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Dorte Eskesen

By Dorte Eskesen, Senior Manager, Scientific Affairs, Dairy Health, Novonesis

Dorte’s education in Human Nutrition from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark sparked her passion for bringing health-focused solutions to life. For more than 20 years, she’s translated science into value across the food ingredient, dietary supplement and infant formula segments. Her career has spanned a range of positions related to nutrition, research and scientific affairs. For the past 15-plus years, her focus has been on probiotic research and clinical development. She is currently a Senior Manager in Novonesis’ Scientific Affairs team, with a focus on the company’s range of documented probiotics for food applications. Building on the science behind the microbial strains, she investigates their benefits as they relate to health, gut and immune function, the gut-brain axis and the gut microbiota. Follow Dorte.

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  1. Jungersen, M., Wind, A., Johansen, E., Christensen, J. E., Stuer-Lauridsen, B., & Eskesen, D. (2014). The Science behind the Probiotic Strain Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12®. Microorganisms, 2(2), 92-110. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms2020092
  2. Rizzardini, G., Eskesen, D., Calder, P. C., Capetti, A., Jespersen, L., & Clerici, M. (2012). Evaluation of the immune benefits of two probiotic strains Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis, BB-12® and Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei, L. casei 431® in an influenza vaccination model: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. British Journal of Nutrition, 107(6), 876–884. https://doi:10.1017/S000711451100420X
  3. West, N.P., Pyne, D.B., Cripps, A.W. et al. Lactobacillus fermentum (PCC®) supplementation and gastrointestinal and respiratory-tract illness symptoms: a randomised control trial in athletes. Nutr J 10, 30 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-10-30
  4. Eskesen, D., Jespersen, L., Michelsen, B., Whorwell, P. J., Müller-Lissner, S., & Morberg, C. M. (2015). Effect of the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, BB-12®, on defecation frequency in healthy subjects with low defecation frequency and abdominal discomfort: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 114(10), 1638–1646. doi:10.1017/S0007114515003347
  5. Jespersen, L., Tarnow, I., Eskesen, D., Morberg, C. M., Michelsen, B., Bügel, S., Dragsted, L. O., Rijkers, G. T., & Calder, P. C. (2015). Effect of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei, L. casei 431 on immune response to influenza vaccination and upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adult volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 101(6), 1188–1196. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.114.103531
  6. Dyerberg J, Christensen JH, Eskesen D, Astrup A, Stender S (2006). Trans, and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and vascular function—A yin yang situation? Atherosclerosis Supplements, 7(2), 33-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2006.04.017
  7. Dyerberg, J., Eskesen, D C., Andersen, P W., Astrup, A., Buemann, B., Christensen, J H., Clausen P., Rasmussen, B F., Schmidt, E B., Tholstrup, T., Toft, E., Toubro, S., Stender, S., (2004). Effects of trans- and n-3 unsaturated fatty acids on cardiovascular risk markers in healthy males. An 8 weeks dietary intervention study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 58 (7) 1062–1070. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601934

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