Search Results - "Zunft, H. J."

Odour and taste sensitivity is associated with body weight and extent of misreporting of body weight by Simchen, U, Koebnick, C, Hoyer, S, Issanchou, S, Zunft, H.J.F

“…Background: Sensory factors are important determinants of appetite and food choices but little is known about the relationship between body weight and sensory…”
Get full text

Arabinoxylan consumption decreases postprandial serum glucose, serum insulin and plasma total ghrelin response in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance by Garcia, A.L, Otto, B, Reich, S.C, Weickert, M.O, Steiniger, J, Machowetz, A, Rudovich, N.N, Mohlig, M, Katz, N, Speth, M

“…Objective: Arabinoxylan (AX) consumption is associated with metabolic improvement during diabetes and with modulation of ghrelin, an orexigenic gut hormone…”
Get full text

Effects of inulin and lactose on fecal microflora, microbial activity, and bowel habit in elderly constipated persons by Kleessen, B, Sykura, B, Zunft, HJ, Blaut, M

“…Constipation is an ailment encountered often in elderly people. A study was initiated to test the effects of lactose or inulin on the bowel habits of…”
Get full text

Carob pulp preparation rich in insoluble fibre lowers total and LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients by ZUNFT, H. J. F, LÜDER, W, HARDE, A, HABER, B, GRAUBAUM, H. J, KOEBNICK, C, GRÜNWALD, J

“…Recently, insoluble fibre from carob pulp has been found to affect blood lipids in animals in a similar manner as soluble dietary fibre. To investigate whether…”
Get full text

Fast determination of virgin olive oil phenolic metabolites in human high-density lipoproteins by Fernández-Ávila, C., Montes, R., Castellote, A. I., Chisaguano, A. M., Fitó, M., Covas, M. I., Muñoz-Aguallo, D., Nyyssönen, K., Zunft, H. J., López-Sabater, M. C.

“…In recent years it has been confirmed that the consumption of olive oil prevents the oxidation of biomolecules owing to its monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA)…”
Get full text

Consumption of soy isoflavones does not affect plasma total homocysteine or asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in healthy postmenopausal women by Reimann, Manja, Dierkes, Jutta, Carlsohn, Anja, Talbot, Duncan, Ferrari, Marika, Hallund, Jesper, Hall, Wendy L, Vafeiadou, Katerina, Huebner, Ulrich, Branca, Francesco, Bugel, Susanne, Williams, Christine M, Zunft, H-J Franz, Koebnick, Corinna

“…Postmenopausal women are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because many risk factors are aggravated by menopause. Phytoestrogens may modulate risk…”
Get more information

easy-to-use semiquantitative food record validated for energy intake by using doubly labelled water technique by Koebnick, C, Wagner, K, Thielecke, F, Dieter, G, Hohne, A, Franke, A, Garcia, A.L, Meyer, H, Hoffmann, I, Leitzmann, P

“…Estimating dietary intake is important for both epidemiological and clinical studies, but often lacks accuracy. To investigate the accuracy and validity of…”
Get full text

Increase in serum resistin during weight loss in overweight subjects is related to lipid metabolism by Koebnick, C, Wagner, K, Garcia, A.L, Gruendel, S, Lahmann, P.H, Weickert, M.O, Mohlig, M, Harsch, I.A, Einig, C, Speth, M

“…Objective: Human resistin has been stated to influence preadipocyte cell numbers and to stimulate adipocyte triglyceride lipolysis in vivo and in vitro…”
Get full text

Arabinoxylan-enriched meal increases serum ghrelin levels in healthy humans by Möhlig, M, Koebnick, C, Weickert, M O, Lueder, W, Otto, B, Steiniger, J, Twilfert, M, Meuser, F, Pfeiffer, A F H, Zunft, H J

“…Soluble fibre like arabinoxylan (AX) is thought to have beneficial effects on metabolism. In this study, we investigated the effect of a breakfast enriched in…”
Get more information

Effect of olive oil consumption on serum resistin concentrations in healthy men by Machowetz, A, Gruendel, S, Garcia, A L, Harsch, I, Covas, M-I, Zunft, H-J F, Koebnick, C

“…Resistin has been linked to atherosclerosis and inflammatory processes in humans. Some polyphenols have been shown to downregulate resistin expression in…”
Get more information

