Younger generations are more at risk of developing health problems due to obesity and high blood pressure than previous generations.

Among people aged 25 and older who have completed primary education at most, one-quarter are obese (seriously overweight). Among university graduates this figure is 6 percent.

During the production of refined vegetable oils and fats, and especially palm oil, a process contaminant called 3-MCPD is formed.

Lyme disease can cause a variety of complaints in patients. Laboratory tests for the disease can support medical practitioners in making a diagnosis but are not necessarily conclusive.

On 15 March 2016, Jacob van Klaveren was appointed as guest Professor in risk-benefit analyses at the Technical University of Denmark, DTU.