Prof. Dr. med. Bettina Wölnerhanssen

Wölnerhanssen, B. K., Meyer-Gerspach, A. C., Arduini, A., D’Alessandro, A., Gronda, E., Carugo, S., Bonomini, M., Gallieni, M., Masola, V., Angelillo-Scherrer, A., Prosdocimi, T., & Lopaschuk, G. D. (2025). Sweeteners: erythritol, xylitol and cardiovascular risk—friend or foe? [Journal-article]. Cardiovascular Research, 121. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvaf091

Budzinska, Aleksandra, Byl, Laura, Teysseire, Fabienne, Flad, Emilie, Dupont, Patrick, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Van Oudenhove, Lukas, & Weltens, Nathalie. (2025). Caloric labels do not influence taste pleasantness and neural responses to erythritol and sucrose [Journal-article]. NeuroImage, 308, 121061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121061

Marko, Kraljevic, Julian, Süsstrunk, Bettina, Karin, Wölnerhanssen, Thomas, Peters, Marco, Bueter, Daniel, Gero, Bernd, Schultes, Adisa, Poljo, Romano, Schneider, & Ralph, Peterli. (2025). Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity: The SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial. Jama Surg.

Flad, E., Altstädt, A., Beglinger, C., Rehfeld, J. F., Van Oudenhove, L., Wölnerhanssen, B. K., & Meyer-Gerspach, A. C. (2025). Effects of Oral Xylitol, Sucrose, and Acesulfame Potassium on Total Energy Intake During a Subsequent ad libitum Test Meal: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial in Healthy Humans [Journal-article]. Nutrients , 17(3), 484. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17030484

Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, & Arduini, Arduino. (2025). Xylitol exposure and cardiovascular risk. European Heart Journal, 46(3), 328. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae730

Cadena del Castillo, Carla E, Deniz, Onur, van Geest, Femke, Rosseels, Lore, Stockmans, Ingrid, Robciuc, Marius, Carpentier, Sebastien, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Peterli, Ralph, Hietakangas, Ville, & Shimobayashi, Mitsugu. (2024). MLX phosphorylation stabilizes the ChREBP-MLX heterotetramer on tandem E-boxes to control carbohydrate and lipid metabolism [Posted-content]. bioRxiv . https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.04.611172

Budzinska, Aleksandra, Teysseire, Fabienne, Flad, Emilie, Dupont, Patrick, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Van Oudenhove, Lukas, & Weltens, Nathalie. (2024). Neural responses to oral administration of erythritol vs. sucrose and sucralose explain differences in subjective liking ratings. Appetite, 200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107422

Teysseire, F., Bordier, V., Beglinger, C., Wölnerhanssen, B. K., & Meyer-Gerspach, A. C. (2024). Metabolic Effects of Selected Conventional and Alternative Sweeteners: A Narrative Review [Journal-article]. Nutrients, 16(5), 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050622

Bordier, Valentine, Teysseire, Fabienne, Drewe, Jürgen, Madörin, Philipp, Bieri, Oliver, Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno, Hanssen, Henner, Beglinger, Christoph, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, & Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K. (2023). Effects of a 5-week intake of erythritol and xylitol on vascular function, abdominal fat and glucose tolerance in humans with obesity: A pilot trial. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, 6(2), 264–272. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2023-000764

Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Meyer-Gerspach, Anne C., Nussbaumer, Rahel, Sauter, Matthias, Thumshirn, Miriam, Bueter, Marco, Vetter, Diana, Gubler, Christoph, Morell, Bernhard, Jell, Alissa, Vieth, Michael, Beglinger, Christoph, Peterli, Ralph, & Fox, Mark. (2023). Prospective clinical cohort study: low incidence of Barrett esophagus but high rate of reflux disease at 5-year follow-up after sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 19(7), 707–715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2023.02.012

Saarinen I, Grönroos S, Hurme S, Peterli R, Helmiö M, Bueter M, Strandberg M, Wölnerhanssen BK, & Salminen P. (2023). Validation of the individualized metabolic surgery score for bariatric procedure selection in the merged data of two randomized clinical trials (SLEEVEPASS and SM-BOSS). Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 19(5), 522–529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2022.10.036

Süsstrunk, Julian, Schneider, Romano, Peterli, Ralph, Slawik, Marc, Woelnerhanssen, Bettina, & Kraljević, Marko. (2023). Long-term outcome after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: a single-center experience with up to 20 years follow-up. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 19(2), 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2022.10.020

