ALPRO FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANTS

  • Fibre intake assessment in the Belgian population (Prof. Stefaan Dehenauw & Dr. Inge Huybrechts - University Ghent - Belgium). 1 year study. Final report expected 12/2009. 

 

  • Plant and Animal protein intake assessment in the Belgian population (Prof. Stefaan Dehenauw & Dr. Inge Huybrechts - University Ghent - Belgium). 1 year study. Final report expected 12/2009.

 

  • Does a high protein soya-based weight loss diet alter appetite and markers
    of gut health?     (Prof. Alex Johnstone - Aberdeen University - UK). 1 year study. Final report expected 01/2011. Summary

 

  • Alpha-linolenic acid, dietary fiber, coronary heart disease and stroke in the general population (Prof. Marianne Geleijnse & Prof. Daan Kromhout - Wageningen Universtiy - The Netherlands). 3 year study. Final report expected 10/2011. 

 

  • Impact of increasing amounts of flavonoid-rich and flavonoid-poor fruit and vegetables on biomarkers of cancer risk in humans (Prof. Ian Rowland - Reading University - UK). 3 year study. Final report expected 03/2012. Summary

 

  • The impact of acute blueberry ingestion on blood pressure and vascular function and the development of a new food with cardiovascular benefits (Prof. Jeremy Spencer - Reading University - UK). 2 year study. Final report expected 03/2012. Summary

  

  • Dietary polyphenols as modulators of lipid oxidation and mitochondrial function (Prof. Ellen Blaak - Maastricht University - NL). 3 year study. Final report expected 02/2013. Summary

 

  • Soy protein intake and the metabolic syndrome: Reducing inflammation to improve insulin resistance and glucose homeostasis (Prof. Marco Mensink - Wageningen University - NL). 3 year study. Final report expected 02/2013. Summary