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Research interests
Our research aims to unravel the mechanistic link between diet composition and the development of obesity and diabetes as a first step towards a better understanding of the pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, focusing on the role of the brain.
specialisation
Neurobiology of Energy Metabolism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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La Fleur S.E.: Brain mediators in diet-induced obesity and diabetes
Belegri, E., Diepenbroek, C., Gumbs, M., Kilicarslan, M., Koekkoek, L., Oosterman, J., Rijnsburger, M., Versteeg, R., la Fleur, S., Eggels, L., Unmehopa, U., Blancas Velázquez, A., Joshi, A. & Ugur, M.
1/07/2010 → …
Project: Research
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Brain dopamine and serotonin transporter binding are associated with visual attention bias for food in lean men
Koopman, K. E., Roefs, A., Elbers, D. C. E., Fliers, E., Booij, J., Serlie, M. J. & La Fleur, S. E., 2016, In: Psychological Medicine. 46, 8, p. 1707-1717Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Neuropeptide Y activity in the nucleus accumbens modulates feeding behavior and neuronal activity
van den Heuvel, J. K., Furman, K., Gumbs, M. C. R., Eggels, L., Opland, D. M., Land, B. B., Kolk, S. M., S Narayanan, N., Fliers, E., Kalsbeek, A., DiLeone, R. J. & la Fleur, S. E., 2015, In: Biological Psychiatry. 77, 7, p. 633-641Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
46 Citations (Scopus) -
The snacking rat as model of human obesity: effects of a free-choice high-fat high-sugar diet on meal patterns
La Fleur, S. E., Luijendijk, M. C. M., van der Zwaal, E. M., Brans, M. A. D. & Adan, R. A. H., 2014, In: International journal of obesity (2005). 38, 5, p. 643-649Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
97 Citations (Scopus) -
Hypercaloric diets with increased meal frequency, but not meal size, increase intrahepatic triglycerides: a randomized controlled trial
Koopman, K. E., Caan, M. W. A., Nederveen, A. J., Pels, A., Ackermans, M. T., Fliers, E., la Fleur, S. E. & Serlie, M. J., 2014, In: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 60, 2, p. 545-553Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
99 Citations (Scopus) -
Diet-induced changes in the Lean Brain: Hypercaloric high-fat-high-sugar snacking decreases serotonin transporters in the human hypothalamic region
Koopman, K. E., Booij, J., Fliers, E., Serlie, M. J. & la Fleur, S. E., 2013, In: Molecular metabolism. 2, 4, p. 417-422Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
39 Citations (Scopus)