NutriProfiel celebrates its tenth anniversary at the end of May. This innovative collaboration between Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei (ZGV) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) links blood tests to personal nutritional advice. NutriProfiel is therefore a unique example of how science and healthcare practice come together to make nutrition a real part of regular healthcare.
āNutriProfiel is unique, we provide nutritional advice with vitamin diagnostics from the lab. I havenāt yet heard of anyone else linking nutritional advice to blood tests for vitamins,ā says Michiel Balvers, senior researcher from WUR. Based on blood values, such as vitamin D and B12, the patient receives personal advice. āThis gives GPs and medical specialists a tool to discuss nutrition in the consultation room,ā explains NutriProfiel coordinator Anne Slotegraaf.
A key component of NutriProfiel is the Eetscore, a scientifically validated online questionnaire that provides insight into someoneās dietary pattern based on the national dietary guidelines. āCompleting the Eetscore in itself already contributes to awareness,ā says Slotegraaf. āAnd with the personalised advice, people can actively work on their diet. More than 12,000 people have already made use of this advice.ā Balvers adds: āI am very proud of that, because with this we are making a real impact in precenting health problems. After all, nutrition is a major part of a healthy lifestyle.ā
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