Nomenclature for International Agencies:

ACEJMC - Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
ABET - Accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology
AACSB - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
CLAEP - Consejo Latinoamericano de Acreditación de la Educación en Periodismo
IFT - Institute of Food Techonologists
NASAD - National Association of Schools of Art and Design

Nomenclature for National Agencies:

ACCECISO - Asociación para la Acreditación y Certificación de Ciencias Sociales
ANPADEH - Acreditadora Nacional de Programas de Arquitectura y Disciplinas del Espacio Habitable
CACECA - Consejo de Acreditación en la Enseñanza de la Contaduría y Administración
CACEI - Consejo de Acreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería
CIEES - Comités Interinstitucionales para la Evaluación de la Educación Superior
CNEIP - Consejo de Acreditación para la Enseñanza e Investigación en Psicología
COMAEM - Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica
COMAPROD - Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de Programas de Diseño
COMEAA - Comité Mexicano de Acreditación de la Educación Agronómica
CONACE - Consejo Nacional para la Acreditación de la Ciencia Económica
CONAED - Consejo para la Acreditación de la Enseñanza del Derecho
CONAIC - Consejo Nacional de Acreditación en Informática y Computación
CONFEDE - Consejo Nacional para la Acreditación de la Educación Superior en Derecho

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CDMX

Tlacoyaque, Paraje El Caballito, Lomas de Chamontoya, Lomas de Capulin, San Bartolo Ameyalco, Paraje El Caballito, Tlacoyaque, Ampl Tlacoyaque, Olivar de Los Padres, Lomas de San Angel Inn, La Herradura, Lomas de Tetelpan, Lomas de Los Angeles Tetelpan, Tizampampano, Segunda del M, Lomas de Tetelpanoral, San Agustin, Plutarco Elías Calles, Agricultura, Nextitla, San Rafael, Tlaxpana, Santa Maria La Ribera, Valle Gómez, Michoacana, Janitzio, Emilio Carranza, Penitenciaria, Morelos, Nápoles, San Pedro de Los Pinos, Del Valle Centro, Del Valle Sur, San José Insurgentes, Fuentes del Pedregal, Popular Sta Teresa, Lomas de Padierna, Pedregal de Sn Nicolas 1A Secc, San Nicolas II, Pedregal de Sn Nicolas 3A Secc, Chichicaspatl, Pedregal de Sn Nicolas 4A Secc, Héroes de Padierna, Santa María Tepepan, Bosque Residencial del Sur, Aldama, Bosques Residencial Cipres, San Juan Tepepan, Santa María Tepepan, San Juan Tepepan, San Jerónimo, La Noria Poniente, La Noria Tepepan, Tepepan. San Clemente, Puente Colorado, Las Águilas, Lomas de Puerta Grande, Águilas 3Er Parque.  Punta de Cehuayo, Ampl Estado de Hidalgo, Estado de Hidalgo, La Araña, Los Cedros, Ave Real.  Presidentes, Presidentes 2Da Ampl, Piloto (Adolfo López Mateos). Anzures, Polanco, Granada, Rincón del Bosque. Buenavista, Guerrero. Vista Alegre. Centro. Aeronáutica Militar. Jardín Balbuena. Portales Norte, Portales Sur, General Anaya, Xoco, Sta. Cruz Atoyac.  Ampl Miguel Hidalgo 3A Secc, Ampl Miguel Hidalgo 2A Secc.  Tlalpuente, San Andres Totoltepec, San Buenaventura, La Magdalena Petlacalco. San Miguel Xicalco. San Miguel Topilejo, Pedregal de Aminco, Pedregal de San Francisco.  San Miguel Topilejo, La Guadalupana, Ixtlahuaca.  Santa Cruz Acalpixca, San Jose Obrero, Las Flores, Las Cruces. El Carmen, Los Cerrillos 3, Año de Juárez. Calyecac, Francisco Villa, La Loma, San Sebastian, Quiahuatla, La Habana.  Santa Fe Belén, La Palmita, La Cañada 2Da Sección, Lomas de Becerra.  Calzada Jalalpa, Desarrollo Urbano, El Piru, Lomas de Capula. Las Golondrinas, Las Palmas, Barrio Norte. Reforma Social, Lomas de Chapultepec.  Peralvillo. Moleros, Tlatelolco, Caracol, Federal, Nativitas, Villa de Cortes, Isidro Fabela, Pueblo Quieto, Toriello Guerra, Cantera Puente de Piedra. Hacienda San Juan, San Lorenzo Huipulco. Villa Coapa, San Bartolo El Chico. Granjas Coapa, Magisterial Coapa, Rinconada Coapa 1A Sección, Ex Hacienda Coapa, Villa Cuemanco. Del Mar Sur. Los Olivos, Genaro Reyes, Los Reyes, Tierra y Libertad, Quiahuatla.

