Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Nutrition
Dietary pattern
Food science
Digestion
Inflammation and oxidative stress
Micronutrients
Carotenoids
Polyphenols
Non commuinicable diseases
Biosketch
Dr. Torsten Bohn is a food chemist and nutritionist by training. He is currently heading the Nutrition and Health Group at the Luxembourg Institute of Health, at the Department of Population Health. He is also an adjunct associate Professor at Luxembourg University, where he is teaching. Furthermore, he is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research since 2014. Other activities include his being part of the NutriScore Expert Panel and EFSA’s panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens. His main research field is micronutrients and phytochemicals, their digestion, metabolism and relation to chronic diseases, especially those characterized by oxidative stress and inflammation. He authored over 125 scientific publications, with a current H-index (google scholar) of 44.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
ADR, ADR, University of Luxembourg
Award Date: 13 Mar 2018
PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
1998 → 2002
Award Date: 1 Mar 2002
Master, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
1992 → 1998
Award Date: 1 Dec 1997
External positions
Panel Member NDA, European Food Safety Authority
Jul 2021 → …
Nutri-Score Panel Expert, Ministry of Consumer Protection, Luxembourg
1 Jan 2021 → …
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Luxembourg
2016 → …
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
2014 → …
Project Leader and Research Unit Leader, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Feb 2007 → Dec 2015
Post-doctoral Researcher, Ohio State University
Jan 2003 → Oct 2006
PhD Student, ETH Zurich
Jan 1998 → Dec 2002
Keywords
- QP Physiology
- Digestion
- Inflammation
- Oxidative stress
- Q Science (General)
- Nutrition
- Diet
- Health
- RB Pathology
- Non communicable diseases
- Digestive diseases
- S Agriculture (General)
- Food science
- Food production
- Antioxidants
- Secondary plant metabolites
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SOCIO-MULTIMORBID: Longitudinal Effects Of Social Determinants On Health-Related Behaviour And Multimorbidity Among Older Adults In Luxembourg: Exploring Health Inequalities
Bohn, T. (PI), Wilk, P. (CoPI) & Samouda, H. (CoPI)
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche
1/10/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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CaroProt: Bioavailability of Carotenoids – Influence of Co-ingested Proteins
Bohn, T. (PI), Borel, P. (CoPI), Larondelle, Y. (CoPI) & Iddir, M. (PhD Student)
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche
1/02/17 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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Xpose (Zahra Hejazi): Relationship between dietary exposure to mixtures of persistent organic pollutants and type 2 diabetes: the modulating potential of diet
Bohn, T. (PI) & Hejazi, Z. (PhD Student)
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche
6/01/25 → 5/01/29
Project: Research
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HealthyW8: Empowering Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour Through Personalized Intervention Portfolios To Prevent And Control Obesity During Vulnerable Stages Of Life
Bohn, T. (PI), Vahid, F. (Partner), Desai, M. (Partner), Turner, J. (Partner), Devaux, Y. (Partner) & Malisoux, L. (Partner)
1/05/23 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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CAROFIBER: Interactions of carotenoids and dietary fiber – implications for bioavailability and colonic degradation
Bohn, T. (PI), Desai, M. (Partner) & Shukla, A. (PhD Student)
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche
1/05/23 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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Dietary intake of adult residents in luxembourg taking part in two cross-sectional studies—oriscav-lux (2007–2008) and oriscav-lux 2 (2016–2017)
Vahid, F., Brito, A., Le Coroller, G., Vaillant, M., Samouda, H., Bohn, T. & ORISCAV Working Group, 7 Dec 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 12, 4382.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Mechanistic aspects of carotenoid health benefits-where are we now?
Bohn, T., Bonet, M. L., Borel, P., Keijer, J., Landrier, J. F., Milisav, I., Ribot, J., Riso, P., Winklhofer-Roob, B., Sharoni, Y., Corte-Real, J., Van Helden, Y., Loizzo, M. R., Poljšak, B., Porrini, M., Roob, J., Trebše, P., Tundis, R., Wawrzyniak, A. & Rühl, R. & 1 others, , 1 Dec 2021, In: Nutrition Research Reviews. 34, 2, p. 276-302 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access102 Citations (Scopus) -
Influence of dietary proteins on relevant aspects of carotenoid bioavailability
Iddir, M., 2 Jun 2022, Universite Catholique de Louvain. 476 p.Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
File316 Downloads (Pure) -
A protocol for microRNA extraction from gastrointestinal digesta
Cifuentes Acebal, M., Devaux, Y. & Bohn, T., Jun 2025, In: Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences. 10, 8 p., 100245.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Longitudinal effects of diet quality on healthy aging - Focus on cardiometabolic health: findings from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)
Vahid, F., Wilk, P. & Bohn, T., 16 May 2025, In: Aging clinical and experimental research. 37, 1, 14 p., 157.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access