Associate Professor
Mahidol University, Institute of Nutrition, Thailand
Dr. Wantanee Kriengsinyos has 20 years of professional experience in clinical nutrition and dietetics. Her current research involves nutrient profiling, metabolic studies of food products in the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs); body composition and energy expenditure; diet and behavior modification for patients with diet-related chronic diseases; and protein quality and amino-acid metabolism. Over the past 5 years, Dr. Kriengsinyos has also developed experience in nutrient profiling, and nutrition policy and was a part of the team that successfully worked to ban partially hydrogenated oils in Thailand. She currently leads a promotion project on implementing healthier food logos to combat NCDs by reducing of sugar, fat, and sodium consumption in the Thai population. Dr. Kriengsinyos is a lecturer at the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University. She received a doctorate in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, Canada, and holds a Registered Dietitian credential from the United States.