Elke Theuwissen

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Affiliation: Maastricht University
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Water-soluble dietary fibers and cardiovascular disease
    Elke Theuwissen
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Physiol Behav 94:285-92. 2008
  2. ncbi Consumption of oat beta-glucan with or without plant stanols did not influence inflammatory markers in hypercholesterolemic subjects
    Elke Theuwissen
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Mol Nutr Food Res 53:370-6. 2009
  3. ncbi Plant stanol supplementation decreases serum triacylglycerols in subjects with overt hypertriglyceridemia
    Elke Theuwissen
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Lipids 44:1131-40. 2009
  4. ncbi Association of vitamin K status with adiponectin and body composition in healthy subjects: uncarboxylated osteocalcin is not associated with fat mass and body weight
    Marjo H J Knapen
    VitaK and Cardiovascular Research Institute CARIM, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 108:1017-24. 2012
  5. ncbi Low-dose menaquinone-7 supplementation improved extra-hepatic vitamin K status, but had no effect on thrombin generation in healthy subjects
    Elke Theuwissen
    VitaK and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Oxfordlaan 70, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 108:1652-7. 2012
  6. ncbi The role of vitamin K in soft-tissue calcification
    Elke Theuwissen
    VitaK, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    Adv Nutr 3:166-73. 2012
  7. ncbi Simultaneous intake of beta-glucan and plant stanol esters affects lipid metabolism in slightly hypercholesterolemic subjects
    Elke Theuwissen
    Maastricht University, Department of Human Biology, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 137:583-8. 2007

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Water-soluble dietary fibers and cardiovascular disease
    Elke Theuwissen
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Physiol Behav 94:285-92. 2008
    ..Additionally, epidemiological studies suggest that a diet high in water-soluble fiber is inversely associated with the risk of CVD. These findings underlie current dietary recommendations to increase water-soluble fiber intake...
  2. ncbi Consumption of oat beta-glucan with or without plant stanols did not influence inflammatory markers in hypercholesterolemic subjects
    Elke Theuwissen
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Mol Nutr Food Res 53:370-6. 2009
    ..05) after consumption of PSE. Consumption of beta-glucan with or without PSE did not influence inflammatory parameters in mildly hypercholesterolemic subjects...
  3. ncbi Plant stanol supplementation decreases serum triacylglycerols in subjects with overt hypertriglyceridemia
    Elke Theuwissen
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Lipids 44:1131-40. 2009
    ..Taken together, PSE supplementation not only lowered LDL cholesterol, but also serum TAG concentrations, especially in subjects with overt hypertriglyceridemia...
  4. ncbi Association of vitamin K status with adiponectin and body composition in healthy subjects: uncarboxylated osteocalcin is not associated with fat mass and body weight
    Marjo H J Knapen
    VitaK and Cardiovascular Research Institute CARIM, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 108:1017-24. 2012
    ..These findings demonstrate that a high vitamin K status of bone has no effect on circulating adiponectin in healthy people and long-term vitamin K supplementation does not increase weight in healthy postmenopausal women...
  5. ncbi Low-dose menaquinone-7 supplementation improved extra-hepatic vitamin K status, but had no effect on thrombin generation in healthy subjects
    Elke Theuwissen
    VitaK and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Oxfordlaan 70, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 108:1652-7. 2012
    ..Whether this improvement contributes to public health, i.e. increasing the protection against age-related diseases needs further investigation in specifically designed intervention trials...
  6. ncbi The role of vitamin K in soft-tissue calcification
    Elke Theuwissen
    VitaK, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    Adv Nutr 3:166-73. 2012
    ..More studies, both in healthy subjects and in patients at risk of vascular calcification, are required before conclusions can be drawn...
  7. ncbi Simultaneous intake of beta-glucan and plant stanol esters affects lipid metabolism in slightly hypercholesterolemic subjects
    Elke Theuwissen
    Maastricht University, Department of Human Biology, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 137:583-8. 2007
    ..beta-Glucan muesli effectively lowered serum LDL cholesterol concentrations. The addition of plant stanol esters to beta-glucan-enriched muesli further lowered serum LDL cholesterol, although effects were slightly less than predicted...