A scientific foundation.
A doctorate in nutrition from Ibn Tofail University and postdoctoral experience at the University of Córdoba.
Dr Nada’s background
Grounded in science.
Centred on people.
Academic, community and international experience serving accessible, personalised nutrition.
Expertise with a global perspective.RESEARCH · LISTENING · SHARING
ONE PRACTICE, MANY PERSPECTIVES
The rigour of research.
A commitment to sharing knowledge.
Her career brings together teaching, research and practice, with one shared purpose: making nutrition understandable.
International experience.
University teaching, professional training and exchanges in Morocco and abroad.
Attention to the individual.
Nutrition education, mindful eating and listening to your daily experiences to build a personalised approach.
Experience & commitments
From research
to your everyday life.
Dr Nada Benajiba is a university professor in nutrition. She is also certified with UK-AfN in nutrition science and public health, and certified in mindful eating with the Centre for Mindful Eating (USA).
She holds a doctorate in nutrition from Ibn Tofail University in Morocco. She held a postdoctoral position at the University of Córdoba in Spain and a professorship at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Saudi Arabia.
Alongside directing the Nutrition Centre in Tangier, she teaches at the International University of Rabat and through distance learning with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK.
She is an associate researcher at the Regional Designated Centre of Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), Rabat–Kénitra, Morocco. Her experience also includes serving as secretary-general of the Moroccan Society of Nutrition, Health and Environment.
She has extensive academic and community experience in Morocco and abroad. Her publications, research and institutional collaborations reflect her commitment to nutrition communication and education, community nutrition and strategic planning for nutrition integration.
Her expertise also includes food composition analysis and nutrition leadership training. She is a board member of the African Nutrition Leadership Programme.
Commitment in action
Teach. Connect.
Move nutrition forward.
Sharing Morocco’s new nutrition reference tools.
National workshop on using the Moroccan Food Composition Table.
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Shaping tomorrow’s food systems together.
Training on the transformation of Morocco’s agrifood systems.
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Nutrition at the heart of international dialogue.
Participation in the ICN 2025 – IUNS International Congress of Nutrition.
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