Food & Cognition group

News

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

Presubmission preprints

  • 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)
  • Lianne B. Remie, Mark R. van Loenen, Mechteld M. Grootte Bromhaar, Noortje M.P. Overwater, Janne van Overbeek, Andrea Anesi, Urska Vrhovsek, Ateequr Rehman, Robert E. Steinert, Jurriaan J. Mes, Guido J.E.J. Hooiveld, Wilma T. Steegenga, Joukje M. Oosterman, Mara P.H. van Trijp, Esther Aarts. Colon-delivered multivitamin supplementation enhances working memory-related fMRI responses in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. bioRxiv 2026.03.10.709744 (link)
  • Mark R. van Loenen, Lianne B. Remie, Mara P.H. van Trijp, Mechteld M. Grootte Bromhaar, José P. Marques, Jurgen A.H.R. Claassen, Wilma T. Steegenga, Joukje M. Oosterman, Esther Aarts. Integrating lifestyle, vascular, brain and cognitive markers: an exploratory multimodal approach to brain aging. medRxiv 2026.01.08.26343661 (link)

Recent publications 

  • Kruger K, van der Veen H, Beigy M, O’Donovan SD, van Riel N, Remie LB, Aarts E, Steegenga W, Smeets PAM, van Trijp MPH, de Groot LCPGM, Vermeiren Y. Gut-brain health effects of PREbiotics in older adults with suspected COgnitive DEcline: design of the PRECODE randomised placebo-controlled trial. Front Nutr. 2026 Apr 7;13:1738622. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1738622. (link)
  • Remie LB, van Loenen MR, van Trijp MPH, de Lange IGS, Vermeiren Y, Mes JJ, Puts NA, Oosterman JM, Aarts E. MIND-NL diet adherence moderates the relation of low-grade systemic inflammation with neuroinflammatory metabolites and cognitive functioning: an exploratory cross-sectional study in older adults. J Neuroinflammation. 2026 Apr 9;23(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s12974-026-03773-8. (link)
  • 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)