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Overview

Paul A.M. Smeets is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans fields within medicine, primarily focusing on nutrition and dietetics, food science, clinical psychology, gastroenterology, and genetics. The scope of their work integrates a multidisciplinary approach toward understanding human nutrition, sensory function, and related health outcomes.

Their recent publications highlight a variety of topics related to eating behaviors, digestive processes, and biochemical analysis. Notable papers include:

  • Brain Structure in Acutely Underweight and Partially Weight-Restored Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa: A Coordinated Analysis by the ENIGMA Eating Disorders Working Group (2022, Biological Psychiatry)
  • The importance of swelling for in vitro gastric digestion of whey protein gels (2020, Food Chemistry)
  • How oro-sensory exposure and eating rate affect satiation and associated endocrine responses-a randomized trial (2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
  • Effects of distraction on taste-related neural processing: a cross-sectional fMRI study (2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
  • Endocrine Cephalic Phase Responses to Food Cues: A Systematic Review (2020, Advances in Nutrition)

Smeets' research explores a range of main topics including proteins in food systems, eating disorders and behaviors, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, infant nutrition and health, olfactory and sensory function studies, digestive system and related health issues, and muscle metabolism and nutrition.

Frequent co-authors contributing to their work include Elise J.M. van Eijnatten, Guido Camps, Morwarid Mayar, Julia J.M. Roelofs, and Anja E.M. Janssen. Their collaborations appear robust and interdisciplinary, facilitating work that intersects clinical nutrition and food science.

Their publications are commonly found in journals and venues such as Food Hydrocolloids, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Scientific Reports, and Food Chemistry, indicating a strong presence in both peer-reviewed and preprint research outlets.

Best Publications

  • Biomarkers of satiation and satiety

    Cees de Graaf;Wendy A M Blom;Paul A M Smeets;Annette Stafleu

  • The first taste is always with the eyes: A meta-analysis on the neural correlates of processing visual food cues

    L.N. van der Laan;D.T.D. de Ridder;M.A. Viergever;P.A.M. Smeets;P.A.M. Smeets

  • The determinants of food choice

    Gareth Leng;Roger A H Adan;Michele Belot;Jeffrey M Brunstrom

  • Eating disorders: the big issue

    Ulrike Schmidt;Roger Adan;Ilka Böhm;Iain C Campbell

  • Cephalic phase responses and appetite

    Paul A M Smeets;Alfrun Erkner;Cees de Graaf

  • Do you like what you see? The role of first fixation and total fixation duration in consumer choice

    Laura N. van der Laan;Ignace T C Hooge;Denise T D De Ridder;Max A. Viergever

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of human hypothalamic responses to sweet taste and calories

    Paul A M Smeets;Cees de Graaf;Annette Stafleu;Matthias J P van Osch

  • Neuropsychological weaknesses in anorexia nervosa: Set‐shifting, central coherence, and decision making in currently ill and recovered women

    Unna N. Danner;Nicole Sanders;Paul A. M. Smeets;Floor van Meer

  • Deep Learning-Based Regression and Classification for Automatic Landmark Localization in Medical Images

    Julia M. H. Noothout;Bob D. De Vos;Jelmer M. Wolterink;Elbrich M. Postma

  • Functional MRI of human hypothalamic responses following glucose ingestion

    Paul A.M. Smeets;Cees de Graaf;Annette Stafleu;Matthias J.P. van Osch

  • Effect of satiety on brain activation during chocolate tasting in men and women

    Paul A M Smeets;Cees de Graaf;Annette Stafleu;Matthias J P van Osch

  • Standardized food images: A photographing protocol and image database

    Lisette Charbonnier;Floor van Meer;Laura N. van der Laan;Max A. Viergever

  • Appearance matters: neural correlates of food choice and packaging aesthetics.

    Laura N. Van der Laan;Denise T. D. De Ridder;Max A. Viergever;Paul A. M. Smeets;Paul A. M. Smeets

  • Consumption of caloric and non-caloric versions of a soft drink differentially affects brain activation during tasting

    Paul A.M. Smeets;Paul A.M. Smeets;Pascalle Weijzen;Cees de Graaf;Max A. Viergever

  • Goal-Directed Visual Attention Drives Health Goal Priming: An Eye-Tracking Experiment

    Laura N. van der Laan;Esther K. Papies;Ignace T. C. Hooge;Paul A. M. Smeets

  • What you see is what you eat: an ALE meta-analysis of the neural correlates of food viewing in children and adolescents.

    Floor van Meer;Laura N. van der Laan;Roger A.H. Adan;Max A. Viergever

  • Representation of Sweet and Salty Taste Intensity in the Brain

    M.S. Spetter;P.A.M. Smeets;P.A.M. Smeets;C. de Graaf;M.A. Viergever

  • Human protein status modulates brain reward responses to food cues.

    Sanne Griffioen-Roose;Paul Am Smeets;Emmy van den Heuvel;Sanne Boesveldt

  • Effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on human brain morphology and function : What is the evidence?

    Dienke J. Bos;Simone J.T. van Montfort;Bob Oranje;Sarah Durston

  • Sip size of orangeade: effects on intake and sensory-specific satiation.

    Pascalle L. G. Weijzen;Paul A. M. Smeets;Cees de Graaf

  • Glucose Ingestion Fails to Inhibit Hypothalamic Neuronal Activity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Solrun Vidarsdottir;Paul A.M. Smeets;Diane L. Eichelsheim;Matthias J.P. van Osch

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger A.H. Adan
Roger A.H. Adan Utrecht University
Denise T. D. de Ridder
Denise T. D. de Ridder Utrecht University
Esther Aarts
Esther Aarts Radboud University
Ignace T. C. Hooge
Ignace T. C. Hooge Utrecht University
Gerry Jager
Gerry Jager Wageningen University & Research
Manfred Herrmann
Manfred Herrmann University of Bremen
Roshan Cools
Roshan Cools Radboud University
Todd A. Hare
Todd A. Hare University of Zurich
Lauren Lissner
Lauren Lissner University of Gothenburg
Brice Noël
Brice Noël University of Liège

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