Browsing Scientific publications in Public Health and Nutrition by Title
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Food and chemical substances relevant for monitoring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)At request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA), VKM has identified food groups and food items consumed by the Norwegian population that are relevant for monitoring regarding content of one or more undesirable ... -
Food and health teachers’ experience of online teaching of a practical school subject during the initial Corona lockdown
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)When the Norwegian authorities closed all schools with immediate effect on March 12th 2020 due to Coronavirus, teachers had to find new strategies for educating their pupils online. Food and health are a compulsory subject ... -
Food literacy and diet quality in young vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: To investigate whether food literacy competencies and diet quality vary between 16-to-24-year-olds vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores and to assess whether food literacy is ... -
Food literacy competencies in youth – a mini-review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Young people’s transition into adulthood is an opportunity in the life course to establish adequate eating behaviors, hence exploring food literacy competencies in this period of life is especially important. ... -
The Food4toddlers study-study protocol for a web-based intervention to promote healthy diets for toddlers : a randomized controlled trial
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Free school fruit: can an extra piece of fruit every school day contribute to the prevention of future weight gain? A cluster randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Several school fruit programs are initiated with the aim to improve diet and thereby contribute to reduce the prevalence of overweight. To date, no published studies have demonstrated that school fruit schemes ... -
Free school meals as an approach to reduce health inequalities among 10-12- year-old Norwegian children
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Free school meals as an opportunity to target social equality, healthy eating, and school functioning: experiences from students and teachers in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
From Greece to Norway with useful knowledge.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
From heart-rate data to training quantification: A comparison of 3 methods of training-intensity analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose: We directly compared three frequently used methods of heart-rate based training intensity distribution (TID) quantification in a large sample of training sessions performed by elite endurance athletes. Methods: ... -
Fruit and vegetable consumption in Europe according to gender, educational attainment and regional affiliation – A cross-sectional study in 21 European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine fruit and vegetable consumption according to gender, educational attainment and regional affiliation in Europe. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: 21 ... -
Future sport, exercise and physical education professionals' perceptions of the physical self of obese children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Anti-fat bias has been previously identified amongst practising obesity health care specialists, physical education (PE) teachers and students of exercise science and PE in samples in the USA and New Zealand. The present ... -
Geographic variations in cardiometabolic risk factors in Luxembourg
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated behavioural and metabolic risk factors constitute a major public health concern at a global level. Many reports worldwide have documented different risk profiles for populations ... -
Gestational Diabetes: Evaluating Diagnostic Criteria and Screening Strategies in Light of Evolving Guidelines
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 498, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common metabolic condition of pregnancy with potential lifelong implications for the health of the mother and child, extending its adverse effects into the next generation. ... -
Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019 : an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention, control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a one-third reduction in ... -
Global health security and islands as seen through COVID-19 and vaccination
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic in March 2020, significant research and attention has focused on countries’ abilities and interests in enacting response measures to the spread of the coronavirus including ... -
Governing digital health for infectious disease outbreaks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)How can governing digital health for infectious disease outbreaks be enhanced? In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has simultaneously represented both the potential and marked limitations of digital health practices for ... -
Guanidinoacetate–creatine in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: a case report
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Acute secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) is characterized by escalating neurological disability, with limited disease-modifying therapeutic options. A 48-year-old woman with acute SPMS being treated with ... -
Guanidinoacetic Acid as a Nutritional Adjuvant to Multiple Sclerosis Therapy
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Guanidinoacetic acid in human nutrition: Beyond creatine synthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) is a nutrient that has been used in human nutrition since the early 1950s. Recommended for its role in creatine biosynthesis, GAA demonstrated beneficial energy-boosting effects in various clinical ...