• Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in children 

      Haapala, Eero A.; Väistö, Juuso; Ihalainen, Johanna K.; González, Claudia Tomaselli; Leppänen, Marja H.; Veijalainen, Aapo; Sallinen, Taisa; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Ekelund, Ulf; Schwab, Ursula; Brage, Soren; Atalay, Mustafa; Lakka, Timo A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We investigated the associations of physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in 390 children (192 girls, 198 boys) aged 6–8 years. PA energy expenditure (PAEE), light ...
    • Dietary Adjustments to Altitude Training in Elite Endurance Athletes; Impact of a Randomized Clinical Trial With Antioxidant-Rich Foods 

      Koivisto-Mørk, Anu; Paur, Ingvild; Paulsen, Gøran; Garthe, Ina; Raastad, Truls; Bastani, Nasser Ezzatkhah; Blomhoff, Rune; Bøhn, Siv Kjølsrud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Altitude training stresses several physiological and metabolic processes and alters the dietary needs of the athletes. International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Nutrition Expert Group suggests that athletes should ...
    • Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight change in adult populations: a systematic literature review 

      Fogelholm, Mikael; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjörg; Lahti-Koski, Marjaana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-08-13)
      This systematic literature review examined the role of dietary macronutrient composition, food consumption and dietary patterns in predicting weight or waist circumference (WC) change, with and without prior weight reduction. ...
    • Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents' growth and development 

      Mishra, Anu; Zhou, Bin; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, Honor; Singleton, Rosie K.; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Sheffer, Kate E.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Bennett, James E.; Lhoste, Victor; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bentham, James; Phelps, Nowell H.; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Ezzati, Majid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million ...
    • Effects of 2-year dietary and physical activity intervention on cognition in children: A nonrandomized controlled trial 

      Naveed, Sehrish; Sallinen, Taisa; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Skog, Hannamari; Jalkanen, Henna; Brage, Søren Karl; Ekelund, Ulf; Pentikäinen, Heikki; Savonen, Kai; Lakka, Timo A.; Haapala, Eero A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and Objective: We investigated the effects of a combined dietary and PA intervention on cognition in children and whether changes in diet quality, PA, sedentary behavior (SB), and sedentary time (ST) are associated ...
    • Energy expenditure, dietary intake and energy availability in female professional football players 

      Friborg, Oddgeir; Kristoffersen, Morten; Pettersen, Gunn; Plasqui, Guy; Dasa, Marcus Småvik Tutu; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn Kaiander; Rosenvinge, Jan H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objectives: To quantify energy expenditure and intake in professional female footballers playing on a national and/or international level. Second, to determine the prevalence of low energy availability among these players, ...
    • Exploring the provision and motives behind the adoption of health-promotion programmes in professional football clubs across four European countries 

      van Nassau, Femke; Chng, Nai Rui; Pereira, Hugo; Andersen, Eivind; Bunn, Christopher; Sørensen, Marit; van de Glind, Irene; van Actherberg, Theo; Gray, Cindy M.; Røynesdal, Øystein B.; Jelsma, Judith G. M.; Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria W. G.; Roberts, Glyn C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This study mapped existing health-promotion provisions targeting adults in professional football clubs across England, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal, and explored motives behind the clubs’ adoption of the European ...
    • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants 

      Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Turilli, Maria L.C.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Grøholt, Else Karin; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Sen, Abhijit; Skodje, Gry Irene; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Nilsen, Bente; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Tarp, Jakob; Tell, Grete S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Wilsgaard, Tom; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Bennett, James E.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Taddei, Cristina; Bixby, Honor; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Savin, Stefan; Danaei, Goodarz; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Khang, Young-Ho; Laxmaiah, Avula; Malekzadeh, Reza; Miranda, Jaime; Moon, Jin Soo; Popovic, Stevo; Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.; Soric, Maroje; Starc, Gregor; Kengne, Andre P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ...
    • Injuries and musculoskeletal pain among Norwegian group fitness instructors 

      Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Myklebust, Grethe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-09)
      Objective: To examine the prevalence and factors associated with instruction-related injuries and musculoskeletal pain among group fitness instructors. Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Settings: Online survey. ...
    • MAMMA MIA!: Norwegian midwives’ practices and views about gestational weight gain, physical activity and nutrition 

      Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Mjønerud, Julie; Mass, Emilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objectives: Most studies regarding prevalence of prenatal lifestyle counselling are based on patient-report of provider advice. The aim of the present study was to describe midwives’ practice and views in promoting three ...
    • Managing Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases in Women with Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorders: A Randomized Trial with 12 Months Follow-Up 

      Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Rosenvinge, Jan H.; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Persons with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED) have an elevated risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, lowering this risk is rarely addressed in standard cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT). ...
    • Native whey protein with high levels of leucine results in similar post-exercise muscular anabolic responses as regular whey protein: A randomized controlled trial 

      Hamarsland, Håvard; Nordengen, Anne Lene; Aas, Sigve Nyvik; Holte, Kristin Tosterud; Garthe, Ina; Paulsen, Gøran; Cotter, Matthew; Børsheim, Elisabet; Benestad, Haakon Breien; Raastad, Truls (Academic article, 2017-11-21)
      Protein ingestion produces a strong anabolic stimulus that elevates muscle protein synthesis [34]. The ability of a serving of protein to stimulate muscle protein synthesis (MPS) is dependent on absorption and blood kinetics ...
    • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults 

      Bixby, Honor; Bentham, James; Zhou, Bin; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Bennett, James E.; Taddei, Cristina; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Tarp, Jakob; Ariansen, Inger; Biehl, Anna Månsson; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Meyer, Haakon E.; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Tell, Grethe S.; Janszky, Imre; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Sen, Abhijit; Vatten, Lars Johan; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Wilsgaard, Tom; Khang, Young-Ho; Soric, Maroje; Gregg, Edward W.; Miranda, J. Jaime; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Savin, Stefan; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Solomon, Bethlehem D.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Riley, Leanne M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Bovet, Pascal; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Hambleton, Ian R; Hayes, Alison J; Ikeda, Nayu; Kengne, Andre P.; Laxmaiah, Avula (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ...
    • Serum HDL cholesterol was positively associated with cheese intake in the Oslo Health Study 

      Høstmark, Arne Torbjørn; Haug, Anna; Tomten, Sissel Erland; Thelle, Dag S.; Mosdøl, Annhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-02-19)
      We have examined the association between cheese intake and serum lipids in the cross-sectional Oslo Health Study (18,770 subjects), using ANOVA and linear regression. In both sexes and in most of four age groups, i.e., ...