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Biography
Yvonne van der Schouw obtained an MSc degree in Human Nutrition at Wageningen University and a PhD in Epidemiology at Nijmegen University, and is an SMBWO-registered Investigator in Epidemiology as well as Nutritional Sciences. In 2008 she was appointed as Professor of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care of the University Medical Center Utrecht. In 2001-2002 she was a visiting associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. From 2008-2019 she was director of the Julius Center research program on Cardiovascular Epidemiology. From October 2019 to October 2021, she was Quartermaster Prevention for the UMCU strategic research program Circulatory Health and the Julius Center.
Her main research program focus is the role of diet and nutrition in prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases. She also participates in research unravelling the role of (female) reproductive risk factors in occurrence and progression of cardiovascular disease.
Fellowship & awards
2000: appointment as Associate Professor through the Aspasia Program, NWO, for the promotion of female assistant professors to associate professor
External positions
Algemeen Bestuurslid - Helpen wetenschappelijke inzichten over voeding en leefstijl toe te passen in de zorg. - Stichting Alliantie Voeding in de Zorg
20 Mar 2025 → 31 Dec 3999
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Air pollution and anti-Müllerian hormone: the Doetinchem Cohort Study
Zou, R., Durkin, A., de Kat, A., van der Schouw, Y. T., Hoek, G., Verschuren, W. M. M., Vermeulen, R. & Lenters, V., Jul 2025, In: Environment International. 201, p. 109565 109565.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Air pollution exposure and incidence of cardiometabolic diseases: Exploring the modifying role of dietary antioxidant intake in adults
Mishra, S., Vaartjes, I., van der Schouw, Y. T., Bijnens, E. M., Boer, J. M. A., Downward, G. S., Vermeulen, R. C. H., Verschuren, W. M. M., Nawrot, T. S. & Timmermans, E. J., May 2025, In: Health & place. 93, 9 p., 103453.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Association of circulating fatty acids with cardiovascular disease risk: Analysis of individual-level data in three large prospective cohorts and updated meta-analysis
Shi, F., Chowdhury, R., Sofianopoulou, E., Koulman, A., Sun, L., Steur, M., Aleksandrova, K., Dahm, C. C., Schulze, M. B., van der Schouw, Y. T., Agnoli, C., Amiano, P., Boer, J. M. A., Bork, C. S., Cabrera-Castro, N., Eichelmann, F., Elbaz, A., Farràs, M., Heath, A. K. & Kaaks, R. & 20 others, , Feb 2025, In: European journal of preventive cardiology. 32, 3, p. 233–246 14 p., doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwae315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Associations between degree of food processing and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a multicentre prospective cohort analysis in 9 European countries
González-Gil, E. M., Matta, M., Morales Berstein, F., Cairat, M., Nicolas, G., Blanco, J., Kliemann, N., Bertazzi Levy, R., Rauber, F., Jacobs, I., Al Nahas, A., Cakmak, E. K., Vamos, E. P., Chang, K., Yammine, S. G., Millett, C., Touvier, M., Matias Pinho, M. G., Tsilidis, K. K. & Heath, A. K. & 26 others, , Mar 2025, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 50, 14 p., 101208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Biodiverse diets present co-benefits for greenhouse gas emissions, land use, mortality rates and nutritional adequacy in Europe
Berden, J., Chimera, B., Hanley-Cook, G. T., Cakmak, E. K., Vineis, P., Nicolas, G., Skeie, G., Srour, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Touvier, M., Baudry, J., Deschasaux-Tanguy, M., Berlivet, J., van der Schouw, Y., Murray, K., Jannasch, F., Tjønneland, A., Kyrø, C., Dahm, C. C. & Ibsen, D. B. & 22 others, , Sept 2025, In: Nature Food. 6, 9, p. pages857–867 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Activities
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WEON 2024
van der Schouw, Y. (Organiser)
29 May 2024 → 30 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Professional
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Dutch Society for Epidemiology (External organisation)
van der Schouw, Y. (Member)
1 Jul 2022 → 30 Jun 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Professional
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WEON 2022:
van der Schouw, Y. (Participant)
9 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Professional
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WEON 2021
van der Schouw, Y. (Participant)
3 Jun 2021 → 4 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
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AHA Epidemiology & Lifestyle 2020
van der Schouw, Y. (Participant)
2 Mar 2020 → 6 Mar 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic