nutrihealth
The NutriHealth Group investigates the mechanisms by which nutrition influences health.
activities
The NutriHealth Group activities include scrutinising nutritional exposure through food patterns and (non-) nutrient characterisation, and modelling the diet-disease relationship, with a particular focus on metabolic and health related conditions.
More specifically, the group seeks to provide the research, medical and general population communities with easy-to-use (bio-)markers to assess emerging risk factors of morbidities, such as oxidative stress, antioxidant status, inflammation, and body composition disturbances. This is achieved via in vitro/cellular modelling and human observational and intervention studies, exploring a variety of markers ranging from questionnaires/indices and individual compounds to -omics based tools, also studying factors resulting in inter-individual differences to dietary exposure, such as genetic background and microbiome.
The NutriHealth goal is to expand our expertise to better understand the relationship between (non-) nutrients, dietary patterns and chronic and age-related health issues such as cardiometabolic diseases, cancer, frailty and cognitive aspects, and to contribute to improve the control and prevention of diseases via translational research.
Partners
Projects & clinical trials
Some of the group’s research projects include:
- I2TRON – a translational research project exploring mechanisms link dietary fiber, markers of inflammation related to disease and the gut microbiota
- SUSTEATABLE – To assess the sustainability of the Luxembourgish food system
- Obesity & cardiometabolic issues in adult residents in Luxembourg (2007 – 2017)
- Dietary patterns in Luxembourg and relation to cardiometabolic diseases
- METHOOD – Investigating the relationships between the socio-economic and physical environmental characteristics of residential neighborhoods, behavioral CM risk factors with a focus on dietary habits and physical activity, and the metabolic syndrome.
- CAROFIBER – Revealing the influence of dietary fiber on the bioavailability of carotenoids, as well as studying Interactions of gut microbiota and carotenoids – UPCOMING
Featured team members
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Torsten
Bohn Group Leader -
Miguel
Cifuentes PhD Student -
Bernadette
Leners Laboratory Technician -
Guilherme
Ramos Meyers PhD Student -
Hanène
Samouda Scientist -
Anushka
Shukla PhD Student -
Farhad
Vahid Postdoctoral Fellow
Scientific publications
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The effect of flaxseed on lipid profile in healthy individuals – 02/08/2024
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Safety of glucosyl hesperidin as a Novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 01/08/2024
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Scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level for vitamin E – 01/08/2024
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The association between energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index and 10-year cardiovascular risk – 13/05/2024
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‘Let me recommend… ‘ – 31/07/2024
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Safety of Acheta domesticus powder as a Novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 29/07/2024
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Digital Biometry as an Obesity Diagnosis Tool – 28/07/2024
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Associations of movement behaviours and dietary intake with arterial stiffness – 27/07/2024
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The Influence of β-Carotene and Its Liposomal Form on the Expression of EMT Markers and Androgen-Dependent Pathways in Different Prostate Cell Lines – 25/07/2024
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Biomarkers of food intake and their relevance to metabolic syndrome – 01/01/2024
Related News
Job vacancies
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Internship Position in Molecular Biology (Master students only) (JF/INT0524/TB/MOBIO)
Department of Precision Health – Nutrition & Health Research Group
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Internship Position in Obesity Research (Master students only) (JF/INT0624/HS/NUTH)
Department of Precision Health – Nutrition & Health Research Group
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Internship Position in Epidemiology/Public Health (Master students only) (JF/INT0824/TB/EPID)
Department of Precision Health – Nutrition & Health Research Group