Food & Cognition group

News

  • [in Dutch] Mijn boek is uit! Waarom we een zak chips altijd in één keer leegeten (link)

Presubmission preprints

  • Lianne B. Remie, Mark R. van Loenen, Mara P.H. van Trijp, Ilke G.S. de Lange, Yannick Vermeiren, Jurriaan J. Mes, Nicolaas A. Puts, Joukje M. Oosterman, Esther Aarts. MIND-NL diet adherence moderates the relation of low-grade systemic inflammation with neuroinflammation and cognitive functioning: an exploratory cross-sectional study in older adults. medRxiv 2026.01.21.26344505 (link)
  • Judith M. Scholing, Rinke Stienstra, Lisette Olsthoorn, Marijn S. Hendriksz, Catharina M. Mulders-Manders, Ruben van den Bosch, Esther Aarts. Low-grade inflammation in obesity causes low-effort food choice. bioRxiv 2026.01.09.698429 (link)

Recent publications 

  • Beers S, de Groot LCPGM, van Loenen MR, Remie LB, Bromhaar MG, Anesi A, Vrhovsek U, Oosterman JM, Aarts E, van Trijp MPH, Vermeiren Y. Association Between the Dutch Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND-NL) Diet Adherence and Systemic Tryptophan Metabolites in Older Adults at Risk of Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Study. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2026 Jan;70(1):e70377. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.70377. (link)
  • Beers S, van Houdt S, De Groot CPGML, de Jong HBT, Deckers K, Waterink L, Smidt N, Oosterman JM, Köhler S, Zwan MD, Aarts E, van de Rest O, de van der Schueren MAE; MOCIA consortium, FINGER-NL consortium. Relative validity of an online short FFQ assessing the Dutch adapted version of the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet in older adults at risk of cognitive decline. Br J Nutr. 2026 Jan 2:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S000711452510603X. (link)
  • Van Loenen MR, Remie LB, van Trijp MP, Jansen MG, Marques JP, Claassen JA, van de Rest O, Vermeiren Y, Smidt N, Sikkes SA, Deckers K, Zwan MD, van der Flier WM, Köhler S, Steegenga WT, Oosterman JM, Aarts E. The effects of a multidomain lifestyle intervention on brain functioning and its relation with immunometabolic markers and intestinal health in older adults at-risk of cognitive ageing: study design and baseline characteristics of the HELI randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2025 Oct 15;14:e69814. doi: 10.2196/69814. (link)
  • Beers S, de van der Schueren MAE, Grootswagers P, van de Rest O, Waterink L, Sikkes SAM, Deckers K, Soons LM, Claassen JAHR, Smidt N, van der Flier WM, Köhler S, Aarts E, Vermeiren Y, de Groot LC; MOCIA consortium FINGER-NL consortium. The association between the MIND-NL diet, Dutch dietary guidelines, and global cognitive function in an older population at risk for cognitive decline. J Nutr Health Aging. 2025 Sep 8;29(11):100680. doi: 10.1016/j.jnha.2025.100680. (link)
  • L-K Kaufmann, E Custers, D Vreeken, J Snabel, MC Morrison, R Kleemann, M Wiesmann, EJ Hazebroek, E Aarts*, AJ Kiliaan*. Surgery-induced reduction in inflammation relates to improved neural inhibitory control in obesity. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2025 Oct;129:829-838. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.07.012. (link)
  • J. M. Scholing, B.I.H.M. Lambregts, R. van den Bosch, E. Aarts*, M.E. van der Schaaf*. Greater fatigue is more strongly associated with reduced reward sensitivity in the long-term phase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) than in the early phase. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity – Health. 2025 Jul 5;48:101056. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101056. (link)

  • J Meurs, B Henderson, C van Dun, G Lopes Batitsta, E Sakkoula, JA van Diepen, G Gross, E Aarts*, SM Cristescu*. Exploring the use of exhaled breath profiling for non-invasive monitoring of cognitive functioning in children: a pilot study. Metabolomics. 2025 Jun 11;21(4):75. doi: 10.1007/s11306-025-02277-5. (link)