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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Marie-Christine Simon

Member

Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Nutritional Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn Nussallee 9

marie-christine.simon@uni-bonn.de

+49 228 733814

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We are interested to investigate the link between diet, gut microbiota and cognition, since consumption of a Western diet rich in fat (>34%) and sugars with high glycemic load (19% of total energy) may lead to obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, the “microbiota-gut-brain axis” has recently been proposed as a mechanistic link in the development of cognitive functions. According to this hypothesis, dietary behavior may be a critical factor in the development and maintenance of cognitive function. In this regard, our goal is to translate current findings from animal and observational studies into human intervention studies with a translational approach to elucidate this complex interaction of diet, microbiota and brain.

Marie-Christine Simon

Recent publications

  • Effect of replacing soybean meal with Hermetia illucens meal on cecal microbiota, liver transcriptome, and plasma metabolome of broilers.

    Poultry science

    Authors: Simone Beller, Sarah M Grundmann, Klara Pies, Erika Most, Sven Schuchardt, Waldemar Seel, Marie-Christine Simon, Klaus Eder, Robert Ringseis

  • Impact of physiological fluctuations of sex hormones during the menstrual cycle on glucose metabolism and the gut microbiota.

    Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association

    Authors: Alina Malin Schieren, Sandra Koch, Tal Pecht, Marie-Christine Simon

  • Dietary Recommendations for Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

    Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association

    Authors: Thomas Skurk, Anja Bosy-Westphal, Arthur Grünerbel, Stefan Kabisch, Winfried Keuthage, Peter Kronsbein, Karsten Müssig, Helmut Nussbaumer, Andreas F H Pfeiffer, Marie-Christine Simon, Astrid Tombek, Katharina S Weber, Diana Rubin

All publications by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Marie-Christine Simon