Research

I am Beate Brandl, a researcher in Nutritional Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). My work aims to advance the prevention of noncommunicable diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

My Research Focus

My research examines lifestyle-related risk factors, with a particular emphasis on dietary fiber and its role in appetite regulation, glycemic control, and cardiometabolic health.

Current Research

My current research explores the satiety-inducing properties of dietary fiber in the context of 16:8 intermittent fasting, aiming to improve adherence and metabolic outcomes.
Using oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs), I assess the glucose-lowering potential of specific dietary fibers in vivo to identify effective prevention strategies.

Selected Publications

1. Brandl, B., Keppner, GM., Manz, Q., Schicker, C., Fromme, T., Holzapfel, C., Kleigrewe, K., Bosy-Westphal, A., Müller, MJ., Volkert, D., Skurk, T., Hauner, H., List, M., Klingenspor, M. Predicting resting metabolic rate in healthy adults: a comparative analysis using the enable cohort. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Feb 1;330(2): E247-E256. doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00375.2025.
2. Holmberg, SM., Feeney, RH., Prasoodanan, PKV., Puértolas-Balint, F., Singh, DK., Wongkuna, S., Zandbergen, L., Hauner, H., Brandl, B., Nieminen, AI., Skurk, T., Schroeder, BO. The gut commensal Blautia maintains colonic mucus function under low-fiber consumption through secretion of short-chain fatty acids. Nat Commun. 2024 Apr 25;15(1):3502. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47594-w.
3. Glunk, V., Laber, S., Sinnott-Armstrong, N., Sobreira, DR., Strobel, SM., Batista, TM., Kubitz, P., Moud, BN., Ebert, H., Huang, Y., Brandl, B., Garbo, G., Honecker, J., Stirling, DR., Abdennur, N., Calabuig-Navarro, V., Skurk, T., Ocvirk, S., Stemmer, K., Cimini, BA., Carpenter, AE., Dankel, SN., Lindgren, CM., Hauner, H., Nobrega, MA., Claussnitzer, M. A non-coding variant linked to metabolic obesity with normal weight affects actin remodelling in subcutaneous adipocytes. Nat Metab. 2023 May;5(5):861-879. doi.org/10.1038/s42255-023-00807-w.
4. Brandl, B., Rennekamp, R., Reitmeier, S., Pietrynik, K., Dirndorfer, S., Haller, D., Hofmann, T., Skurk, T., Hauner, H. Offering fiber-enriched foods increases fiber intake in adults with or without cardiometabolic risk: a randomized controlled trial. Front Nutr 2022;9:816299. doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.816299.
5. Brandl, B., Skurk, T., Rennekamp, R., Hannink, A., Kiesswetter, E., Freiherr, J., Ihsen, S., Roosen, J., Klingenspor, M., and Haller, D., et al. (2020). A Phenotyping Platform to Characterize Healthy Individuals Across Four Stages of Life - The Enable Study. Front. Nutr. 7, 215. doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.582387
6. Brandl, B., Lee, Y.-M., Dunkel, A., Hofmann, T., Hauner, H., and Skurk, T. (2020). Effects of Extrinsic Wheat Fiber Supplementation on Fecal Weight; A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients 12. doi.org/10.3390/nu12020298.