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 -
Guilherme
Ramos Meyers PhD Student -
Hanène
Samouda Scientist -
Anushka
Shukla PhD Student
Scientific publications
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Safety of a change of specifications of phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 27/01/2025
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Nutritional safety and suitability of a specific protein hydrolysate manufactured by Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd derived from a whey protein concentrate and used in infant formula and follow-on formula – 22/01/2025
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Safety of oil from Schizochytrium limacinum (strain ATCC-20889) for use in infant and follow-on formula as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. – 22/01/2025
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Exploring the application of dietary antioxidant index for disease risk assessment – 16/01/2025
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Safety of frozen and dried forms of whole yellow mealworm (
Tenebrio molitor larva) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. – 16/01/2025
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Safety of mineral salt containing potassium and magnesium as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 – 15/01/2025
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Safety of frozen, dried and powder forms of house crickets (Acheta domesticus) as a novel food pursuant – 16/12/2024
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Safety of Tiger nuts (
Cyperus esculentus) oil as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. – 27/11/2024
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Creatine and improvement in cognitive function – 19/11/2024
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Guidance for establishing and applying tolerable upper intake levels for vitamins and essential minerals – 06/11/2024
Related News
Job vacancies
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Internship in Epidemiology/Public Health (Master students only) (JF/INT0824/TB/EPID)
Department of Precision Health – Nutrition & Health Research Group