Estado de México

San Miguel Jacalones I, Ejidal, San Miguel Jacalones Ii, Jardines de Chalco, Santa María Huexoculco, Jardines de Chalco, Ejercito del Trabajo I, Granjas Independencia B, Solidaridad 90 Mártires de Rio Blanco, Fernando de Alba, México Insurgente, Prizo 2, Prizo 1, Polígono Ii, Polígono V, Rinconada de Aragón, Ciudad Azteca 3Ra Sección, Ciudad Azteca 1Ra Sección, El Cegor - Profepec - Polígono 4, La Florida Ciudad Azteca, Ciudad Azteca 2Da Sección, San Lorenzo Tetlixtac, La Magdalena Huizachitla, La Magdalena, Rinconada Coacalco, Rincón de Las Fuentes, Hacienda San Pablo, Rincón Coahuilense, Lomas de La Hacienda, Club de Golf Hacienda, Lomas de Tepalcapa, San Juan Ixtacala Plano Sur, Alfredo V Bonfil, 5 de Mayo, Club de Golf Hacienda.  Cerro de Las Palomas, La Joyita, Ampl San Agustín. Sutaur Oriente, Villa San Agustín Atlapulco, San José Buenavista. Corte San Pablo. Francisco Villa, Emiliano Zapata. Santa Rosa, Auris 2, Auris 3. Las Vegas Xalostoc, Granjas Valle de Guadalupe. Industrial Xalostoc, San José Xalostoc, San Miguel Xalostoc. Norte San Pedro Xaloxtoc, Benito Juárez Norte Xalostoc. Tablas del Pozo, El Mirador, Paraje El Caballito.  La Palma, Benito Juárez 2Da Sección. Lomas de Atzolco. Bosques de Coacalco, Lomas de Coacalco, Los Acuales, Parque Residencial Coacalco.  Las Peñitas, San José del Jaral 1Ra Sección, San José El Jaral 2Da Sección, San José El Jaral.  San Juan Ixtacala Plano Norte, San Juan Ixtacala Plano Sur.  Lomas de San Miguel, Prados de Ixtacala. San Lorenzo, Xochiaca-Barrio Xochiaca, San Lorenzo Parte Alta. Labradores, Ebanistas. Tepalcates. Xaltipac. Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez - Sagitario Vii, Progreso de La Union, Sagitario Viii- Coronel Jose Antonio Torres. Alfredo del Mazo, José María Morelos Y Pavon - Sagitario X. Jardines de Morelos. Santa María Chiconautla. Ciudad Cuauhtémoc. Rancho La Palma, Bosques del Valle. Villa de Las Palmas, Uam. El Capulín, Villa de Las Torres, Revolución, Miraflores

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We come together to solve one of Mexico's major public health challenges: Obesity.

Obesity is a pandemic we have faced for a long time. It is a global problem affecting individuals, families, and countless communities everywhere. In Mexico and the world, obesity leads to serious health problems, including cardiovascular diseases, some types of cancer, and diabetes. In addition to its impact on health, obesity bears social and economic costs.

Consult the anual report of the Institute for Research on Obesity to learn about our achievements and notable projects.

The Institute generates forefront knowledge through scientific rigor and analysis, developing ideas and innovative solutions to the problem of obesity through inter- and trans-disciplinary work and creating scientific-technological companies to improve the health and well-being of people and society.

The Institute for Obesity Research at the Tecnológico de Monterrey is a non-profit initiative aimed at generating scientific knowledge, ideas, and innovative solutions for the complex health issue of obesity.
The complexity of this chronic disease, obesity, requires interdisciplinary work to beneficially impact the quality of life, health, and well-being of individuals with overweight and obesity. Additionally, it involves influencing social actions, population health, and public policy to prevent and combat obesity, reduce stigma, and facilitate education about obesity.
The interdisciplinary nature of the Institute allows for multiple collaborative initiatives within the institution and externally, strengthening the research lines of our investigators and expanding the applicability of research to international initiatives.

The Institute meets and exceeds international standards of research ethics. This not only allows the use of its own financial resources but also enables competition for obtaining resources from national and international external sources through various schemes, including competitions, joint developments, and philanthropy. These resources are utilized for research, training highly qualified human resources, and developing solutions for obesity and its complications.
The Institute for Obesity Research at Tecnológico de Monterrey serves as a catalyst for significant advancements in understanding and treating obesity. Its commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration with global impact positions it as a leader in the fight against one of the most urgent health challenges of our time.

