Her current area of work includes food safety, policies for reducing obesity and the consumption of potentially novice dietary ingredients, as well as food-based approaches to improve the nutritional status of populations—including fortification and biofortification.

Prior to this position, Dr. De-Regil was Vice-President of Global Technical Services/Chief Technical Advisor at Nutrition International (NI). She led a team of experts in charge of quality assuring the design and implementation of NI’s programmes. She also oversaw the provision of technical support to external partners, including governments, for improved policy and nutrition programming. Luz joined Nutrition International in 2013 and was part of the Executive Management Committee. 

Luz María De-Regil is an epidemiologist with 20 years of experience in the public, private, non-for-profit and intergovernmental sectors. Her expertise spans from micronutrient malnutrition to the double burden of malnutrition, and from research in basic nutrition science to large scale nutrition programming and policy. Luz Maria has authored more than 120 peer -reviewed and policy publications and has served as a member of the WHO Guidelines Review Committee and the WHO Research and Ethics Commission.