Tele Chepkoros Boit

Tele Chepkoros Boit is a Researcher (PhD fellow) at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, affiliated with the Lifecourse Nutrition & Health research group. Her work investigates sustainable nutritional solutions for vulnerable populations, with emphasis on edible insects as dietary interventions in low-resource settings.

Her research spans Nutrition, Child Health, Edible Insects, Micronutrient Absorption, and Food Security. She examines how insect-enriched foods can combat malnutrition, particularly focusing on bioavailability of micronutrients like zinc in children. Her methodology combines stable-isotope techniques with community-based field studies to assess real-world dietary impacts.

Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals a cohesive focus on entomophagy in pediatric nutrition. Both studies address critical gaps in understanding how edible insects can be practically integrated into children's diets in sub-Saharan Africa, with one quantifying zinc absorption kinetics and the other evaluating broader dietary feasibility. This work positions her at the intersection of sustainable food systems and global child health.

Boit operates within the Lifecourse Nutrition & Health research environment at Copenhagen, which specializes in longitudinal nutritional studies across demographic groups. Her Kenyan fieldwork highlights strong international collaboration networks focused on translating nutritional science into actionable public health strategies for resource-limited contexts.