Discover

Generation of knowledge for healthy eating and the prevention and reduction of obesity

Develop

Development of therapies, procedures, and devices to combat obesity and metabolic diseases

Enable

Facilitator of science-technology-based companies that promote metabolic health

Support

Support for decision-making that builds healthier societies

Dr. Marco Antonio Rito Palomares
Director of the Institute for Obesity Research

Get to know his work

Dr. Leonardo Mancillas
 Clinical Director of the Institute for Obesity Research

Get to know his work

Dr. Guillermo Torre Amione
Rector of TecSalud

Get to know his work

Dr. Richard Willson
Faculty of Excellence

Get to know his work

Dr. Per-Olof Berggren
Faculty of Excellence

Get to know his work

Dr. Carmen Hernández Brenes
Leader of the Healthy Food Unit

Get to know her work

Dr. Omar Lozano García
Leader of the Bioengineering and Medical Devices Unit

Get to know his work

Dr. Rocío Isabel Díaz de la Garza
Leader of the Integrative Biology Unit

Get to know her work

Dr. Gerardo de Jesús García Rivas
Leader of the Experimental Medicine and Advanced Therapies Unit

Get to know his work

Dr. Héctor Arreola Ornelas
Leader of the Public Health Policy Unit

Get to know his work

For its vision and structure: a unique institute of its kind.

We come together to solve one of Mexico's major public health challenges: Obesity.

Obesity is a pandemic we have faced for a long time. It is a global problem affecting individuals, families, and countless communities everywhere. In Mexico and the world, obesity leads to serious health problems, including cardiovascular diseases, some types of cancer, and diabetes. In addition to its impact on health, obesity bears social and economic costs.

Consult the anual report of the Institute for Research on Obesity to learn about our achievements and notable projects.

The Institute generates forefront knowledge through scientific rigor and analysis, developing ideas and innovative solutions to the problem of obesity through inter- and trans-disciplinary work and creating scientific-technological companies to improve the health and well-being of people and society.

The Institute for Obesity Research at the Tecnológico de Monterrey is a non-profit initiative aimed at generating scientific knowledge, ideas, and innovative solutions for the complex health issue of obesity.
The complexity of this chronic disease, obesity, requires interdisciplinary work to beneficially impact the quality of life, health, and well-being of individuals with overweight and obesity. Additionally, it involves influencing social actions, population health, and public policy to prevent and combat obesity, reduce stigma, and facilitate education about obesity.
The interdisciplinary nature of the Institute allows for multiple collaborative initiatives within the institution and externally, strengthening the research lines of our investigators and expanding the applicability of research to international initiatives.

The Institute meets and exceeds international standards of research ethics. This not only allows the use of its own financial resources but also enables competition for obtaining resources from national and international external sources through various schemes, including competitions, joint developments, and philanthropy. These resources are utilized for research, training highly qualified human resources, and developing solutions for obesity and its complications.
The Institute for Obesity Research at Tecnológico de Monterrey serves as a catalyst for significant advancements in understanding and treating obesity. Its commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration with global impact positions it as a leader in the fight against one of the most urgent health challenges of our time.

Discover

Generation of knowledge for healthy eating and the prevention and reduction of obesity

Develop

Development of therapies, procedures, and devices to combat obesity and metabolic diseases

Enable

Facilitator of science-technology-based companies that promote metabolic health

Support

Support for decision-making that builds healthier societies

Dr. Marco Antonio Rito Palomares
Director of the Institute for Obesity Research

Get to know his work

Dr. Leonardo Mancillas
 Clinical Director of the Institute for Obesity Research

Get to know his work

Dr. Guillermo Torre Amione
Rector of TecSalud

Get to know his work

Dr. Richard Willson
Faculty of Excellence

Get to know his work

Dr. Per-Olof Berggren
Faculty of Excellence

Get to know his work

Dr. Carmen Hernández Brenes
Leader of the Healthy Food Unit

Get to know her work

Dr. Omar Lozano García
Leader of the Bioengineering and Medical Devices Unit

Get to know his work

Dr. Rocío Isabel Díaz de la Garza
Leader of the Integrative Biology Unit

Get to know her work

Dr. Gerardo de Jesús García Rivas
Leader of the Experimental Medicine and Advanced Therapies Unit

Get to know his work

Dr. Héctor Arreola Ornelas
Leader of the Public Health Policy Unit

Get to know his work

For its vision and structure: a unique institute of its kind.

Researches and analyzes the social, economic, and public policy factors that affect obesity and food, their impact on society and the economy.

What does this unit do?

