Research task

The mission of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) is to investigate the pathogenesis of nutrition-associated diseases in a collaborative effort of experimental, clinical and epidemiological research that is unique in Germany. Thereby, the institute contributes to the development of new strategies for prevention and treatment, and to nutritional recommendations that are based on scientific evidence.

The scientists at DIfE focus on three main research areas:

• the causes and consequences of the metabolic syndrome, a combination of obesity, hypertension (high blood pressure), insulin resistance, and dyslipoproteinemia,
• the biological basis of food choice and nutritional behavior, and
• the potential of diet in preventing cancer.