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 -
Zahra
Hejazi PhD Student -
Bernadette
Leners Laboratory Technician -
Alejandra
Loyola Leyva Postdoctoral Fellow -
Hanène
Samouda Scientist -
Anushka
Shukla PhD Student -
Farhad
Vahid Postdoctoral Fellow
Scientific publications
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Safety of zinc l-carnosine as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and bioavailability of zinc from this source in the context of Directive 2002/46/EC – 17/06/2026
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Safety of cannabidiol isolate from Cannabis sativa L. as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 27/05/2026
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Safety of nonapeptide–pentapeptide mixture as a novel food pursuant to regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 21/05/2026
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Composite dietary antioxidant index and risk of metabolic dysfunction – associated steatotic liver disease – 20/05/2026
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Safety of L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (L-alpha-GPC) from soya phospholipids (lecithin) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 12/05/2026
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Safety of beta-nicotinamide mononucleotide (β-NMN) pursuant the regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and the bioavailability of nicotinamide from this source in the context of Directive 2002/46/EC – 11/05/2026
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Safety of oil from Schizochytrium sp. A2 for use in infant and follow-on formula as a novel food pursuant to regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 11/05/2026
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The association between pro-inflammatory diet and incidence of hypertension – 26/02/2026
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Mapping Digital Nudges and Recommender Systems for Obesity Prevention – 17/04/2026
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Safety of carbon dioxide extract from Cannabis sativa L. as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 30/03/2026
Related News
Job vacancies
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Master’s Student in Nutrition Sciences and Agri-Food Systems (TB)
Department of Precision Health – Nutrition & Health Research Group