The Public Health Policy Unit researches and analyzes the social, economic, legal, and public policy factors that affect obesity and diet. It also studies the impact of this problem on society and the economy and analyzes the actions that, from the fields of public policy, economics, and law, can contribute to reducing obesity and improving nutrition.

Likewise, this unit contributes to the public debate with information, analyses, and proposals aimed at expanding knowledge about the challenge of obesity and its social and economic implications. It formulates better policies and public programs from various areas to face the challenge and analyzes the best international practices in the field to know how they could be adapted to the Mexican context. It also works closely with the other units of the Institute so that the research they carry out also impacts public policies and debate.

The importance of Public Policies

Obesity has significant social and economic determinants beyond genetic or medical factors. People's food choices and lifestyles, including physical activity, depend on many factors, such as the environment in which they live, the infrastructure and spaces available for active living, access to and prices of healthy food, the information they have about the factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle and diet, including what they learn in school and advertising to which they are subject, among others.

Public policies and legislation, beyond what is related to the health sector, have great relevance to the prevalence of obesity. For example, educational policy affects the training of people related to lifestyles and healthy eating, allowing for better decisions. Economic and trade policy and agricultural policy affect the availability of food and its cost. Fiscal policy contributes to final food prices and people's decisions about food consumption. Labor policy impacts the working environment; urban planning affects public spaces, infrastructure, and mobility, which affect people's physical activities.

The prevalence of obesity has a lot to do with public policies in multiple sectors besides health; thus, actions to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity correspond to many areas of public policy, not just the health sector.

Obesity and its context

Dr. Héctor Arreola Ornelas
Unit leader. Research Professor

Specialist in health systems, health economics and public policy.
Get to know his work

Dr. Paola Abril Campos Rivera
Research Professor

PhD in Public Health. Specialist in design and implementation of public policies for health.
Get to know her work

Dr. David Contreras Loya
Research Professor

PhD in Health Policy. Specializes in health economics, management and organizations, and quantitative methods for causal inference.
Get to know her work

• The feminization of medicine in Latin America: ‘More-the-merrier’ will not beget gender equity or strengthen health systems. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. 2022
• Closing the global pain divide: balancing access and excess. The Lancet Public Health. 2022

Researches and analyzes the social, economic, and public policy factors that affect obesity and food, their impact on society and the economy.

What does this unit do?

The Public Health Policy Unit researches and analyzes the social, economic, legal, and public policy factors that affect obesity and diet. It also studies the impact of this problem on society and the economy and analyzes the actions that, from the fields of public policy, economics, and law, can contribute to reducing obesity and improving nutrition.

Likewise, this unit contributes to the public debate with information, analyses, and proposals aimed at expanding knowledge about the challenge of obesity and its social and economic implications. It formulates better policies and public programs from various areas to face the challenge and analyzes the best international practices in the field to know how they could be adapted to the Mexican context. It also works closely with the other units of the Institute so that the research they carry out also impacts public policies and debate.

The importance of Public Policies

Obesity has significant social and economic determinants beyond genetic or medical factors. People's food choices and lifestyles, including physical activity, depend on many factors, such as the environment in which they live, the infrastructure and spaces available for active living, access to and prices of healthy food, the information they have about the factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle and diet, including what they learn in school and advertising to which they are subject, among others.

Public policies and legislation, beyond what is related to the health sector, have great relevance to the prevalence of obesity. For example, educational policy affects the training of people related to lifestyles and healthy eating, allowing for better decisions. Economic and trade policy and agricultural policy affect the availability of food and its cost. Fiscal policy contributes to final food prices and people's decisions about food consumption. Labor policy impacts the working environment; urban planning affects public spaces, infrastructure, and mobility, which affect people's physical activities.

The prevalence of obesity has a lot to do with public policies in multiple sectors besides health; thus, actions to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity correspond to many areas of public policy, not just the health sector.

Obesity and its context

Dr. Héctor Arreola Ornelas
Unit leader. Research Professor

Specialist in health systems, health economics and public policy.
Get to know his work

Dr. Paola Abril Campos Rivera
Research Professor

PhD in Public Health. Specialist in design and implementation of public policies for health.
Get to know her work

Dr. David Contreras Loya
Research Professor

PhD in Health Policy. Specializes in health economics, management and organizations, and quantitative methods for causal inference.
Get to know her work

• The feminization of medicine in Latin America: ‘More-the-merrier’ will not beget gender equity or strengthen health systems. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. 2022
• Closing the global pain divide: balancing access and excess. The Lancet Public Health. 2022

Seeks the development of foods that prevent and combat obesity and other comorbidities associated with metabolic syndrome.

