University of Ghana Nutrition Research and Training Center

Dr. Carmelle Mizéhoun Adissoda

Dr. Carmelle Mizéhoun Adissoda

Dr. Carmelle Mizéhoun Adissoda is a Lecturer at the School of Nutrition and Dietetic/ Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC). After her Pharmacy’diploma at University of Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Senegal, Dr. Mizéhoun A. continued her studies in nutrition (Master’s degree in human nutrition) convinced of its importance as a determinant of the health status of populations and an important factor of development. She also holds a PhD in Public Health/Nutrition and a university diploma in Clinical Research from the University of Limoges-France. Her work focuses on levels of intake of micronutrients (Iodine, sodium, potassium, vitamin D) and their relationship with the nutritional status of populations; the development and validation of tools for assessing food consumption and nutritional status in the black population; food and nutritional risk factors for non-communicable diseases (glycemic index of local foods, obesity, and determinants). As a QES scholar, Carmelle will collaborate with World Vision, Ghana as her Research Placement Partner. She will contribute to a project that underlines the strategies which could address inequity in young child undernutrition in Ghana.