Maria Dimitriou is an Assistant Professor at the University of Peloponnese. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics from the Harokopio University of Athens, a Master‘s degree in Human Nutrition with a specialization in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Glasgow, and a Ph.D. degree in Nutrigenetics, Diet, and Genetic Susceptibility in Coronary Artery Disease from the Harokopio University of Athens. She previously worked as a Dietitian and Diabetes Educator at Roche Diagnostics and Research Associate at Harokopio University of Athens.