What does this unit do?

It selects the varieties of plant, animal, and single-celled species relevant to a diverse, healthy, and sustainable diet. Additionally, the interactions among nutrients and other chemical compounds during food processing, storage, and digestion are validated to design better foods for different populations.

Healthy Food

In Mexico, healthy food production is very variable due to the wide range of climatic conditions and migratory movements that have occurred and continue to occur in the national territory. On the one hand, traditional production systems focus on the diversity of vegetable crops and collecting local fruits and seeds that encourage a diverse diet. On the other hand, in some regions of the country, there is a greater degree of technology to increase the yield and quality of food, advancing the fulfillment of Sustainable Development Goal #2 (SDG 2): zero hunger. Finding a balance in these approaches would move us toward fulfilling SDG 12: Responsible production and consumption.

Your food is your medicine

For centuries, it has been recognized that the consumption of healthy foods has a close relationship with good health in the present and future. Today there is a wealth of scientific evidence supporting the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Hippocrates' phrase "Let your food be your medicine and your medicine your food" leads to three grand challenges:

1. How to design food for population groups already suffering from certain chronic-degenerative diseases?
2. How to design foods that help prevent these diseases?
3. Understanding the reactions between a food's components and an individual's state of health

Currently, there are advances in understanding nutritional needs and the relevance of consuming antioxidant compounds, immunostimulants, and other beneficial health effects, but further research is required to support each individual to make the best choice based on their habits, customs, traditions, and specific needs. That is one of the challenges of this unit.

Dr. Carmen Hernández Brenes
Unit leader. Research Professor

Applied Metabolomics for Better Nutrition and Health.
 Get to know her work

Dr. Marilena Antunes Ricardo
Research Professor

Characterization of phytochemicals in plant matrices for the development of health foods with immunoeoeutical and/or cosmetic potential.
Get to know her work

Dr. Anayansi Escalante Aburto
Research Professor

Characterization of nutraceutical foods of plant origin. Nutrition, eating habits, and health.
Get to know her work

Dr. Iván Andrés Luzardo Ocampo
Research Professor

Functional foods based on cereals and legumes. In vitro, ex vivo, in vivo, and in silico approaches to study the effect of food matrices and metabolites in models of inflammation and obesity.
Get to know her work

Seeks the development of foods that prevent and combat obesity and other comorbidities associated with metabolic syndrome.

What does this unit do?

It selects the varieties of plant, animal, and single-celled species relevant to a diverse, healthy, and sustainable diet. Additionally, the interactions among nutrients and other chemical compounds during food processing, storage, and digestion are validated to design better foods for different populations.

Healthy Food

In Mexico, healthy food production is very variable due to the wide range of climatic conditions and migratory movements that have occurred and continue to occur in the national territory. On the one hand, traditional production systems focus on the diversity of vegetable crops and collecting local fruits and seeds that encourage a diverse diet. On the other hand, in some regions of the country, there is a greater degree of technology to increase the yield and quality of food, advancing the fulfillment of Sustainable Development Goal #2 (SDG 2): zero hunger. Finding a balance in these approaches would move us toward fulfilling SDG 12: Responsible production and consumption.

Your food is your medicine

For centuries, it has been recognized that the consumption of healthy foods has a close relationship with good health in the present and future. Today there is a wealth of scientific evidence supporting the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Hippocrates' phrase "Let your food be your medicine and your medicine your food" leads to three grand challenges:

1. How to design food for population groups already suffering from certain chronic-degenerative diseases?
2. How to design foods that help prevent these diseases?
3. Understanding the reactions between a food's components and an individual's state of health

Currently, there are advances in understanding nutritional needs and the relevance of consuming antioxidant compounds, immunostimulants, and other beneficial health effects, but further research is required to support each individual to make the best choice based on their habits, customs, traditions, and specific needs. That is one of the challenges of this unit.

Dr. Carmen Hernández Brenes
Unit leader. Research Professor

Applied Metabolomics for Better Nutrition and Health.
 Get to know her work

Dr. Marilena Antunes Ricardo
Research Professor

Characterization of phytochemicals in plant matrices for the development of health foods with immunoeoeutical and/or cosmetic potential.
Get to know her work

Dr. Anayansi Escalante Aburto
Research Professor

Characterization of nutraceutical foods of plant origin. Nutrition, eating habits, and health.
Get to know her work

Dr. Iván Andrés Luzardo Ocampo
Research Professor

Functional foods based on cereals and legumes. In vitro, ex vivo, in vivo, and in silico approaches to study the effect of food matrices and metabolites in models of inflammation and obesity.
Get to know her work