Dr. Anja Simmet

Journal articles (peer reviewed)

Simmet, A., Ehret, J., Schleicher, R., Teut, M., Hummel, G., Bschaden, A., & Stroebele-Benschop, N. (2024). Multidisciplinary study of the health and nutritional status of persons living in households at risk of poverty with children in Germany (MEGA_kids): Study design and methods. Nutrition and Health, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/02601060241242159

Simmet, A., & Stroebele-Benschop, N. (2021). Food Bank Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2021.1943590

Simmet, A., Teut, M., Schleicher, R., Bschaden, A., & Stroebele-Benschop, N. (2020). Impact of a smoking cessation program on smoking prevalence and food security among food pantry users – a study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 20: 1124. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09232-0

Simmet A, Stroebele-Benschop N. Creating healthy food pantries by using behavioural economics approaches. Public Health Nutr. May 2019:1-3. doi:10.1017/S136898001900079X

Simmet A, Tinnemann P, Stroebele-Benschop N. The German Food Bank System and Its Users-A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15(7). doi:10.3390/ijerph15071485

Simmet A, Stroebele-Benschop N, Tinnemann P. Area characteristics associated with food pantry use in Berlin – A cross-sectional ecological study. Appl Geogr. 2017;89:87-99. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.10.005

Simmet A, Depa J, Tinnemann P, Stroebele-Benschop N. The Dietary Quality of Food Pantry Users: A Systematic Review of Existing Literature. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017;117(4):563-576. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2016.08.014

Simmet A, Depa J, Tinnemann P, Stroebele-Benschop N. The Nutritional Quality of Food Provided from Food Pantries: A Systematic Review of Existing Literature. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017;117(4):577-588. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2016.08.015

Simmet A, Mensink GBM, Stroebele N, Roll S, Willich SN, Tinnemann P. Association of dietary sodium intake and blood pressure in the German population. J Public Health. 2012;20(6):621-630. doi:10.1007/s10389-012-0499-6

Meyer K, Simmet A, Arnold M, Mattle H, Nedeltchev K. Stroke events, and case fatalities in Switzerland based on hospital statistics and cause of death statistics. Swiss Med Wkly. 2009;139(5-6):65-69. doi:smw-12448

Meyer K, Mürner N, Laederach-Hofmann K, Simmet A, Hess OM. Heart failure events, and case fatalities in Switzerland based on hospital statistics and cause of death statistics. Swiss Med Wkly. 2008;138(35-36):506-511. doi:2008/35/smw-12304

Meyer K, Simmet A, Junker C. Acute myocardial infarction and associated deaths in Switzerland - an approach to estimating incidence. Cardiovasc Med. 2007;10(09):279-284. doi:10.4414/cvm.2007.01262

Book chapters:

Stroebele-Benschop N, Simmet A, Depa J. Nutrition Status of Those Receiving Unprepared Food from Food Banks: Overview of Food Bank Users in High-Income Countries and Their Diet. In: Preedy V, Patel VB, eds. Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation: From Biology to Policy. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2017:1-22. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40007-5_10-1

Meyer K, Simmet A, Mattle HP, Nedeltchev K, Arnold M. Herz-Kreislauf-Krankheiten (Koronare Herzerkrankung und Hirnschlag). In: Meyer K, ed. Gesundheit in Der Schweiz. National Gesundheitsbericht 2008. 1st ed. Bern: Hans Huber; 2009:153-169.

Meyer K, Simmet A, Mattle HP, Nedeltchev K, Arnold M. Maladies somatiques et leurs conséquences. In: Meyer K, ed. La Santé En Suisse. Rapport National Sur La Santé 2008. 1st ed. Chêne-Bourg/Genève: Editions Médecine & Hygiène; 2009:130-144.