Arne Astrup

Arne Vernon Astrup is a Danish nutritionist, chief physician, researcher, author and professor. He is known as a researcher, communicator and author and has published more than 950 scientific articles. In 2018 he was internationally recognised as Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics, a distinction awarded to researchers whose papers rank in the top 1 percent by citations for their field and publication year. In 2024 he received the American Society for Nutrition's George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research, which recognises a significant lifetime contribution to the field.
Astrup's research group developed and validated methods for assessing appetite and food intake in humans, including visual analogue scales for subjective appetite sensations.