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Inger Björck

Inger Björck

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
26939
World Ranking
2455
National Ranking
37

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Inger Björck is affiliated with InnovaFood in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work covers diverse topics related to diet and metabolism studies, gut microbiota and health, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, metabolism, diabetes, and cancer, diabetes treatment and management, nutritional studies and diet, as well as metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Inger Björck include:

  • Phebe Verbrugghe
  • Jón Brynjólfsson
  • Xingjun Jing
  • Frida Fåk Hållenius
  • Å. Nilsson

Their publications have appeared in several journals, with a notable presence in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Nutrition

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Inger Björck include:

  • Evaluation of hypoglycemic effect, safety and immunomodulation of Prevotella copri in mice, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • A novel nutritional supplement containing amino acids and chromium decreases postprandial glucose response in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • A randomized trial involving a multifunctional diet reveals systematic lipid remodeling and improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors in middle aged to aged adults, 2023, Frontiers in Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Dietary Fiber-Induced Improvement in Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Increased Abundance of Prevotella

    Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary;Anne Nilsson;Rozita Akrami;Ying Shiuan Lee

  • Glycaemic index methodology.

    F Brouns;Inger Björck;K N Frayn;A L Gibbs

  • An in vitro procedure based on chewing to predict metabolic response to starch in cereal and legume products

    Y Granfeldt;I Björck;Anders Drews;J Tovar

  • A Rapid Method for the Analysis of Starch

    J. Holm;I. Björck;A. Drews;N.-G. Asp

  • Glycemic index, glycemic load and glycemic response: An International Scientific Consensus Summit from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC)

    L S A Augustin;C W C Kendall;C W C Kendall;C W C Kendall;D J A Jenkins;D J A Jenkins;W C Willett

  • Glycemia and insulinemia in healthy subjects after lactose-equivalent meals of milk and other food proteins: the role of plasma amino acids and incretins

    Mikael Nilsson;Marianne Stenberg;Anders H Frid;Jens J Holst

  • Impact of postprandial glycaemia on health and prevention of disease

    E. E. Blaak;J. M. Antoine;D. Benton;I. Björck

  • Food properties affecting the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates.

    Inger Björck;Yvonne Granfeldt;Helena Liljeberg;Juscelino Tovar

  • Metabolic effects of amino acid mixtures and whey protein in healthy subjects: studies using glucose-equivalent drinks

    Mikael Nilsson;Jens J. Holst;Inger M.E. Björck

  • Effect of whey on blood glucose and insulin responses to composite breakfast and lunch meals in type 2 diabetic subjects

    Anders H Frid;Mikael Nilsson;Jens Juul Holst;Inger M E Björck

  • Determination of the glycaemic index of foods: interlaboratory study.

    T M S Wolever;H H Vorster;Inger Björck;J Brand-Miller

  • Digestibility of Amylose‐Lipid Complexes in‐vitro and in‐vivo

    J. Holm;I. Björck;S. Ostrowska;A.-C. Eliasson

  • Low glycaemic-index foods.

    Inger Björck;Helena Liljeberg;Elin Östman

  • Including Indigestible Carbohydrates in the Evening Meal of Healthy Subjects Improves Glucose Tolerance, Lowers Inflammatory Markers, and Increases Satiety after a Subsequent Standardized Breakfast

    Anne C Nilsson;Elin M Ostman;Jens J Holst;Inger M E Björck

  • No difference in body weight decrease between a low-glycemic-index and a high-glycemic-index diet but reduced LDL cholesterol after 10-wk ad libitum intake of the low-glycemic-index diet

    Birgitte Sloth;Inger Krog-Mikkelsen;Anne Flint;Inge Tetens

  • Inconsistency between glycemic and insulinemic responses to regular and fermented milk products

    Elin M. Östman;Helena G. M. Liljeberg Elmstahl;Inger M. E. Björck

  • Delayed gastric emptying rate may explain improved glycaemia in healthy subjects to a starchy meal with added vinegar

    H Liljeberg;I Björck

  • Vinegar supplementation lowers glucose and insulin responses and increases satiety after a bread meal in healthy subjects.

    Elin Östman;Yvonne Granfeldt;Lisbeth Persson;Inger Björck

  • Glycemia and insulinemia in healthy subjects after lactose- equivalent meals of milk and other food proteins: the role of plasma

    Mikael Nilsson;Marianne Stenberg;Anders H Frid;Jens J Holst

  • Metabolic effects of amino acid mixtures and whey protein in healthy subjects

    Mikael Nilsson;Inger Björck

Frequent Co-Authors

Margareta Nyman
Margareta Nyman Lund University
Jens J. Holst
Jens J. Holst University of Copenhagen
Arne Astrup
Arne Astrup Novo Nordisk Foundation
Göran Molin
Göran Molin Lund University
Furio Brighenti
Furio Brighenti University of Parma
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Thomas M. S. Wolever University of Toronto
Cecilia Holm
Cecilia Holm Lund University
Fredrik Bäckhed
Fredrik Bäckhed University of Gothenburg
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University

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