Shimobayashi, Mitsugu, Shetty, Sunil, Frei, Irina C., Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Weissenberger, Diana, Weissenberger, Diana, Dietz, Nikolaus, Thomas, Amandine, Ritz, Danilo, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Maier, Timm, Hay, Nissim, Peterli, Ralph, Rohner, Nicolas, & Hall, Michael N. (2023). Diet-induced loss of adipose hexokinase 2 correlates with hyperglycemia. eLife, 12, e85103. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.85103

Teysseire F, Bordier V, Budzinska A, Van Oudenhove L, Weltens N, Beglinger C, Wölnerhanssen BK, & Meyer-Gerspach AC. (2023). Metabolic Effects and Safety Aspects of Acute D-allulose and Erythritol Administration in Healthy Subjects. Nutrients, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15020458

Teysseire F, Flad E., Bordier V, Budzinska A, Weltens N., Rehfeld JF, Beglinger C, Van Oudenhove L, Wölnerhanssen BK, & Meyer-Gerspach A.C. (2022). Oral Erythritol Reduces Energy Intake during a Subsequent ad libitum Test Meal: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial in Healthy Humans. Nutrients, 14(19). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14193918

Bordier, Valentine, Teysseire, Fabienne, Senner, Frank, Schlotterbeck, Götz, Drewe, Jürgen, Beglinger, Christoph, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., & Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin. (2022). Absorption and Metabolism of the Natural Sweeteners Erythritol and Xylitol in Humans: A Dose-Ranging Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179867

Teysseire F, Bordier V, Budzinska A, Weltens N, Rehfeld JF, Holst JJ, Hartmann B, Beglinger C, Van Oudenhove L, Wölnerhanssen BK, & Meyer-Gerspach AC. (2022). The Role of D-allulose and Erythritol on the Activity of the Gut Sweet Taste Receptor and Gastrointestinal Satiation Hormone Release in Humans: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition, 152(5), 1228–1238. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac026

Dirnberger, Amanda S., Schneider, Romano, Slawik, Marc, Linke, Katja, Kraljević, Marko, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina, & Peterli, Ralph. (2022). Management of gallstone disease prior to and after metabolic surgery: a single-center observational study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 18(2), 182–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2021.10.006

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Wingrove JO, Beglinger C, Rehfeld JF, Le Roux CW, Peterli R, Dupont P, O’Daly O, Van Oudenhove L, & Wölnerhanssen BK. (2022). Erythritol and xylitol differentially impact brain networks involved in appetite regulation in healthy volunteers. Nutritional Neuroscience, 25(11), 2344–2358. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415x.2021.1965787

Kraljević M, Kraljević M, Schneider R, Wölnerhanssen B, Bueter M, Delko T, & Peterli R. (2021). Different limb lengths in gastric bypass surgery: study protocol for a Swiss multicenter randomized controlled trial (SLIM). Trials, 22(1), 352. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05313-6

Bordier, Valentine, Teysseire, Fabienne, Schlotterbeck, Götz, Senner, Frank, Beglinger, Christoph, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, & Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K. (2021). Effect of a chronic intake of the natural sweeteners xylitol and erythritol on glucose absorption in humans with obesity. Nutrients, 13(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113950

Schneider R, Schulenburg M, Kraljević M, Klasen JM, Peters T, Wölnerhanssen B, & Peterli R. (2021). Does the non-absorbable suture closure of the jejunal mesenteric defect reduce the incidence and severity of internal hernias after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass? Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery, 406(6), 1831–1838. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-021-02180-2

Kraljević, Marko, Cordasco, Vanessa, Schneider, Romano, Peters, Thomas, Slawik, Marc, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina, & Peterli, Ralph. (2021). Long-term Effects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: What Are the Results Beyond 10 Years? Obesity Surgery, 31(8), 3427–3433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05437-3

Kraljević M, Cordasco V, Schneider R, Peters T, Slawik M, Wölnerhanssen B, & Peterli R. (2021). Correction to: Long-Term Effects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: What Are the Results beyond 10 Years? (Patent No. 8). 31(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05460-4

Stillhard, Benjamin, Ngo, B. T. Truc, Peterli, Ralph, Peters, Thomas, Schneider, Romano, Kraljević, Marko, Slawik, Marc, & Wölnerhanssen, Bettina. (2021). Preoperative Cardiac Diagnostics in Bariatric Patients with Diabetes and Perioperative Morbidity: Results of a Cohort of 258 Patients. Obesity Surgery, 31(6), 2607–2613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05300-5

Wölnerhanssen BK, Drewe J, Verbeure W, le Roux CW, Dellatorre-Teixeira L, Rehfeld JF, Holst JJ, Hartmann B, Tack J, Peterli R, Beglinger C, & Meyer-Gerspach AC. (2021). Gastric emptying of solutions containing the natural sweetener erythritol and effects on gut hormone secretion in humans: A pilot dose-ranging study. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 23(6), 1311–1321. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14342

