www.finut.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MNGC_CV_17_10_13.pdf


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