Judith Wellens

Published in @BMJOpen_Gastro by Wellens et al "Development and validation of the FR-QoL-29-Dutch (Flemish) Questionnaire and assessment of clinical factors associated with food-related quality of life in a Belgian IBD population..." via bit.ly/3Lfm7Ti #IBD

Do all dietary emulsifiers have the same impact on the gut❓ @JudithWellens, @vds_julie1, @JoaoPGSabino & colleagues' new findings in healthy people: ✅ An emulsifier-free diet may ⬇ cholesterol levels ✅ Following an emulsifier-free diet + 5 different dietary emulsifiers (one each time): 🔸No changes in gut microbiota diversity 🔸⬇ Short-chain fatty acids, especially in people who consume the food additive carboxymethyl cellulose 🔸No differences in: 👉 Intestinal inflammation (faecal calprotectin, C-reactive protein) 👉 Cholesterol levels 🔸Carragenan ⬆ permeability 💡 The impact of dietary emulsifiers on gut microbiota, intestinal inflammation, and permeability seems to be dependent on the emulsifier As one food contains more than one emulsifier, it seems prudent to decrease the consumption of foods rich in emulsifiers for better gut health @AGA_CGH

@sciqst @AGA_CGH @JoaoPGSabino @ibdleuven @FWOVlaanderen Hi Raffaele, thank you for your kind words! Unfortunately, this was only a 6-week interventional study, so longer trials should follow to assess long-term effects. Likewise, fundamental research will be necessary to dive further into the mechanisms explaining our findings!

Congratulations, Judith! Emulsifiers are a fascinating topic. Considering their ubiquity in processed foods, exploring their impacts is essential. Did your study uncover any unexpected health implications or mechanisms? I'm curious about the long-term effects you might have studied. For those interested in diving deeper into biomedical insights, check out sciqst.com—a brilliant one-stop platform for all biomedical queries, offering in-depth review generation. #Medicine #Research

So excited to see our RCT investigating how dietary #emulsifiers can affect human health published in @AGA_CGH, as part of my #PhD Paper available here: 👇👇👇 bit.ly/3HxGb1U So grateful to everyone involved, but especially @JoaoPGSabino @ibdleuven @FWOVlaanderen

@SeverineVermei1 @bverstockt @NutritionObesi1 @Y_ECCO_IBD @ProfWhelan

The GRAVITI study is out! 🙌 Want to know our thoughts on a new anti-IL23 subcutaneous induction regimen? #guselkumab 👇👇👇 authors.elsevier.com/c/1lTi03mEmnCuT Many thanks to Marc Ferrante and Erwin Dreesen for the opportunity and guidance 🙏 @ibdleuven @Y_ECCO_IBD @AGA_Gastro

Excellent #GUTBlog by @JudithWellens @JoaoPGSabino @VanuytselTim @SeverineVermei1 @ibdleuven on the paper "Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD" via bit.ly/4jSLTdd Paper via bit.ly/42lWjM6 #IBD #IBS

Excellent #GUTBlog by @JudithWellens @JoaoPGSabino @VanuytselTim @SeverineVermei1 @ibdleuven on the paper "Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD" via bit.ly/4jSLTdd Paper via bit.ly/42lWjM6 #IBD #IBS

#RecentAdvancesInClinicalPractice paper by @JudithWellens et al entitled "Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD" via bit.ly/42lWjM6 @JoaoPGSabino @VanuytselTim @SeverineVermei1 @ibdleuven #IBS #IBD #DGBI

#RecentAdvancesInClinicalPractice paper by @JudithWellens et al entitled "Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD" via bit.ly/42lWjM6 @JoaoPGSabino @VanuytselTim @SeverineVermei1 @ibdleuven #IBS #IBD #DGBI

𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 📚 Edited by @hmstaudacher and me 📚 Announcing a Theme Issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Full details👉🏽 kcl.ac.uk/slcps/assets/j… Please re-post🙏🏽

In collaboration with the @ibdleuven #group (@JudithWellens, @JoaoPGSabino, @SeverineVermei1, @bverstockt) our joint #PhDstudent #EvaVissers published some interesting results in the context of #UPFs

Dietary Carrageenan Amplifies the Inflammatory Profile, but not Permeability, of Intestinal Epithelial Cells from Patients With Crohn's Disease Eva Vissers @JudithWellens @bverstockt @SeverineVermei1 @NutritionObesi1 @JoaoPGSabino doi.org/10.1093/ibd/iz…

Read the #GUTOnline #RecentAdvancesInClinicalPractice paper entitled "Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD" via bit.ly/3OfRPOw @JudithWellens @JoaoPGSabino @SeverineVermei1 #IBS #IBD #GUTBrainAxis

Read the #GUTOnline #RecentAdvancesInClinicalPractice paper entitled "Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD" via bit.ly/3OfRPOw @JudithWellens @JoaoPGSabino @SeverineVermei1 #IBS #IBD #GUTBrainAxis

Read the #GUTOnline #RecentAdvancesInClinicalPractice paper entitled "Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD" via bit.ly/3OfRPOw @JudithWellens @JoaoPGSabino @SeverineVermei1 #IBS #IBD #GUTBrainAxis

Mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD! Now in @Gut_BMJ by @JudithWellens @JoaoPGSabino @VanuytselTim #JTack @SeverineVermei1 gut.bmj.com/content/early/…

And or course all friends and family who helped me along the way! @craigpthomp @MatthewEdmans And of course @FWOVlaanderen, CCV and @birdgroup_be for the support

Last week I defended my PhD on the role of diet (and covid) in #IBD! 🎓🍎🦠 Thank you to my supervisors @JoaoPGSabino @SeverineVermei1 @JackSatsangi and jury members @ProfWhelan @TrianaLobaton, Christophe Matthys and Kristin Verbeke 🙏🏻🙏🏻 So grateful for 4 years @ibdleuven ❤️

Thank you @ProfWhelan for being the perfect jury member!! Hope we can meet again soon