Sophie Della Torre Bucher

Sophie Della Torre Bucher is an Associate Professor at the Geneva School of Health (Haute école de santé - Genève), where she works in the Nutrition and Dietetics department within the Health sector. Her research focuses on public health nutrition with particular emphasis on dietary patterns, obesity prevention, eating disorders, and food policy implementation in Switzerland.

Dr. Bucher Della Torre's research interests span multiple critical areas of nutrition science:

• Nutritional epidemiology and dietary assessment methodologies
• Body image and weight dissatisfaction across different demographics
• Child and adolescent nutrition interventions
• Ultra-processed foods and dietary quality assessment using frameworks like NOVA classification
• Eating disorder prevention programs, particularly the Body Project and Healthy Weight Program
• Dietary reference values and their national implementation

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on Swiss population nutrition, with studies examining dietary patterns across diverse groups including women with healthy BMI ranges, children, adolescents with obesity, and shift workers. She has developed and tested various interventions targeting body image issues and has contributed significantly to understanding food marketing to children and nutritional quality assessment in the Swiss market.

Dr. Bucher Della Torre collaborates extensively with researchers across Swiss institutions, frequently working with Isabelle Carrard, Angeline Chatelan, and Corinne Jotterand Chaparro. Her work consistently takes an interdisciplinary approach, integrating nutrition science with psychology, public health policy, and behavioral science to address complex nutritional challenges.

Her research has direct implications for Swiss public health policy, particularly regarding dietary guidelines implementation, food labeling regulations, obesity prevention strategies, and eating disorder prevention programs. She has contributed to federal reports on Swiss Reference Nutritional Values and continues to bridge academic research with practical public health applications through evidence-based interventions and policy recommendations.