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Francesco Branca
Adjunct Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Director, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development World Health Organization

Education:

Ph.D. in Nutrition, Aberdeen University

Contact Information
Email: 
brancaf@who.int

Select Recent Publications
Branca F, Nikogosian H, Lobstein T. The challenge of Obesity in the WHO European Region and the Strategies for Response: Summary. World Health Organization; 2007.
Cassidy A, Albertazzi P, Nielsen IL, Hall W, Williamson G, Tetens I, et al. Critical review of health effects of soyabean phyto-oestrogens in post-menopausal women. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2006;65:76-92.
Hall WL, Vafeiadou K, Hallund J, Bugel S, Reimann M, Koebnick C, et al. Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and markers of lipid and glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women: interactions with genotype and equol production. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006;83:592.
Branca F, Lorenzetti S. Health effects of phytoestrogens. Diet diversification and health promotion. 2005;57:100-11.
Hall WL, Vafeiadou K, Hallund J, Bügel S, Koebnick C, Reimann M, et al. Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and inflammatory biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women: interactions with genotype and equol production. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2005;82:1260-8. Abstract
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