Blar i Scientific publications in Public Health and Nutrition på emneord "VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Nutrition: 811"
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Agreement between parent and child report on parental practices regarding dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours: the ENERGY cross-sectional survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Parents and their parenting practices play an important role in shaping their children’s environment and energy-balance related behaviours (EBRBs). Measurement of parenting practices can be parent- or child-informed, ... -
Association of lifestyle habits and academic achievement in Norwegian adolescents: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: While healthy lifestyle habits are generally assumed to be important for high academic achievement, there has been little research on this topic among adolescents. The aim of this study was therefore to examine ... -
Associations between eating meals, watching TV while eating meals and weight status among children, ages 10-12 years in eight European countries : the ENERGY cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: To assess the association of eating meals, and never watching TV while eating meals, with weight status among children, ages 10-12 years across Europe. Methods: 7915 children (mean age: 11.5 years) in eight ... -
Associations of adherence to the New Nordic Diet with risk of preeclampsia and preterm delivery in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Preeclampsia and preterm delivery are serious complications of pregnancy and leading causes of perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Dietary factors might be associated with these adverse outcomes. We investigated ... -
Body weight, weight perceptions and food intake patterns. A cross-sectional study among male recruits in the Norwegian National Guard
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Young men tend to have a low intake of vegetables and fruit. Unfortunately, this group is difficult to reach with health information. Furthermore, knowledge about weight perceptions and the relationship to food ... -
Changes in 10-12 year old's fruit and vegetable intake in Norway from 2001 to 2008 in relation to gender and socioeconomic status - a comparison of two cross-sectional groups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)BACKGROUND:Norwegian children and adolescents eat less than half of the recommended 5 portions of fruit and vegetables (FV) per day. Gender and socioeconomic disparities in FV consumption shows that boys and children of ... -
Changes in beverage consumption in Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: To analyse (i) differences in beverage pattern among Norwegian children in 2001 and 2008; (ii) beverage intake related to gender, parental education and family composition; and (iii) potential disparities in ... -
Changes in dietary pattern in 15 year old adolescents following a 4 month dietary intervention with school breakfast – a pilot study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-12-07)BACKGROUND: Few studies on impact of meals served in school have been published. However, implications of school meals are an actual issue of both public and political concern in several countries. The objective of this ... -
Child consumption of fruit and vegetables : the roles of child cognitions and parental feeding practices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: To examine the roles of child cognitions and parental feeding practices in explaining child intentions and behaviour regarding fruit and vegetable consumption. Design: Cross-sectional surveys among pre-adolescent ... -
Diet and behavioral problems at school in Norwegian adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Discussion about dietary factors in relation to behavioral problems in children and adolescents has been going on for a long time. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional ... -
Diet matters, particularly in pregnancy : results from MoBa studies of maternal diet and pregnancy outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Awareness that maternal diet may influence the outcome of pregnancy as well as the long-term health of mother and child has increased in recent years. A new food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed and validated ... -
Dietary fiber and the glycemic index : a background paper for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The aim of this study is to review recent data on dietary fiber (DF) and the glycemic index (GI), with special focus on studies from the Nordic countries regarding cardiometabolic risk factors, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular ... -
Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviors among schoolchildren across Europe: The ENERGY-Project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Current data on the prevalence of overweight and energy-balance behaviors among European children is necessary to inform overweight prevention interventions. Methodology/Principal Findings: A school-based ... -
Does high sugar consumption exacerbate cardiometabolic risk factors and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Consumption of sugar has been relatively high in the Nordic countries; the impact of sugar intake on metabolic risk factors and related diseases has been debated. The objectives were to assess the effect of sugar intake ... -
Employment Is Associated with the Health-Related Quality of Life of Morbidly Obese Persons
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background We aimed to investigate whether employment status was associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a population of morbidly obese subjects. Methods A total of 143 treatment-seeking ... -
Energy Balance Related Behaviour: Personal, Home- and Friend-Related Factors among Schoolchildren in Europe Studied in the ENERGY-Project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: To design interventions that target energy balance-related behaviours, knowledge of primary schoolchildren’s perceptions regarding soft drink intake, fruit juice intake, breakfast consumption, TV viewing and ... -
Evidence-based development of school-based and family-involved prevention of overweight across Europe: The ENERGY-project's design and conceptual framework
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: There is an urgent need for more carefully developed public health measures in order to curb the obesity epidemic among youth. The overall aim of the "EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight ... -
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 ... -
Is the term 'Mediterranean diet' a misnomer?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)OBJECTIVE: A greater adherence to what has been labelled the Mediterranean diet is associated with a significant improvement in health status. However, it is unclear what this diet really contains. The objective of the ... -
Living alone, receiving help, helplessness, and inactivity are strongly related to risk of undernutrition among older home-dwelling people
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Being at risk of undernutrition is a global problem among older people. Undernutrition can be considered inadequate nutritional status, characterized by insufficient food intake and weight loss. There is a lack ...