Prof. Fred Brouns

Current affiliation:
Program leader "Health Food Innovation Management"
Associate Professor Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Dept of Human Biology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

Recent publications:

1. den Hartog, GJ; Boots, AW; Adam-Perrot, A; Brouns, F; Verkooijen, IW; Weseler, AR; Haenen, GR; Bast, A; Erythritol is a sweet antioxidant. Nutrition 26, 449 (2010)
2. Fred Brouns, Functional foods and food supplements for athletes: from myths to benefit claims substantiation through the study of selected biomarkers, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricth University, The Netherlands, Br J Nutr 88:S177-86. 2002
3. van Can, JG; Ijzerman, TH; van Loon, LJ; Brouns, F; Blaak, EE; Reduced glycaemic and insulinaemic responses following isomaltulose ingestion: implications for postprandial substrate use. Br. J. Nutr. 102, 1408 (2009)

Expertise and research areas:
Functional food, dietary carbohydrates, cross-over studies, human health