The committee of Governing Body of the University of Almeria has proposed the appointment as honorary doctor of Professor Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Full Professor of the University of Navarra and visiting professor at of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the University of Navarra and Full Professor visitor at the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Martínez-González, distinguished in 2023 with the award Gregorio Marañón de Medicina, is an international reference in the field of epidemiology, public health and nutrition. Considered one of the leading experts in the Mediterranean per diem expenses , his research in this field has shown that the Mediterranean diet patron saint acts as an important protective factor against cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and depression.

With more than 1000 indexed scientific publications, he has coordinated the largest and most relevant worldwide essay on the Mediterranean per diem expenses : PREDIMED, he is also the founder and researcher main project SUN, epidemiological cohort with more than 23,000 participants.

At a pedagogical and informative level, the publication of his books "Salud a ciencia cierta"(Planeta, 2018) and "¿Qué come?" Planeta, 2020) stand out. With both titles he brings closer and makes accessible to the general public knowledge based on scientific evidence related to the benefits of following a good dietary patron saint .