Research

Call for pre-proposals 2024-2025

For 2024-2025 Cosun Nutrition Center has a budget available of € 80.000,- for several research projects. Matching from, for example, Dutch Research Council (NWO) or other public/private funding sources is preferred.

All research topics on the association between plant-based nutrition and sustainability/health-related outcomes are welcomed. Possible research topics are:
• Consumer perception, behavior and communication with respect to plant-based products (for instance plant proteins and/or carbohydrates and plant-based alternatives);
• Plant-based products (for instance plant proteins and/or carbohydrates and plant-based alternatives) in a sustainable and healthy diet, including risk-benefit considerations.

Pre-proposals can be submitted until December 17, 2023.

More information can be found in our call for pre-proposals 2024-2025.

BOLD fMRI to evaluate working memory performance after prebiotic supplementation in older adults with subjective cognitive decline

Principal investigator and research institute:
Dr. Yannick Vermeiren, Wageningen University & Research

Funding:
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €40,000

Plant-based protein supplementation to attennuate exercise-induced muscle damage: walking into the right direction?

Principal investigator and research institute:
Prof.dr. Maria Hopman, Radboud UMC

Funding:
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €40,000

Sucrose intake to promote the replenishment of liver and muscle glycogen levels following intense exertion

Lead researcher and research institute:
Dr. L.J.C. van Loon, dr. C. Fuchs, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (NL)

Funding:
Total research costs: €165,708
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €40,000

The sweet on brain reward: The role of insulin sensitivity as a gatekeeper for reward perception in overweight individuals after weight loss and weight maintenance

Lead researcher and research institute:
Dr. T. Adam, Maastricht University, Dept. of Nutrition and Movement Sciences (NL)

Funding:
This study is part of the SWEET study, a European Horizon 2020 project
Total research costs: unknown
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €39,936

The role of sugar metabolism in immune cells in health and metabolic diseases

Lead researcher and research institute:
Dr. R. Stienstra, Wageningen University and Research (NL)

Funding:
Total research costs: €39,537
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €39,537

RESTRUCTURE: Developing and implementing innovative and evidence-based food design principles to moderate energy intake

Lead researcher and research institute:
Prof.dr. C.G. Forde, Wageningen University (NL) in collaboration with the HAS green academy and the European Food Information Council (EUFIC)

Website:
https://restructureproject.org/

Funding:
Total research costs: unknown
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €30,000

Sweet Tooth - Nature or Nurture?

Lead researcher and research institute:
Dr. Kees de Graaf, dr. Monica Mars, Dr. Katherine Appleton, Wageningen University & Research (NL)

Funding:
Total research costs: €1,500,000
Contribution by the Cosun Nutrition Center: €120,000

Are there negative consequences of low sugar intake in relation to physical activity, energy balance and human health?

Lead researcher and research institute:
Dr. Javier Gonzalez, Bath University (VK)

Funding:
Total research costs: £137,000
Financed by the Cosun Nutrition Center: £49,000