Bühler J, Rast S, Beglinger C, Peterli R, Peters T, Gebhart M, Meyer-Gerspach AC, & Wölnerhanssen BK. (2021). Long-Term Effects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Body Composition and Bone Mass Density. Obesity Facts, 14(1), 131–140. https://doi.org/10.1159/000512450

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Drewe J, Verbeure W, Roux CWL, Dellatorre-Teixeira L, Rehfeld JF, Holst JJ, Hartmann B, Tack J, Peterli R, Beglinger C, & Wölnerhanssen BK. (2021). Effect of the natural sweetener xylitol on gut hormone secretion and gastric emptying in humans: A pilot dose-ranging study. Nutrients, 13(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010174

Meyer-Gerspach AC, & Wölnerhanssen BK. (2020). Einflüsse der Ernährung auf den Speichel. In Karger, Quintessence Publishing (Ed.), & Filippi A; Waltimo T (Trans.), Speichel (pp. 280–288).

Wölnerhanssen. (2020). Raffinierter Zucker – Wertvolle Energie oder physiologischer Unsinn? QUINTESSENZ ZAHNMEDIZIN, 5/2020 SEITEN: 480-487. In Quintessenz (Ed.), Ernährungszahnmedizin.

Nussbaumer R, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Peterli R, Peters T, Beglinger C, Chiappetta S, Drewe J, & Wölnerhanssen B. (2020). First-Phase Insulin and Amylin after Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial on Patients with Insulin Resistance or Diabetes after Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Facts, 13(6), 584–595. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511928

Wölnerhanssen BK, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Beglinger C, & Islam MS. (2020). Metabolic effects of the natural sweeteners xylitol and erythritol: A comprehensive review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 60(12), 1986–1998. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2019.1623757

Farin W, Oñate FP, Plassais J, Bonny C, Beglinger C, Woelnerhanssen B, Nocca D, Magoules F, Le Chatelier E, Pons N, Cervino ACL, & Ehrlich SD. (2020). Impact of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on gut microbiota: a metagenomic comparative analysis. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 16(7), 852–862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.03.014

Inta D., Wolnerhanssen B.K., Meyer-Gerspach A.C., Lang E., Schweinfurth N., Mallien A.S., Vasilescu A.-N., Schmidt A., Rea K., Westendorf A.M., Tremblay M.-E., Sartorius A., Gass P., Cryan J.F., Borgwardt S., & Lang U.E. (2020). Common Pathways in Depression and Obesity: The Role of Gut Microbiome and Diets. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 7(1), 15–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-020-00199-1

Shimobayashi, Mitsugu, Shetty, Sunil, Frei, Irina C., Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Weissenberger, Diana, Dietz, Nikolaus, Thomas, Amandine, Ritz, Danilo, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Maier, Timm, Hay, Nissim, Peterli, Ralph, Rohner, Nicolas, & Hall, Michael N. (2020). Diet-induced loss of adipose Hexokinase 2 triggers hyperglycemia. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.28.887794

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Peterli R, Moor M, Madörin P, Schötzau A, Nabers D, Borgwardt S, Beglinger C, Bieri O, & Wölnerhanssen BK. (2019). Quantification of Liver, Subcutaneous, and Visceral Adipose Tissues by MRI Before and After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery, 29(9), 2795–2805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03897-2

Wölnerhanssen BK, & Meyer-Gerspach AC. (2019). [Health effects of sugar consumption and possible alternatives]. Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique, 76(3), 111–116. https://doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930/a001070

Wölnerhanssen BK, & Meyer-Gerspach A.C. (2019). Letter Regarding Article, “metabolomic Pattern Predicts Incident Coronary Heart Disease”. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 39(8), E186. https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.119.313009

Fox M, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Wendebourg MJ, Gruber M, Heinrich H, Sauter M, Woelnerhanssen B, Koeberle D, & Juengling F. (2019). Effect of cocoa on the brain and gut in healthy subjects: A randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 121(6), 654–661. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114518003689

Streese, Lukas, Königstein, Karsten, Goricki, Lara, Infanger, Denis, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina, Peters, Thomas, Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno, & Hanssen, Henner. (2019). Short- and Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Vascular Phenotype. Obesity Surgery, 29(4), 1301–1308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-03679-2

Chiappetta S, Schaak H, Stier C, Wölnerhanssen B, Squillante S, & Weiner R. (2018). The impact of obesity and metabolic surgery on chronic inflammation. Obes Surg, 10(28), 3028–3040.

