Human Nutrition & Health

Projects

Projects per year 2001 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024

• 127 Active
• 226 Finished

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  How to navigate a tempting food environment.

  de Vries, R., de Graaf, K., de Vet, E. & Boesveldt, S.

  15/03/17 → 30/08/21

  Project: PhD

  • Spatial Memory 100%
  • Feeding Behavior 87%
  • Food 63%
  • Snacks 9%

• Time to taste: A dietary intervention to improve wellbeing and fitness of overweight people with a disrupted circadian rhythm.

  de Rijk, M., Feskens, E., Boesveldt, S. & de Vries, J.

  1/02/17 → 13/12/22

  Project: PhD

  • Circadian Rhythm 100%

• Kinetics of fermentation of fibres inside the lumen of the human gut, and its effect on human metabolism in vivo.

  van Trijp, M., Kersten, S., Afman, L. & Hooiveld, G.

  1/02/17 → 11/02/22

  Project: PhD

  • intestines 100%
  • fermentation 84%
  • carbohydrates 82%
  • kinetics 78%
  • degradation 72%

• Lifestyle patterns after colorectal cancer diagnosis: role in cancer recurrence, comorbidities and survival.

  van Zutphen, M., Boshuizen, H., Kampman, E. & van Duijnhoven, F.

  1/02/17 → 11/10/21

  Project: PhD

  • Life Style 100%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 97%
  • Recurrence 70%
  • Survival 67%
  • Mortality 19%

• Ten2Twenty: Convergence and trade offs of nutritional, social and economic pathways during adolescence among girls in low and middle income countries

  Madjdian, D., Koelen, M., Vaandrager, L. & Talsma, E.

  9/01/17 → 10/09/21

  Project: PhD

  • Nepal 100%
  • nutrition 70%
  • adolescent 47%
  • Marriage 23%
  • Poverty 21%

• The selfish tumour; changes in muscle micro-environment and energy homeostasis underlying cancer-induced muscle wasting.

  van der Ende, M., Keijer, J., Witkamp, R., Grefte, S. & van Norren, K.

  6/12/16 → 28/01/22

  Project: PhD

  • cachexia 100%
  • skeletal muscle 59%
  • neoplasms 49%
  • muscles 37%
  • vibration 30%

• The role of macrophage metabolism and functioning in driving obesity-induced inflammation and the development of type 2 diabetes.

  van Dierendonck, X., Kersten, S. & Stienstra, R.

  1/12/16 → 27/08/21

  Project: PhD

  • Adipose Tissue 100%
  • Monocytes 99%
  • Macrophages 83%
  • Obesity 83%
  • Lipid Droplets 80%

• Ten2Twenty: The interplay between nutritional, social and economic pathways during adolescence among girls in Ghana.

  Azupogo, F., Feskens, E. & Brouwer, I.

  15/11/16 → 31/01/22

  Project: PhD

  • Ghana 100%
  • nutrition 89%
  • adolescence 84%
  • adolescent 49%
  • hypertension 44%

• New approaches for the Dutch national food consumption surveys.

  Zhang, L. & Boshuizen, H.

  11/10/16 → 16/11/20

  Project: PhD

  • food consumption 100%
  • food intake 36%
  • food records 35%
  • nutrient databanks 34%
  • methodology 26%

• A dynamic model for improved food and nutrition governance: Application to the subnational level nutrition coordination framework in Uganda

  Namugumya, B., Termeer, K., Candel, J. & Talsma, E.

  15/09/16 → 16/04/21

  Project: PhD

  • Uganda 100%
  • nutrition 83%
  • governance 62%
  • earning a doctorate 11%
  • nutrition policy 7%

• Flare versus remission in inflammatory bowel disease: a potential role for bile acid dysmetabolism?

  van der Lugt, B., Kersten, S. & Steegenga, W.

  5/09/16 → 17/09/21

  Project: PhD

  • gastrointestinal diseases 100%
  • bile acids 90%
  • intestinal microorganisms 80%
  • intestines 66%
  • mucus 42%

• Fishing for endogenous inhibitors of inflammation derived from 'omega-3 fatty acids'; unravelling the interactions between N-docos ahexaenoylethanolamide and cyclooxygenase COX-2.

  de Bus, I., Witkamp, R., Zuilhof, H., Albada, B. & Balvers, M.

