dr.ir. JC (Joke) van Lemmen-Gerdessen

dr.ir. JC (Joke) van Lemmen-Gerdessen

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Imagine a world where everyone has access to a nutritious and sustainable diet!

As a mathematical modeller, I strive to contribute to this vision by collaborating with other scientists to develop models that:

  1. Support nutritionists in researching the relationship between diet and health, for instance
    • Optimize the design of questionnaires to accurately determine people's dietary habits (1; 2),
    • Enhance the design of trial menus to assess the impact of diet on health outcomes (3; 4).
  2. Help to compose diets that are both healthy and sustainable.
    • Support the transition to more sustainable protein sources (5; 6; 7; 8),
    • Reduce food waste (9),
    • Eradicate micronutrient deficiencies (8),
    • Support policymakers in low- and middle income countries in developing effective food and nutrition policies (10; 11).

 

References 

1. Gerdessen JC, Claassen GDH, Banasik A (2013) General 0–1 fractional programming with conditional fractional terms for design of food frequency questionnaires. Operations Research Letters 41, 7-11.

2. Gerdessen JC, Souverein OW, Van 't Veer P et al. (2015) Optimising the selection of food items for FFQs using Mixed Integer Linear Programming. Public Health Nutrition 18, 68-74.

3. Daanje M, Siebelink E, Vrieling F et al. (2023) Are postprandial glucose responses sufficiently person-specific to use in personalized dietary advice? Design of the RepEAT study: a fully controlled dietary intervention to determine the variation in glucose responses. Frontiers in Nutrition 10.

4. Gerdessen JC, Borgonjen-van den Berg KJ (2023) A linear programming based method for designing menus for controlled feeding trials. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 117, 408-413.

5. Rohmer SUK, Gerdessen JC, Claassen GDH (2019) Sustainable Supply Chain Design in the Food System with Dietary Considerations: A multi-objective Analysis. European Journal of Operational Research 273, 1149-1164.

6. Rohmer SUK, Gerdessen JC, Claassen GDH et al. (2018) A nutritional comparison and production perspective: Reducing the environmental footprint of the future. J Clean Prod 196, 1407-1417.

7. Van Mierlo K, Rohmer SUK, Gerdessen JC (2017) A model for composing meat replacers: Reducing the environmental impact of our food consumption pattern while retaining its nutritional value. J Clean Prod 165, 930-950.

8. van Wonderen D, Melse-Boonstra A, Gerdessen JC (2023) Iron bioavailability should be considered when modeling omnivorous, vegetarian, and vegan diets. The Journal of Nutrition.

9. van Rooijen MA, Gerdessen JC, Claassen GDH et al. (2024) Optimizing household food waste: The impact of meal planning, package sizes, and performance indicators. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 205.

10. Bekele TH, van Rooijen M, Gerdessen JC et al. (2023) Developing feasible healthy diets for Ethiopian women of reproductive age: a linear goal programming approach. Public Health Nutrition, 1-12.

11. Nutrition Advisory Hub Pp (2020) Modelling the potential impact of the Private Sector Partnerships program for Nutrition on (micro)nutrient intakes of women of reproductive age in Nigeria - Interim report on diet modelling. Wageningen: Wageningen University.