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Ly HG, Borgwardt S, Dupont P, Beglinger C, Van Oudenhove L, & Wölnerhanssen BK. (2018). Endogenous GLP-1 alters postprandial functional connectivity between homeostatic and reward-related brain regions involved in regulation of appetite in healthy lean males: A pilotstudy. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 20(10), 2330–2338. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.13369

Peterli R, Wölnerhanssen BK, & Bueter M. (2018). Response to: “are Guidelines for Standardized Outcome Reporting in Bariatric Surgery Responsible for Missing the Big Picture in Bariatric Surgery Related Major Complications?” (Patent No. 1). Annals of Surgery, 268(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000002317

Schneider R, Lazaridis I, Kraljević M, Beglinger C, Wölnerhanssen B, & Peterli R. (2018). The impact of preoperative investigations on the management of bariatric patients; results of a cohort of more than 1200 cases. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 14(5), 693–699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2018.01.009

Zanchi D, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Schmidt A, Suenderhauf C, Depoorter A, Drewe J, Beglinger C, Wölnerhanssen BK, & Borgwardt S. (2018). Acute effects of glucose and fructose administration on the neural correlates of cognitive functioning in healthy subjects: A pilot study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9(MAR), 71. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00071

Peterli R, Wölnerhanssen BK, Peters T, Vetter D, Kröll D, Borbély Y, Schultes B, Beglinger C, Drewe J, Schiesser M, Nett P, & Bueter M. (2018). Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy vs laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass onweight loss in patients with morbid obesity the sm-boss randomized clinical trial. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 319(3), 255–265. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.20897

Meyer-Gerspach A.C., Meyer-Gerspach A.C., & Wolnerhanssen B.K. (2018). The adverse effects of sugar consumption - Why we need to reduce it. Lymphologie in Forschung Und Praxis, 22, 70–75.

Shimobayashi, M., Albert, V., Woelnerhanssen, B., Frei, I. C., Weissenberger, D., Meyer-Gerspach, A. C., Clement, N., Moes, S., Colombi, M., Meier, J. A., Swierczynska, M. M., Jenö, P., Beglinger, C., Peterli, R., & Hall, M. N. (2018). Insulin resistance causes inflammation in adipose tissue. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 128(4), 1538–1550. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci96139

Wölnerhanssen BK, Moran AW, Burdyga G, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Peterli R, Manz M, Thumshirn M, Daly K, Beglinger C, & Shirazi-Beechey SP. (2017). Deregulation of transcription factors controlling intestinal epithelial cell differentiation; A predisposing factor for reduced enteroendocrine cell number in morbidly obese individuals. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 8174. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08487-9

Peterli R, Wölnerhanssen BK, Vetter D, Nett P, Gass M, Borbély Y, Peters T, Schiesser M, Schultes B, Beglinger C, Drewe J, & Bueter M. (2017). Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-Y-Gastric bypass for morbid obesity - 3-year outcomes of the prospective randomized Swiss Multicenter Bypass Or Sleeve Study (SM-BOSS). Annals of Surgery, 265(3), 466–473. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000001929

Wilbaux M, Wölnerhanssen BK, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Beglinger C, & Pfister M. (2017). Characterizing the dynamic interaction among gastric emptying, glucose absorption, and glycemic control in nondiabetic obese adults. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 312(3), R314–R323. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00369.2016

Wilbaux,Mélanie, Wölnerhanssen,Bettina K, Meyer-Gerspach,Anne Christin, Beglinger,Christoph, & Pfister,Marc. (2016). Characterizing the dynamic interaction among gastric emptying, glucose absorption and glycemic control in non-diabetic obese adults. Am J Physiol-Reg I (Print-Ausgabe), 2, ajpregu.

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Häfliger S, Meili J, Doody A, Rehfeld JF, Drewe J, Beglinger C, & Wölnerhanssen B. (2016). Effect of L-Tryptophan and L-Leucine on gut hormone secretion, appetite feelings and gastric emptying rates in lean and non-diabetic obese participants: A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial. PLoS ONE, 11(11), e0166758. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166758

Zanchi D, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Suenderhauf C, Janach K, le Roux CW, Haller S, Drewe J, Beglinger C, Wölnerhanssen BK, & Borgwardt S. (2016). Differential effects of L-Tryptophan and L-leucine administration on brain resting state functional networks and plasma hormone levels. Scientific Reports, 6, 35727. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep35727

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Wölnerhanssen B, & Beglinger C. (2016). Functional roles of low calorie sweeteners on gut function. Physiology and Behavior, 164(Pt B), 479–481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.01.045