  1/09/16 → 8/10/21

  Project: PhD

  • Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid 100%
  • Metabolic 68%
  • Antiinflammatory 43%
  • Prostaglandin E3 23%
  • Prostaglandin E2 22%

• Survival of cardiovascular patients: A matter of fat?

  Pertiwi, K., Geleijnse, M. & Kupers, L.

  1/09/16 → 13/01/21

  Project: PhD

  • Coronary Disease 100%
  • Fatty Acids 96%
  • Epidemiologic Studies 94%
  • Fats 84%
  • Myocardial Infarction 82%

• Smell and taste disorders: effects on food preferences, eating behaviour and the brain.

  Postma, E., de Graaf, K. & Boesveldt, S.

  1/09/16 → 15/01/21

  Project: PhD

  • Feeding Behavior 100%
  • Brain 50%
  • Food Preferences 39%
  • Olfactory Bulb 33%
  • Food 31%

• ENERGISE: Targeting energy metabolism to combat cardiovascular disease.

  Ruppert, P. & Kersten, S.

  1/08/16 → 18/12/20

  Project: PhD

  • angiopoietins 100%
  • fasting 83%
  • lipoprotein lipase 74%
  • peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors 54%
  • adipose tissue 44%

• Optimizing bariatric procedures.

  Boerboom, A. & Hazebroek, E.

  1/08/16 → 10/02/23

  Project: PhD

  • Bariatrics 100%
  • Gastric Bypass 91%
  • Extremities 29%

• Adolescents nutrition in Mexico, Ten2Twenty Project.

  Zarate Ortiz, A., Feskens, E., Cepeda Lopez, A. & Melse-Boonstra, A.

  12/04/16 → 16/05/22

  Project: PhD

  • Iron 100%
  • Depression 78%
  • Menarche 72%
  • Mexico 39%
  • Inflammation 22%

• Nutritional factors iin relation to muscle health during ageing.

  Grootswagers, P., de Groot, L. & Mensink, M.

  1/04/16 → 11/11/20

  Project: PhD

  • Physical Functional Performance 100%
  • Muscles 89%
  • Vitamin B 6 62%
  • Muscle Strength 33%
  • Leg 33%

• Physiological determinants of natural eating behaviour in consumers varying in age, ethnicity and eating capability.

  Ketel, E., Stieger, M., de Graaf, K. & de Wijk, R.

  1/04/16 → 16/10/20

  Project: PhD

  • nationalities and ethnic groups 100%
  • mouth 66%
  • gender 52%
  • physiology 20%
  • sweetness 10%

• Effect of spatial distribution of fat droplets on oral processing behaviour and dynamic sensory perception of gelled foods.

  Fuhrmann, P., Scholten, E., Stieger, M. & Sala, G.

  15/03/16 → 29/06/20

  Project: PhD

  • tribology 100%
  • fats 87%
  • food 80%
  • rheology 76%
  • oils 65%

• Time to indulge in foods.

  van Bommel, R., Stieger, M., de Graaf, K. & Jager, G.

  1/03/16 → 10/09/20

  Project: PhD

  • emotions 100%
  • consumer science 77%
  • sensory properties 76%
  • consumer attitudes 53%
  • mastication 47%

• The missing middle in SDG 2

  Veldhuizen, L., Giller, K., Slingerland, M., Brouwer, I., Oosterveer, P. & de Boer, I.

  9/01/16 → 9/07/20

  Project: PostDoc

• At the heart of the matter: the role of fish-oil derived endocannabinoids, nutritional intervention and exercise in cardia cachexia.

  Vinke, P., Witkamp, R. & van Norren, K.

  2/01/16 → 9/12/21

  Project: PhD

  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 100%
  • Micronutrients 28%
  • Monocrotaline 27%
  • Pulmonary Hypertension 24%
  • Therapeutics 13%

• The impact of quality protein maize on child growth of Ethiopian children: A randomized controlled trial.

  Anegago, M. T., Feskens, E. & Brouwer, I.

  2/01/16 → 6/10/20

  Project: PhD

  • Mycotoxins 100%
  • Zinc 73%
  • Zea mays 49%
  • Growth 38%
  • Aflatoxins 35%

• FoodBall: The Food Biomarker Alliance.

  Michielsen, C., Feskens, E., Kersten, S. & Afman, L.

