Asker Jeukendrup is a professor and an Exercise and Nutrition specialist. He is a leading researcher, very well published in the field of exercise metabolism and nutrition, who also works as a practitioner in the field. His academic work ranged from understanding obesity and diabetes better to improving performance in elite athletes. His missions is to translate science into practice, using evidence based approaches to help athletes achieves their goals, whether this is setting a world record or simply exercising for health reasons. More recently Asker has also done more TV presenting on a Channel 5 TV show called Tour de Celeb.
Asker has experience working in academia as a leading researcher, as a senior executive for the second largest nutrition company in the world and as a practitioner who has worked with numerous World and Olympic champions over many years.
Specialties: sport nutrition, training, fat metabolism, obesity, elite sport