Marga Ocké

Marga Ocké is an External employee in Global Nutrition at Wageningen University & Research. She holds the Dutch academic titles 'dr.' (doctor) and 'ir.' (engineer), indicating she has completed both a PhD and an engineering degree. She serves as Co-promotor for PhD research projects, demonstrating her senior academic standing.

Dr. Ocké's research spans nutrition science with specific expertise in protein intake assessment, food environment analysis, dietary pattern evaluation, and vegan nutrition. Her work bridges fundamental nutritional science with public health applications, examining how dietary patterns affect health outcomes across different populations.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on plant-based diets, protein adequacy in vulnerable populations, and the global health impacts of dietary choices. She has contributed to significant research on vegan diets and protein intake in older adults, as well as large-scale studies on sugar-sweetened beverages and their impact on type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease across 184 countries.

• Research on sugar-sweetened beverages picked up by 282 news outlets
• Blogged by 9 sources
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• Read by 143 researchers on Mendeley

She serves as Co-promotor for PhD candidates working on farm-to-fork transitions and European food composition databases. Her work on NEVO-online, the Dutch food composition database, highlights her contribution to foundational nutritional research infrastructure. Dr. Ocké collaborates internationally with research connections spanning Colombia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and numerous other countries.