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Dr. Peñalvo is a Full Professor at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp (Belgium), where he leads the Unit of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and an Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Antwerp. He is an epidemiologist and public health specialist with a strong background in quantitative research and epidemiologic methods, including the design, and outcome and impact evaluation of primary prevention interventions, and estimating health impacts through modeling the effect of population-based dietary policies to reduce NCD-related burdens. Throughout his career, he had the opportunity to address all levels of chronic NCD prevention, from primordial to tertiary, from developing strategies to instill appropriate lifestyle behaviors in small children, to population-based studies to reduce the prevalence of NCD risk factors, to refining treatments and reduce disabilities among chronic disease patients. He has been central in the process- and impact-evaluation of a nation-wide, intra-curricular school-based intervention to encourage healthy lifestyles and behaviors in children (N~2,400) aged 3-5. He has led the study of the psychosocial, dietary and physical activity habits of participants from two large prospective cohorts (N~10,000) studies dedicated to identifying the determinants of plaque formation and the onset of atherosclerotic disease using state-of-the-art imaging to assess the burden in several territories in asymptomatic individuals. Dr Peñalvo is interested in a life-course approach to health and disease, through the analysis of the long-term effects that biological, physical and social exposures during childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and later adult life, may have on the development of chronic disease.
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Professor, University of Antwerp
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unCoVer: Unravelling Data for Rapid Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19
Peñalvo, J. L., Mertens, E., Soriano Palomo, G., Sagastume Cabrera, D. & Everaert, R.
15/11/20 → 14/11/22
Project: Research Project
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Preventie van Diabetes type 2 en zwangerschapsdiabetes bij vrouwen van reproductieve leeftijd in Kisantu, DR Congo
Peñalvo, J. L., Sagastume Cabrera, D. & Ielegems, A.
1/09/20 → 31/08/22
Project: Research Project
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Development and validation of a novel life course microsimulation model linking diet to noncommunicable diseases
Peñalvo, J. L., Mertens, E., Ocira, J., Colizzi, C., Sagastume Cabrera, D. & Everaert, R.
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research Project
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Modelling the effectiveness of a mandatory salt reformulation policy in reducing the burden of diet-related cancers in Belgium
Colizzi, C., Peñalvo, J. L., Boshuizen, H. & Vandevijvere, S.
27/04/21 → 15/10/21
Project: PhD-project
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ID-CoV: Identification of predictive models of COVID-19 severity in a multi-state setting for its use in risk stratification
Peñalvo, J. L., Mertens, E. & Everaert, R.
20/10/20 → 20/07/21
Project: Research Project
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Association between olive oil consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke YCLNU-D-21-02208 [reply]
Donat-Vargas, C., Sandoval-Insausti, H., Peñalvo, J. L., Bes-Rastrollo, M., Moreno-Franco, B., Laclaustra, M., De La Fuente Arrillaga, C., Martínez-Gonzalez, M. A. & Pilar, G-C., 2022, In : Clinical Nutrition. 41, 3, p. 784-785 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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Food choice motives and COVID-19 in Belgium
Mertens, E., Sagastume, D., Sorić, T., Brodić, I., Dolanc, I., Jonjić, A., Delale, E. A., Mavar, M., Missoni, S., Čoklo, M. & Peñalvo, J. L., 2022, In : Foods (Basel, Switzerland). 11, 6, 12 p., 842.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Lessons learned from 10 years of preschool intervention for health promotion: JACC state-of-the-art review
Santos-Beneit, G., Fernández-Jiménez, R., de Cos-Gandoy, A., Rodríguez, C., Carral, V., Bodega, P., de Miguel, M., Orrit, X., Haro, D., Peñalvo, J. L., Fernández-Alvira, J. M., Peyra, C., Céspedes, J. A., Turco, A., Hunn, M., Jaslow, R., Baxter, J., Carvajal, I. & Fuster, V., 2022, In : Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79, 3, p. 283-298 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Microsimulation modeling in food policy: a scoping review of methodological aspects
Mertens, E., Genbrugge, E., Ocira, J. & Penalvo, J. L., 2022, In : Advances in Nutrition. 13, 2, p. 621-632 12 p., 129.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Olive oil consumption is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke
Donat-Vargas, C., Sandoval-Insausti, H., Peñalvo, J. L., Moreno Iribas, M. C., Amiano, P., Bes-Rastrollo, M., Molina-Montes, E., Moreno-Franco, B., Agudo, A., Mayo, C. L., Laclaustra, M., De La Fuente Arrillaga, C., Chirlaque Lopez, M. D., Sánchez, M-J., Martínez-Gonzalez, M. A. & Pilar, G-C., 2022, In : Clinical Nutrition. 41, 1, p. 122-130 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article