PROMISS Research

Research highlights updated!  See below

PROMISS’ research brings findings relevant for the battle against malnutrition and that highlight the importance of increasing protein intake when growing older. Here is an overview of the most promising outcomes of PROMISS to date.

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PROMISS Scientific publications

• Sex- and race-specific associations of protein intake with change in muscle mass and physical function in older adults of the Health ABC Study – Liset E.M. Elstgeest, Laura A. Schaap, Martijn W. Heymans, Linda M. Hengeveld, Elke Naumann, Denise K. Houston, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Anne B. Newman, Samaneh Farsijani, Marjolein Visser, Hanneke A.H. Wijnhoven for the Health ABC Study The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2020. doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa099
• Two dietary advice strategies to increase protein intake among community-dwelling older adults: A feasibility study – Ilse Reinders, Hanneke Wijnhoven, Marjolein Visser Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Jun;37:157-167. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.02.020
• Prevalence of protein intake below recommended in community-dwelling older adults: a meta-analysis across cohorts from the PROMISS consortium – Linda M. Hengeveld, Jolanda M.A. Boer, Pierrette Gaudreau, Martijn W. Heymans, Carol Jagger, Nuno Mendonça, Marga C. Ocké, Nancy Presse, Stefania Sette, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Heli Tapanainen, Aida Turrini, Suvi M. Virtanen, Hanneke A.H. Wijnhoven, Marjolein Visser Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
• Protein intake pattern over the day and its association with low total protein intake in Dutch community-dwelling older adults – Teuni H Rooijackers, Marga C Ocké, Linda M Hengeveld , Marjolein Visser, Jolanda MA Boer Public Health Nutrition 2020, 1-13. doi:10.1017/S1368980020000026
• Association of oral health with body weight: a prospective study in community-dwelling older adults – Eva Kiesswetter, Bart JF Keijser, Dorothee Volkert, Marjolein Visser Eur J Clin Nutr. 2019 doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0536-4.
• Protein intake and transitions between frailty states and to death in very old adults: The Newcastle 85+ Study – Nuno Mendonça, Andrew Kingston, Antoneta Granic, Carol Jagger. Age and Ageing, afz142
• Oral health determinants of incident malnutrition in community-dwelling older adults – Eva Kiesswetter, Linda M. Hengeveld, Bart JF Keijser, Dorothee Volkert, Marjolein Visser. Journal of Dentistry, Volume 85, June 2019, Pages 73-80  doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2019.05.017
• The association of olfactory function with BMI, appetite, and prospective weight change in Dutch community-dwelling older adults – K.S. Fluitman, H.J. Nadar, D.S. Roos, H.W. Berendse, B.J.F. Keijser, M. Nieuwdorp, R.G.Ijzerman, M. Visser J Nutr Health Aging (2019).
• Older Consumers’ Readiness to Accept Alternative, More Sustainable Protein Sources in the European Union – Alessandra C. Grasso, Yung Hung, Margreet R. Olthof, Wim Verbeke and Ingeborg A. Brouwer Nutrients 2019, 11, 1904; doi:10.3390/nu11081904
• “Contribution of protein intake and its interaction with physical activity to transitions between disability states and to death in very old adults: the Newcastle 85+ Study” – Nuno Mendonça, Antoneta Granic, Tom R. Hill, Mario Siervo, John C. Mathers, Andrew Kingston, Carol Jagger
• Prospective Associations of Diet Quality With Incident Frailty in Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study” – Linda M Hengeveld, Hanneke AH Wijnhoven, Margreet R Olthof, Ingeborg A Brouwer, Eleanor M Simonsick, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Denise K Houston, Anne B Newman, Marjolein Visser
• Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of personalized dietary advice aiming at increasing protein intake on physical functioning in community-dwelling older adults with lower habitual protein intake: rationale and design of the PROMISS randomized controlled trial – Ilse Reinders, Hanneke Wijnhoven, Satu Jyväkorpi, Merja Suominen, Riikka Niskanen, Judith Bosmans, Ingeborg Brouwer, Kristien Fluitman, Michel Klein, Lothar Kuijper, Laura van der Lubbe, Margreet R. Olthof, Kaisu Pitkälä, Rachel Vijlbrief and Marjolein Visse
• BMJ Open:  Protein for a Healthy Future: How to Increase Protein Intake in an Environmentally Sustainable Way in Older Adults in the Netherlands – Alessandra C. Grasso, Margreet R. Olthof, Corné van Dooren, Roline Broekema, Marjolein Visser, Ingeborg A. Brouwer
• The Journal of Nutrition:  A Poor Appetite or Ability to Eat and its Association with Physical Function among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study – Milan Chang, Olof G. Geirsdottir, Lenore J. Launer, Vilmundur Gudnasson, Marjolein Visser, Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir
• European Journal of Ageing: Integrating gamification into a system to improve diet compliance for elderly users – Laura M. Van der Lubbe, Michel C.A. Klein
• GoodTechs ’20: Proceedings of the 6th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good
• Prevalence of protein intake below recommended in community-dwelling older adults: a meta-analysis across cohorts from the PROMISS consortium – Linda M. Hengeveld, Jolanda M.A. Boer, Pierrette Gaudreau, Martijn W. Heymans, Carol Jagger, Nuno Mendonça, Marga C. Ocké, Nancy Presse, Stefania Sette, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Heli Tapanainen, Aida Turrini, Suvi M. Virtanen, Hanneke A.H. Wijnhoven, Marjolein Visser
• Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle:  Sex- and race-specific associations of protein intake with change in muscle mass and physical function in older adults of the Health ABC Study – Liset E.M. Elstgeest, Laura A. Schaap, Martijn W. Heymans, Linda M. Hengeveld, Elke Naumann, Denise K. Houston, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Anne B. Newman, Samaneh Farsijani, Marjolein Visser, Hanneke A.H. Wijnhoven for the Health ABC Study
• The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2020: Protein intake pattern over the day and its association with low total protein intake in Dutch community-dwelling older adults – Teuni H Rooijackers, Marga C Ocké, Linda M Hengeveld , Marjolein Visser, Jolanda MA Boer
• Public Health Nutrition 2020: Two dietary advice strategies to increase protein intake among community-dwelling older adults: A feasibility study – Ilse Reinders, Hanneke Wijnhoven, Marjolein Visser; Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020
• Association of oral health with body weight: a prospective study in community-dwelling older adults – Eva Kiesswetter, Bart JF Keijser, Dorothee Volkert, Marjolein Visser; Eur J Clin Nutr. 2019

These publications, as well as the full list of scientific articles can be found HERE

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