Translational Centre

Contact: Ramon Estruch
Phone: +34 93 2279365
Description:

Nutritional intervention protocol;
Evaluation of food frequency questionnaires;
Assessment of physical activity;
Evaluation of compliance to supplemental foods;
Assessment of tolerance and adverse effects;
Biobank maintenance;
Database maintenance;
Event certification;
Lipid biomarkers;
Oxidative stress;
Biomarkers of inflammation;
Biomarkers of thrombosis;
Genetic variation in relation to intermediate and main outcomes;
Genetic and nutritional epidemiology of weight gain and obesity;
Statistical analyses;

Specific Projects:
Insulin sensitivity;
Blood pressure;
Cognitive impairment;
Vascular imaging;
Dietary polyphenols;
Dietary phytosterols;
Composition of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins;
Homocysteine;
Heavy metals and trace elements in foot nails;
Bone biomarkers;
Experimental atherosclerosis with PREDIMED diets in apoE-deficient mice;
Quality of life;
Cardiac Function.

Cognitive function
YES
Exercise capacity
NO
Metabolic and ventilator response to exercise
YES
Physical activity monitoring
YES
Cardiovascular exploration
YES
Muscle function
YES
Liver
YES
Muscle
YES
Adipose
YES
Gut
NO
Lung
NO
DEXA
YES
Bod Pod
NO
Fibroscan liver investigation
YES
Pea Pod
NO
Impedancemetry
YES
CT
YES
Ultrasound
YES
MRI
YES
Stable isotope tracers
NO
Skinfolds
YES
Test meal
YES
Dedicated kitchen
YES
Indirect calorimetry
NO
Double labelled water
NO
Calorimetric chambers
NO
Faecal analysis
YES
Clamp studies
YES
Immunology
YES
Genetics
YES
Genomics
NO
Metagenomics
NO
Biochemistry
YES
Histology
YES
Mass spectrometry
NO
Cell culture
YES
Animal models
YES
Proteomics
YES
Metabolomics
YES
Substrate turnover
NO
Nutrient biodisponiblity
YES
Obese
YES
obese
Cardiovascular
YES
cardiovascular disease
Chronic respiratory disease
YES
chronic respiratory disease
Malnutrition
NO
Mental disease
NO
Metabolic syndrome
YES
metabolic syndrome
Gastrointestinal disease
NO
Other disease
NO
Ageing
YES
ageing participants
Orthopaedic
YES
orthopaedic
Cancer
NO
Healthy
YES
healthy participants
Paediatric
NO
Diabetic
YES
diabetic
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