Pol Grootswagers

Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Ageing

Wageningen University & Research

Netherlands

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Pol Grootswagers is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Ageing at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. His research areas focus on diet and its implications for cognitive decline and physical function in older adults. Recent articles highlight the associations between dietary patterns, protein quality, and health outcomes in the aging population. Grootswagers also explores digital interventions to enhance nutrition and exercise among elderly individuals.

Articles (14)

The association between the MIND-NL diet, Dutch dietary guidelines, and global cognitive function in an older population at risk for cognitive decline

Year:

2025

Phase angle is related to physical function in high-risk Dutch older adults: implications for sarcopenia screening

Year:

2025

Web-Based Exercise and Nutrition Intervention to Improve Leg Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Pre-Post Pilot Study

Year:

2025

A vegan dietary pattern is associated with high prevalence of inadequate protein intake in older adults; a simulation study

Year:

2024

Discovering the direct relations between nutrients and epigenetic ageing

Year:

2024

Meal Protein Quality Score: A Novel Tool to Evaluate Protein Quantity and Quality of Meals

Year:

2024

Developing a Digital Tool to Calculate Protein Quality in Plant-Based Meals of Older Adults: User Engagement Design Approach With End Users

Year:

2024

The Associations of Habitual Intake of Sulfur Amino Acids, Proteins and Diet Quality with Plasma Sulfur Amino Acid Concentrations

Year:

2023

Switching towards More Plant-Based Diets in Older Adults: Implications for Protein Intake and Protein Quality Based on a Simulation Study

Year:

2023

Perspective: Vegan Diets for Older Adults? A Perspective On the Potential Impact On Muscle Mass and Strength

Year:

2022

Relative Validity and Reliability of Isometric Lower Extremity Strength Assessment in Older Adults by Using a Handheld Dynamometer

Year:

2022

Vitamin B-6 intake is related to physical performance in European older adults: results of the New Dietary Strategies Addressing the Specific Needs of the Elderly Population for Healthy Aging in Europe (NU-AGE) study

Year:

2021

Nutritional concerns later in life

Year:

2021

A novel oral nutritional supplement improves gait speed and mitochondrial functioning compared to standard care in older adults with (or at risk of) undernutrition: results from a randomized controlled trial

Year:

2021

Collaborators (13)

Marco Mensink

Wageningen University & Research

NETHERLANDS

Anouk Vaes

University of Amsterdam

NETHERLANDS

Kjetil Retterstøl

-

NORWAY

Jos Borkent

HAN University of Applied Sciences

NETHERLANDS

Thomas Olsen

-

NORWAY

Lisette de Groot

Wageningen University & Research

NETHERLANDS

Michael Tieland

Associate Professor in Nutrtion Science

Deakin University

AUSTRALIA

Coen Stehouwer

University of Maastricht

NETHERLANDS

Viktor Kožich

Professor of Medical Genetics

Charles University

CZECH REPUBLIC

Marleen van Greevenbroek

University of Maastricht

NETHERLANDS

Annet Roodenburg

professor Nutrition and Health (lector)

HAS green academy

NETHERLANDS

Will Riley

Wageningen University & Research

NETHERLANDS

Inge Tetens

Københavns Universitet

DENMARK

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