Sandra Zwart-Slagter

Sandra Zwart-Slagter is a researcher at the University of Groningen specializing in metabolic health, epidemiology, and diabetes research. Her work primarily utilizes the Dutch Lifelines cohort study to investigate metabolic syndrome, thyroid disorders, and cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Her research interests focus on metabolic syndrome epidemiology (93% fingerprint match), quality of life assessment in metabolic conditions, thyroid disorders, and cardiovascular disease prediction. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to good health and well-being.

Dr. Zwart-Slagter's publications reveal strong trends in population-based metabolic research, particularly examining how lifestyle factors, biomarkers like skin autofluorescence, and medication use impact metabolic health outcomes. Her research bridges clinical medicine with public health epidemiology.

Her notable research outputs include:

• Highly cited work on skin autofluorescence as a predictor of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (93 Scopus citations)
• Comprehensive analysis of dietary patterns in metabolically unhealthy obesity (51 Scopus citations)
• Investigation of corticosteroid use effects on metabolic syndrome (37 Scopus citations)

She actively engages with media, as evidenced by her December 2024 expert commentary 'Zo herkent u het metabool syndroom' (How to recognize metabolic syndrome), which received significant media pickup across 26 news outlets and social media platforms.