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Luc Tappy is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on physiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and epidemiology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work primarily addresses topics such as liver disease diagnosis and treatment, diet and metabolism studies, diet, metabolism, and disease, advanced MRI techniques and applications, bariatric surgery and outcomes, advanced NMR techniques and applications, and consumer attitudes and food labeling.

Luc Tappy has published in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in Clinical Nutrition, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Journal of Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, and the Journal of Hepatology.

  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • Journal of Hepatology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues such as Lia Bally, Jelena Brkljačić, Ana Djordjević, Sanja Kovačević, and Gordana Matić.

  • Lia Bally
  • Jelena Brkljačić
  • Ana Djordjević
  • Sanja Kovačević
  • Gordana Matić

Some notable recent publications include:

  • "Fructose- and sucrose- but not glucose-sweetened beverages promote hepatic de novo lipogenesis: A randomized controlled trial" (2021, Journal of Hepatology)
  • "Tolerable upper intake level for dietary sugars" (2022, EFSA Journal)
  • "Metabolism of sugars: A window to the regulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis by splanchnic organs" (2020, Clinical Nutrition)
  • "Importance of Carbohydrate Quality: What Does It Mean and How to Measure It?" (2022, Journal of Nutrition)
  • "OBEDIS Core Variables Project: European Expert Guidelines on a Minimal Core Set of Variables to Include in Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trials of Obesity Interventions" (2020, Obesity Facts)

Best Publications

  • Metabolic Effects of Fructose and the Worldwide Increase in Obesity

    Luc Tappy;Kim-Anne Lê

  • Regulation of Body Weight in Humans

    Eric Jéquier;Luc Tappy

  • Fructose and metabolic diseases: new findings, new questions.

    Luc Tappy;Kim A. Lê;Christel Tran;Nicolas Paquot

  • Effect of Fructose Overfeeding and Fish Oil Administration on Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis and Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Men

    David Faeh;Kaori Minehira;Jean-Marc Schwarz;Jean-Marc Schwarz;Raj Periasamy

  • Body fat and sympathetic nerve activity in healthy subjects.

    U Scherrer;D Randin;L Tappy;P Vollenweider

  • Fructose overconsumption causes dyslipidemia and ectopic lipid deposition in healthy subjects with and without a family history of type 2 diabetes

    Kim-Anne Lê;Michael Ith;Roland Kreis;David Faeh

  • Differential effects of hyperinsulinemia and carbohydrate metabolism on sympathetic nerve activity and muscle blood flow in humans.

    P Vollenweider;L Tappy;D Randin;P Schneiter

  • A 4-wk high-fructose diet alters lipid metabolism without affecting insulin sensitivity or ectopic lipids in healthy humans

    Kim-Anne Lê;David Faeh;Rodrigue Stettler;Michael Ith

  • Impaired insulin-induced sympathetic neural activation and vasodilation in skeletal muscle in obese humans.

    P Vollenweider;D Randin;L Tappy;E Jéquier

  • Metabolic effects of fructose.

    Kim-Anne Lê;Luc Tappy

  • Metabolic effects of caffeine in humans: lipid oxidation or futile cycling?

    Kevin J Acheson;Gérard Gremaud;Isabelle Meirim;Franck Montigon

  • Lactate and glucose metabolism in severe sepsis and cardiogenic shock

    Jean-Pierre Revelly;Luc Tappy;Alexandro Martinez;Marc Bollmann

  • Thermic effect of food and sympathetic nervous system activity in humans

    L Tappy

  • Effects of Breakfast Cereals Containing Various Amounts of β-Glucan Fibers on Plasma Glucose and Insulin Responses in NIDDM Subjects

    L Tappy;E Gügolz;P Würsch

  • Energy metabolism in sepsis and injury

    René Chioléro;Jean-Pierre Revelly;Luc Tappy

  • Dietary carbohydrates: role of quality and quantity in chronic disease.

    David S Ludwig;Frank B Hu;Luc Tappy;Jennie Brand-Miller

  • Effects of Gastric Bypass and Gastric Banding on Glucose Kinetics and Gut Hormone Release

    Frédérique Rodieux;Frédérique Rodieux;Vittorio Giusti;David A. D'Alessio;Michel Suter

  • Effects of isoenergetic glucose-based or lipid-based parenteral nutrition on glucose metabolism, de novo lipogenesis, and respiratory gas exchanges in critically ill patients.

    Luc Tappy;Jean-Marc Schwarz;Philippe Schneiter;Christine Cayeux

  • Moderate Amounts of Fructose Consumption Impair Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Young Men A randomized controlled trial

    Isabelle Aeberli;Isabelle Aeberli;Michel Hochuli;Philip A. Gerber;Lisa Sze

  • Fructose overconsumption causes dyslipidemia and ectopic lipid deposition in healthy subjects with and without a family history of

    Kim-Anne Le;Michael Ith;Roland Kreis;David Faeh

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland Kreis
Roland Kreis University of Bern
Chris Boesch
Chris Boesch University of Bern
Pascal Nicod
Pascal Nicod University Hospital of Lausanne
Hubert Vidal
Hubert Vidal Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
David A. D'Alessio
David A. D'Alessio Duke University
André Scheen
André Scheen University of Liège
Yves Schutz
Yves Schutz University of Fribourg
Peter Vollenweider
Peter Vollenweider University of Lausanne
Bertrand Cariou
Bertrand Cariou University of Nantes
Lukas Emmenegger
Lukas Emmenegger Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

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