Harmful Drinking Phenotype in a Large Dutch Community Sample

Aims. Harmful drinking patterns are shaped by a broad complex interaction of factors, societal and individual, psychological and behavioral. Although previous studies have focused on a few variables at a time, the current study simultaneously examines a large number of variables in order to create a comprehensive view (i.e. phenotype) of harmful...

A high-fibre personalised dietary advice given via a web tool reduces constipation complaints in adults

Constipation can greatly impact the quality of life (QoL), which can be relieved by dietary fibres; however, preserving a higher fibre intake remains a challenge. We investigated the effects of a personalised dietary advice (PDA) on fibre intake and mild constipation complaints. A total number of twenty-five adults with mild constipation...

A within-person approach to the relation between quality of task motivation, performance and job satisfaction in everyday working life

Research generally shows that autonomous forms of motivation are associated with higher performance and job satisfaction, whereas controlled forms of motivation are linked to worse outcomes. These relationships are largely based on between-persons data from cross-sectional studies or longitudinal studies with few measurement points. However,...

Predictors of the Acceptance of an Electronic Coach Targeting Self-management of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Web-Based Survey

Increasing dietary fibre intake in healthy adults using personalised dietary advice compared with general advice A single-blind randomised controlled trial

Objective: A high-fibre diet is associated with a lower risk for diseases. However, few adults meet the dietary fibre recommendation. Therefore, the effects and acceptance of an algorithm-generated personalised dietary advice (PDA) compared with general advice (GA) on fibre intake were investigated. Design: A 6-week, single-blind randomised...

Alcohol Consumption, Drinking Patterns, and Cognitive Performance in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis

Long-term alcohol abuse is associated with poorer cognitive performance. However, the associations between light and moderate drinking and cognitive performance are less clear. We assessed this association via cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses in a sample of 702 Dutch students. At baseline, alcohol consumption was assessed using...

Continuous glucose monitoring, food intake, wellbeing and cognition in real life

How was your day at work? Motivation, job satisfaction and productivity in everyday life

The relation between metabolic resilience and long-term cortisol levelsThe relation between metabolic resilience and long-term cortisol levels

Chronic cortisol exposure is hypothesized to contribute to obesity and metabolic disorders. Using hair cortisol as a marker of long-term cortisol secretion, previous studies have linked elevated cortisol levels to metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes. Even in people that appear ‘healthy’, their metabolic resilience may already be...

Beneficial effect of personalized lifestyle advice compared to generic advice on wellbeing among Dutch seniors – An explorative study

The aim of this explorative study is to evaluate whether personalized compared to generic lifestyle advice improves wellbeing in a senior population. We conducted a nine-week single-blind randomized controlled trial including 59 participants (age 67.7 ± 4.8 years) from Wageningen and its surrounding areas in the Netherlands. Three times during...

Met een integrale aanpak op maat werkstress terugdringen

Werk gerelateerde stress heeft grote maatschappelijke en economische gevolgen. Al jarenlang nemen stress en stress gerelateerde klachten bij werkende mensen toe. Dit uit zich in uitval als gevolg van deze klachten (burn-out), verminderde prestaties en inzetbaarheid en oplopende verzuimkosten. Werkstress zorgt voor persoonlijk leed bij...

Linking the non-visual effects of light exposure with occupational health

In May 2018, the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA, Germany) hosted ‘Light and Health at Work’, a workshop concerning occupational health issues relating to non-visual effects of light of both indoor and shift workers. The agenda reflected a common interest in translational research linking laboratory findings with...

Ambulatory measurement of cortisol: Where do we stand, and which way to follow?

Accumulating evidence supports the harmful effects of stress on health, including the development and progress of psychopathology (e.g. anxiety disorders), metabolic disorders (e.g. diabetes type II), inflammatory disturbances, and cardiovascular disease. These harmful effects are often expressed as disturbances in cortisol levels, patterns, or...

Monitoring mental state during real life office work

Monitoring an individual’s mental state using unobtrusively measured signals is regarded as an essential element in symbiotic human-machine systems. However, it is not straightforward to model the relation between mental state and such signals in real life, without resorting to (unnatural) emotion induction. We recorded heart rate, facial...

Applying corticosteroid assessments to screen for adverse neuropsychological development: abstract

Ambulatory measurement of endocrine parameters: Where do we stand, and which way to follow? abstract

Systems biology of personalized nutrition

Personalized nutrition is fast becoming a reality due to a number of technological, scientific, and societal developments that complement and extend current public health nutrition recommendations. Personalized nutrition tailors dietary recommendations to specific biological requirements on the basis of a person’s health status and goals. The...