  1/11/15 → 22/01/21

  Project: PhD

  • biomarkers 100%
  • nutrition research 29%
  • diet 28%
  • microRNA 27%
  • nutrition 16%

• ENERGISE: Targeting energy metabolism to combat cardiovascular disease - Molecular targets to enhance energy metabolism and improve cardiometabolic health.

  Defour, M. & Kersten, S.

  14/09/15 → 8/10/21

  Project: PhD

  • peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors 100%
  • lipid metabolism 80%
  • fasting 80%
  • liver 35%
  • androgens 34%

• SUSFANS project; Modelling SHARP (Sustainablle, Healthy, Affordable, Reliable, Palatable) diets for EU consumers.

  Mertens, E., Geleijnse, M., van 't Veer, P. & Kuijsten, A.

  7/09/15 → 8/01/20

  Project: PhD

  • diet 100%
  • noninfectious diseases 35%
  • Dietary Guidelines 34%
  • food supply chain 34%
  • consumer preferences 28%

• Mini-livestock as sustainable and health-promoting food for nine billion people.

  Zimmermann, M., Melse-Boonstra, A., Dicke, M., van Loon, J. & Oonincx, D.

  1/09/15 → 31/08/17

  Project: PostDoc

• Satisfaction: parsing satiation.

  Lasschuijt, M., de Graaf, K., Mars, M. & Smeets, P.

  1/07/15 → 5/10/20

  Project: PhD

  • satiety 100%
  • ingestion 63%
  • insulin 55%
  • pancreatic polypeptide 52%
  • food intake 32%

• The what and how in weaning.

  Schultink, J., de Graaf, K., Jager, G. & de Vries, J.

  1/07/15 → 12/12/22

  Project: PhD

  • Vegetables 100%
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena 97%
  • Self-Control 77%
  • Energy Intake 67%
  • Food 47%

• Nutrition-related biomarkers in the development and progression of colorectal cancer.

  Geijsen, A., Kampman, E., Kok, D. & van Duijnhoven, F.

  1/07/15 → 27/10/20

  Project: PhD

  • colorectal neoplasms 100%
  • metabolites 54%
  • folic acid 24%
  • cancer recurrence 19%
  • neoplasms 13%

• Association body composition and colorectal cancer.

  van Baar, H., Kampman, E. & Winkels, R.

  1/04/15 → 21/10/21

  Project: PhD

  • Colorectal Neoplasms 100%
  • Life Style 66%
  • Body Composition 61%
  • Postoperative Complications 54%
  • Fatigue 52%

• Body fatness at adolescence, adult attained height and the development of tumours among persons with Lynch syndrome.

  Brouwer, J., Kampman, E. & van Duijnhoven, F.

  1/04/15 → 16/09/20

  Project: PhD

  • Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Neoplasms 100%
  • Firearms 86%
  • Life Style 62%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 45%
  • Genes 30%

• How to put a brake on fat: investigation of a novel mechanism of regulation of intracellular fat breakdown.

  Oteng, A. & Kersten, S.

  1/04/15 → 4/06/19

  Project: PhD

  • Pharmacological Metabolism 100%
  • Lipid 89%
  • Protein 53%
  • Saturated Fatty Acid 52%
  • Lipoprotein 47%

• Optimal timing of nutrient intake to improve exercise recovery and adaption in concurrent training.

  Knuiman, P., Witkamp, R. & Mensink, M.

  1/03/15 → 11/10/19

  Project: PhD

  • strength training 100%
  • exercise 65%
  • skeletal muscle 56%
  • protein supplements 55%
  • nutrition 54%

• Micronutrients status and exercise stress markers to monitor training load and performance in athletes.

  Terink, R., Witkamp, R. & Mensink, M.

  1/03/15 → 4/11/20

  Project: PhD

  • dietary minerals 100%
  • exercise 88%
  • immune response 78%
  • stress response 76%
  • low carbohydrate diet 35%

• Unravelling PPARa target genes in liver and whole body lipid metabolism.

  de la Rosa Rodriguez, M., Kersten, S. & Borst, J. W.

  19/01/15 → 14/09/21

  Project: PhD

  • receptors 100%
  • hepatocytes 87%
  • mice 85%
  • liver 83%
  • fenofibrate 45%

• Efficacy of yellow cassava to improve vitamin A status of Nigerian preschool children.

