Mariaan Wicks is a registered dietitian and a senior lecturer at in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Subject Group Nutrition at the North-West University, South Africa. Mariaan has a special interest in nutrition focussed interventions to combat obesity and non-communicable diseases, with a specific focus on nutrient profiling and food labelling.

I am an Associate Professor of Nutrition at North-West University (NWU), with expertise in gene-environment interactions related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). I hold a PhD in Nutrition from NWU, where I investigated gene-diet interactions influencing homocysteine levels. My postdoctoral research at Wageningen University in the Netherlands further deepened my expertise in nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. Since 2010, I have been a faculty member at NWU, where I was promoted to Senior Lecturer (2012) and Associate Professor (2018).

Salome Kruger is a registered dietitian and pharmacist and Professor of Nutrition at the Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University. As member of consultative groups to the South African Department of Health she had the opportunity to advise on national policy.