Prof Dr Ir E.E. Blaak

van Kalkeren, C. A. J., van Deuren, T., Coenjaerds, M. M. J., Galazzo, G., Barnett, D. J. M., Penders, J., Hartmann, B., Holst, J. J., Canfora, E. E., & Blaak, E. E. (2026). Effects of a slowly fermentable fiber mixture against the background of a high-protein diet on insulin sensitivity and metabolic health in individuals with overweight: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Gut Microbes, 18(1), Article 2606473. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2025.2606473

Larik, G. N. F., Canfora, E. E., van Schothorst, E. M., & Blaak, E. E. (2026). Intestinal gases as markers to study the diet-gut microbiota-host metabolism axis in humans and their relationship to metabolic health. Gut Microbes, 18(1), Article 2701495. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2026.2701495

Meshkat, K., Gijbels, A., Afman, L. A., Goossens, G. H., Blaak, E. E., & Meex, R. C. R. (2026). Adipose tissue insulin resistance, not muscle insulin resistance, is associated with impaired metabolic health in humans. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 239, Article 113480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113480

Jardon, K. M., Umanets, A., Venema, K., Trouwborst, I., Gijbels, A., Hul, G. B., Siebelink, E., Afman, L. A., Goossens, G. H., & Blaak, E. E. (2026). Gut microbiota responses to isocaloric macronutrient modulation in tissue-specific insulin resistance: a secondary analysis of the PERSonalized glucose Optimization through Nutritional intervention (PERSON) randomized trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 124(1), Article 101340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101340

Pang, M. D., Bastings, J. J. A. J., Jocken, J. W. E., Harrold, J. A., Halford, J. C. G., Kjolbaek, L., Raben, A., Adam, T. C. M., Blaak, E. E., Goossens, G. H., & SWEET Consortium (2026). Long-term effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on gene expression markers of adipose tissue function, adipocyte morphology, and metabolic health: a SWEET substudy. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-026-02117-z

van Kalkeren, C. A. J., van Deuren, T., Huang, W., Park, S. Q., Blaak, E. E., & Adam, T. C. (2026). Neurocognition and food cue-related brain reactivity after fiber supplementation within a high-protein, plant-based diet in individuals with overweight and prediabetes: A randomized-controlled trial (the DISTAL-study). Clinical Nutrition, 61, Article 106668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2026.106668

Mount, S., Canfora, E. E., Jocken, J. W., Umanets, A., Hul, G., Coenjaerds, M., Laquidain, P. A., Adriaens, M. E., Holst, J. J., Jardon, K. M., Segers, A., Suenaert, P., de Vos, W. M., & Blaak, E. E. (2026). Pasteurized <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> Muc<SUP>T</SUP> for weight loss maintenance in people with overweight and obesity: a controlled randomized trial. Nature Medicine, 32(6), 2107-2116. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04394-7

Hoge, A., Donneau, A.-F., Dardenne, N., Guillaume, M., Afman, L. A., Feskens, E. J. M., Goossens, G. H., & Blaak, E. E. (2026). Differential associations of diet with hepatic and muscle insulin resistance: insights from an dietary pattern analysis in the PERSON study. European Journal of Nutrition, 65(4), Article 142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-03996-8

Cad, E. M., Appleton, K. M., Blaak, E. E., Dakin, C., de Graaf, K., Finlayson, G., Forde, C. G., Halford, J. C. G., Kjolbaek, L., Mars, M., Martinez, J. A., Navas-Carretero, S., Raben, A., Scott, C., & Harrold, J. A. (2026). Effects of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners and Sweet Taste Exposure on Weight Management, Biomarkers of Health and Sweet Taste Preference-A Review of the Evidence from Recent European Consortia Studies. Nutrients, 18(11), Article 1647. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18111647

Ayoub, J. J., Haidar, S. A., Blaak, E. E., & De Ruijter, D. (2026). A randomized controlled trial protocol comparing low-calorie Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets for diabetes remission in individuals with type 2 diabetes in northern Lebanon: an intervention mapping-based approach. Frontiers in Public Health, 14, Article 1787980. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1787980