Biography:

Dr Marlene studied medicine at the National University of San Marcos, Peru, and graduated with a master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition in Spain and Biological Aspects of Nutrition in Peru. She has a doctorate in Health Sciences Research in Spain and works as a research pediatrician at the Faculty of Medicine of the Valladolid University. She is a peer reviewer for the editorials of MDPI, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Medicine. She is very interested in food security and biofortification, and in the nutritional status of patients with chronic diseases, especially in childhood and adolescence.