Wölnerhanssen BK, Meyer-Gerspach AC, Peters T, Beglinger C, & Peterli R. (2016). Incretin effects, gastric emptying and insulin responses to low oral glucose loads in patients after gastric bypass and lean and obese controls. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 12(7), 1320–1327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2015.11.022

Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Cajacob, Lucian, Keller, Nino, Doody, Alison, Rehfeld, Jens F., Drewe, Juergen, Peterli, Ralph, Beglinger, Christoph, & Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin. (2016). Gut hormone secretion, gastric emptying, and glycemic responses to erythritol and xylitol in lean and obese subjects. American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism, 310, E1053–E1061. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00037.2016

Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Cajacob, Lucian, Riva, Daniele, Herzog, Raphael, Drewe, Juergen, Beglinger, Christoph, & Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K. (2016). Mechanisms regulating insulin response to intragastric glucose in lean and non-diabetic obese subjects: A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial. Plos One, 11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150803

Schneider, Julia, Peterli, Ralph, Gass, Markus, Slawik, Marc, Peters, Thomas, & Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K. (2016). Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass lead to equal changes in body composition and energy metabolism 17 months postoperatively: A prospective randomized trial. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 12(3), 563–570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2015.07.002

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Suenderhauf C, Bereiter L, Zanchi D, Beglinger C, Borgwardt S, & Wölnerhanssen BK. (2016). Gut taste stimulants alter brain activity in areas related to working memory: A pilot study. NeuroSignals, 24(1), 59–80. https://doi.org/10.1159/000442612

Wölnerhanssen BK, Meyer Gerspach AC, & Beglinger C. (2016). Reply to letter to the editor: The tolerance of erythritol and xylitol based on effective dose methodologies (Patent No. 4). American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 311(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00335.2016

Wölnerhanssen B, & Peterli R. (2015). [Management of complications after bariatric surgery]. Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen, 86(12), 20–1114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-015-0098-5

Wölnerhanssen, Bettina Karin, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Schmidt, André, Zimak, Nina, Peterli, Ralph, Beglinger, Christoph, & Borgwardt, Stefan. (2015). Dissociable Behavioral, Physiological and Neural Effects of Acute Glucose and Fructose Ingestion: A Pilot Study. PLoS ONE, 10(6), e0130280. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130280

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Wölnerhanssen B, Beglinger B, Nessenius F, Napitupulu M, Schulte FH, Steinert RE, & Beglinger C. (2014). Gastric and intestinal satiation in obese and normal weight healthy people. Physiology and Behavior, 129, 265–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.02.043

Meyer-Gerspach AC, Wölnerhanssen B, & Beglinger C. (2014). Gut sweet taste receptors and their role in metabolism. Frontiers of Hormone Research, 42, 123–133. https://doi.org/10.1159/000358321

Schmidt, Andre, Hammann, Felix, Wolnerhanssen B., Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Drewe, Juergen, Beglinger, Christoph, & Borgwardt S. (2014). Erratum: Green tea extract enhances parieto-frontal connectivity during working memory processing (Psychopharmacology DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3526-1). Psychopharmacology, 231(19), 3939. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-014-3668-1

Schmidt, André, Hammann, Felix, Wölnerhanssen, Bettina, Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin, Drewe, Jürgen, Beglinger, Christoph, & Borgwardt, Stefan. (2014). Green tea extract enhances parieto-frontal connectivity during working memory processing. Psychopharmacology, 231(19), 88–3879. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-014-3526-1

Wölnerhanssen B, & Peterli R. (2014). State of the art: Sleeve gastrectomy. Digestive Surgery, 31(1), 40–47. https://doi.org/10.1159/000354320

Peterli, Ralph, Steinert, Robert E, Woelnerhanssen, Bettina, Peters, Thomas, Christoffel-Courtin, Caroline, Gass, Markus, Kern, Beatrice, von Fluee, Markus, & Beglinger, Christoph. (2012). Metabolic and hormonal changes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a randomized, prospective trial. Obesity Surgery, 22(5), 8–740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-012-0622-3

Woelnerhanssen, Bettina, Peterli, Ralph, Steinert, Robert E, Peters, Thomas, Borbély, Yves, & Beglinger, Christoph. (2011). Effects of postbariatric surgery weight loss on adipokines and metabolic parameters: comparison of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy - a prospective randomized trial. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 7(5), 8–561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2011.01.044

Wolnerhanssen, Bettina, & Beglinger, Christoph. (2010). Therapeutic potential of gut peptides. Forum of Nutrition, 63, 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1159/000264393

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