Tecnologico de Monterrey presents the flagship of nutrition and nutrition

The School of Engineering and Sciences in Tecnologico de Monterrey presented its flagship project for nutritional security and nutrition in Mexico, an applied research initiative that aims to change the country’s food and nutritional landscape.

Monterrey, Mexico, March 6, 2025 (newswire.com) –
Nutritional security is defined as the condition in which everyone has a physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times in order to lead an active and healthy life. Global numbers show a worrying reality. In 2022, 783 million people worldwide were exposed to hunger, while 821 million were malnourished. In children under the age of five, 151 million suffer from malnutrition from a stunted growth, and 613 million women and girls (15 to 49 years) have iron deficiency. In the meantime, two billion adults suffer from obesity, which reflects a global nutritional crisis.

In Mexico, every fourth person experiences moderate or severe nutritional uncertainty, while more than 3% of the population suffers from malnutrition, and 25% of Mexicans cannot afford a healthy diet. The per capita food supply has increased by 30%since 1961.

In order to address these challenges, Tecnologico de Monterrey has developed the flagship project for nutritional safety and nutrition, an initiative that focuses on weakening the nutritional uncertainty and improving the diet of children in communities. These efforts include the entire food production chain from sustainable agriculture to food processing, distribution, storage and consumption. The project aims to create sustainable and diversified plants, cattle and functional ingredients through innovations in agronomy, engineering and computing. In addition, strategies are to be developed that ensure more nutritious foods with a longer durability and at the same time optimize natural resource use.

Dr. Daniel Jacobo, Associate Dean of Research and Scientific Graduate Programs at Tecnologico de Monterrey, highlighted the need for public policies that promote the advantages of functional and nutritional food. “We have many developments in functional foods, but we need public guidelines that highlight their health benefits, for example through nutritional marking. The only way to bring our scientific progress into people is to work closely with governments and companies. In this way we can ensure real effects and help to change this reality.”

Tecnologico de Monterrey works closely and has strategic alliances with large companies, including Bimbo, Ragasa, La Moderna, Corteva, Vinte Soals, Pepsico and Heinz as well as international organizations such as the Global Alliance for Food Security.

Dr. Cristina Chuck, Head of the Cluster of Nutritional Safety and Health Research, emphasized that economic incentives are promoting the change in behavior in society, influencing purchase decisions and promoting healthier food selection. “We have to rethink how foods are distributed worldwide – should we consume what is available or what we really need?

Source: School of Engineering and Sciences – Tecnologico de Monterrey