Jorn Trommelen, PhD
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Jorn Trommelen, PhD
@jorntrommelen.bsky.social
Assistant professor. Muscle Metabolism.
Does interval training boost muscle protein synthesis more than continuous exercise?

HIIT vs MICT
✅ Within-participant design
✅ Unilateral cycling model
✅ MPS over 2 weeks

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November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Motivation is not enough, make a concrete plan!

Exercise participation and:
- Impact of education?
- Impact of concrete planning?

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November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Can sweeteners help maintain weight loss?

Large RCT investigating the impact of sweeteners on:
- weight loss
- cardiometabolic health
- gut health

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November 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Can blood or plasma donations reduce PFAS levels?

- PFAS levels in firefighters
- PFAS levels after one year of blood/plasma donations

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October 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Do protein-fortified ultra-processed foods prevent overeating?

✅ Whole-room indirect calorimetry (gold standard for energy balance)
✅ Metabolic chamber living (2.5 days)
✅ High-protein vs normal protein UPF diets

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September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Do exercised muscles steal nutrients from non-exercised muscles?

1️⃣Glucose uptake in exercised vs non-exercised muscle
2️⃣The surprising impact of one legged exercise on whole-body glucose uptake

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July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Do protein bars digest slower than protein drinks?

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June 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our new study: milk processing lowers protein quality?

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May 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Our new study: aerobic preconditioning to optimize muscle growth?

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May 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our new study: does cooling affect muscle blood flow?

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April 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM