Nutrition4Metabolic Health
Making the
healthy choice
the easy choice
The challenge
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — including diabetes and cardiovascular disease — are among Switzerland’s largest and fastest-growing health challenges, with significant impacts on quality of life, workforce wellbeing and long-term economic sustainability.
The opportunity
Nutrition represents one of the most powerful opportunities to improve long-term health outcomes and shift the focus from treatment to prevention, creating new opportunities for collaboration across industry, insurance, healthcare and government.
The numbers
100Bn
Healthcare expenditure in Switzerland*
72%
of those costs are driven by NCDs*
1.8%
of the healthcare budget is allocated to prevention*
21x
Estimated long-term return for every CHF 1 invested in prevention*
*Sources: MonAM, Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) 2022–2024 | FAO
Dr John Schoonbee, SwissRe’s Global Chief Medical Officer, and SFNV’s CEO, Christina Senn-Jakobsen, after signing a Letter of Intent to collaborate at the SFNV General Assembly in May 2026.
Nutrition4Metabolic Health
A joint initiative with Swiss Re
Throughout 2025, 12 Valley partners came together to explore how food systems could drive better health outcomes. These conversations shaped a shared vision for a cross-sector initiative focused on the role of nutrition in health prevention.
Building on this foundation, Swiss Re — one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and risk management solutions — has partnered with Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley to strengthen and scale the initiative through a three-year collaboration.
Together, the partners will unite stakeholders across food, health, science, insurance and policy to develop real-life cross-sector pilot projects designed to advance metabolic health and strengthen Switzerland’s role in prevention-driven innovation.
Get involved
To maximise the impact of this initiative, we’re looking to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders – from food manufacturers, startups, retailers and food service partners to universities, insurers, hospitals and NGOs.
Is nutrition for health part of your strategy? Reach out to Franziska, the SFNV project lead, or request an invite to join the Nutrition4Metabolic Health Summit on 3-4 November.
Ecosystem actors powering the initiative