Validation of a simplified physical activity record by doubly labeled water technique by KOEBNICK, C, WAGNER, K, THIELECKE, F, MOESENEDER, J, HOEHNE, A, FRANKE, A, MEYER, H, GARCIA, A. L, TRIPPO, U, ZUNFT, H. J. F

“…For obtaining reliable information about physical activity in epidemiological studies, validated and easy-to-use instruments are required. Therefore, a new…”
Get full text

Double-blind, randomized feedback control fails to improve the hypocholesterolemic effect of a plant-based low-fat diet in patients with moderately elevated total cholesterol levels by KOEBNICK, C, PLANK-HABIBI, S, WIRSAM, B, GRUENDEL, S, HAHN, A, MEYER-KLEINE, C, LEITZMANN, C, ZUNFT, H. J. F

“…To determine whether the cholesterol-lowering effect of a plant-based low-fat diet can be improved by a flexible control design that controls the extent of fat…”
Get full text

Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and markers of lipid and glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women: interactions with genotype and equol production by Hall, Wendy L, Vafeiadou, Katerina, Hallund, Jesper, Bugel, Susanne, Reimann, Manja, Koebnick, Corinna, Zunft, H-J Franz, Ferrari, Marika, Branca, Francesco, Dadd, Tony, Talbot, Duncan, Powell, Jonathan, Minihane, Anne-Marie, Cassidy, Aedin, Nilsson, Maria, Dahlman-Wright, Karin, Gustafsson, Jan-Åke, Williams, Christine M

“…BACKGROUND: The hypocholesterolemic effects of soy foods are well established, and it has been suggested that isoflavones are responsible for this effect…”
Get full text

Influence of hormone replacement therapy on proteomic pattern in serum of postmenopausal women by Gericke, Beate, Koebnick, Corinna, Reimann, Manja, Forterre, Simone, Franz Zunft, H.J., Schweigert, Florian J.

“…Proteomics approaches to cardiovascular biology and disease hold the promise of identifying specific proteins and peptides or modification thereof to assist in…”
Get full text

Relationship between attitudes to health, body weight and physical activity and level of physical activity in a nationally representative sample in the European Union by Margetts, BM, Rogers, E, Widhal, K, de Winter, A-M Remaut, Zunft, H-JF

“…To explore the factors that influence attitudes and beliefs about the effects of body weight and physical activity on health. Cross-sectional survey using a…”
Get full text

Randomized controlled trial of changes in dietary carbohydrate/fat ratio and simple vs complex carbohydrates on body weight and blood lipids: the CARMEN study by Saris, W.H.M, Astrup, A, Prentice, A.M, Zunft, H.J.F, Formiguera, X, Verboeket-Van de Venne, W.P.H.G, Raben, A, Poppitt, S.D, Seppelt, B, Johnston, S

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate the long-term effects of changes in dietary carbohydrate/fat ratio and simple vs complex carbohydrates. DESIGN: Randomized controlled…”
Get full text

Arabinoxylan fibre consumption improved glucose metabolism, but did not affect serum adipokines in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance by Garcia, A L, Steiniger, J, Reich, S C, Weickert, M O, Harsch, I, Machowetz, A, Mohlig, M, Spranger, J, Rudovich, N N, Meuser, F, Doerfer, J, Katz, N, Speth, M, Zunft, H J F, Pfeiffer, A H F, Koebnick, C

“…The consumption of arabinoxylan, a soluble fibre fraction, has been shown to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetic subjects. Soluble dietary fibre may…”
Get more information

Probiotic beverage containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota improves gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with chronic constipation by Koebnick, Corinna, Wagner, Irmtrud, Leitzmann, Peter, Stern, Udo, Zunft, H J Franz

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a probiotic beverage on gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with chronic constipation. A…”
Get full text

Nutrition, physical activity and health status in Middle and East European countries by Zunft, H.-J. Franz, Ulbricht, Gottfried, Pokorný, Jan, Sekula, Wlodzimierz, Szponar, Lucjan, Abaravicius, J.-Algis

“…In the Middle- and East-European countries the political, economic and social situation changed fundamentally in 1989 and 1990. These alterations are reflected…”
Get full text

Cholesterol-lowering effects of a new isolated soy protein with high levels of nondenaturated protein in hypercholesterolemic patients by Hoie, L H, Guldstrand, M, Sjoholm, A, Graubaum, H J, Gruenwald, J, Zunft, H J F, Lueder, W

“…This study was undertaken to compare the effects on plasma cholesterol concentration of a new isolated soy protein in which the protein structure is kept in…”
Get full text