  Afolami, I., Feskens, E. & Melse-Boonstra, A.

  1/01/15 → 31/08/21

  Project: PhD

  • Manihot 100%
  • Vitamin A 67%
  • Serum 29%
  • Parasitemia 28%
  • Child 27%

• ProMuscle in Practice: Resistance exercise and extra dietary protein to promote maintenance of functioning and independence of community-dwelling elderly in Gelderland.

  Driedonks-van Dongen, E., de Groot, L., Doets, E. & Haveman-Nies, A.

  1/01/15 → 14/11/19

  Project: PhD

  • Dietary Proteins 100%
  • Resistance Training 88%
  • Independent Living 81%
  • Muscle Strength 54%
  • Exercise 51%

• Taste development in relation to vegetable consumption of Dutch children aged 2-5 years old.

  van Stokkom, V., Stieger, M., de Graaf, K. & van Kooten, O.

  1/09/14 → 14/12/18

  Project: PhD

  • vegetables 100%
  • sweetness 49%
  • bitterness 34%
  • saltiness 20%
  • sourness 20%

• Preferences for food and nutritional supplements among adult people living with HIV in Malawi and Thailand.

  Rodas Moya, C. & de Graaf, K.

  1/07/14 → 7/01/20

  Project: PhD

  • Malawi 100%
  • dietary supplements 68%
  • qualitative analysis 22%
  • malnutrition 21%
  • sampling 20%

• Taste, fat and texture properties in relation to the nutrient values of commonly consumed foods.

  van Langeveld, A., de Graaf, K., Mars, M. & de Vries, J.

  1/05/14 → 29/08/18

  Project: PhD

  • Netherlands 100%
  • umami 28%
  • lipids 24%
  • saturated fats 19%
  • salts 19%

• What moves wasting muscle?

  Plas, R., Kampman, E., Witkamp, R. & van Norren, K.

  1/04/14 → 10/12/19

  Project: PhD

  • cachexia 100%
  • neoplasms 49%
  • muscles 42%
  • hypercalcemia 25%
  • parathyroid hormone 21%

• Physiodom HDIM.

  van Doorn-van Atten, M., de Groot, L., Haveman-Nies, A. & de Vries, J.

  24/03/14 → 10/05/19

  Project: PhD

  • Independent Living 100%
  • Malnutrition 91%
  • Telemedicine 76%
  • Nutritional Status 67%
  • Television 65%

• Emotions as nudges: Emotional reinforcement for healthy foods.

  Tijssen, I., de Graaf, K., Jager, G. & Zandstra, L.

  1/03/14 → 21/09/18

  Project: PhD

  • packaging 100%
  • color 66%
  • food choices 24%
  • flavor 19%

• Agricultural productivity & nutrition: linkages and drivers fo smallholder farming households in Ghana and Kenya.

  de Jager, I., Giller, K. & Brouwer, I.

  1/03/14 → 18/06/19

  Project: PhD

  • Sub-Saharan Africa 100%
  • households 74%
  • legumes 72%
  • nutrition 69%
  • diet 45%

• Nudge-it. The Neurobiology of decision-making in eating - Innovative tools.

  Camps, G., de Graaf, K., Mars, M. & Smeets, P.

  1/01/14 → 22/12/17

  Project: PhD

  • Gastrointestinal Contents 100%
  • Appetite 86%
  • Emotions 65%
  • Stomach 59%
  • Food 57%

• Diet and nutrient status in gestational diabetes: impact on treatment and follow-up.

  Looman, M., Feskens, E. & Geelen, A.

  1/11/13 → 18/05/18

  Project: PhD

  • gestational diabetes 100%
  • dietary minerals 50%
  • folic acid 35%
  • pregnancy 32%
  • nutrients 32%

• A task force on nutrition and cancer to improve nutritional care in cancer survivors.

  van Veen, M., Kampman, E. & Witkamp, R.

  1/11/13 → 18/09/19

  Project: PhD

  • Cancer Survivors 100%
  • Health 44%
  • Neoplasms 29%
  • Nurses 13%
  • Exercise 11%

• Eating style and weight management.

  van den Boer, J., de Graaf, K. & Mars, M.

  1/11/13 → 9/04/18

  Project: PhD

  • Eating 100%
  • Energy Intake 94%
  • Food 32%
  • Bites and Stings 23%
  • Body Weight 12%