Faglige interesser
- Faktorer som påvirker spisevaner i forskjellige befolkningsgrupper, særlig barn og unge
- Utvikling, implementering og evaluering av intervensjoner og politikk for å utvikle sunne spisevaner og redusere ernæringsrelaterte helseproblemer, særlig overvekt/fedme
- Sosio-økonomiske forskjeller i ernæringsrelatert helse
Undervisning
Ansettelser
- 2013 - > Professor Avdeling for ernæringsvitenskap, Universitetet i Oslo
- 2007-2013 Forsker Avdeling for ernæringsvitenskap, Universitetet i Oslo
- 2002-2007 Post Dok Avdeling for ernæringsvitenskap, Universitetet i Oslo
Utdanning
- 2002: Doktorgrad i Samfunnsernæring (Dr. Philos), Universitetet i Oslo
- 1998: Praktisk pedagogisk utdanning, Universitetet i Oslo
- 1996: Næringsmiddelkandidat (Cand Agric), Norges Landbrukshøgskole
Verv
- 2024 - Medlem i Nasjonalt råd for ernæring
- 2022 - Deputy editor International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- 2018 - Medlem av referansegruppen for Intensjonsavtalen om et sunnere kosthold mellom matbransjen og helsemyndighetene
- 2017- Medlem av Scientific Advisory Board of the Leibniz-Institute for Epidemiology and Prevention Research - BIPS BmbH, Bremen, Germany,
Emneord:
Ernæring,
Atferd,
Forebygging og mestring,
Samfunnsernæring,
Barn og unge,
Sosial ulikhet,
Longitudinelle studier
Publikasjoner
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Randby, Jorunn Sofie; Ogden, Terje & Lien, Nanna
(2024).
Implementation and effectiveness of a school-based intervention to increase adherence to national school meal guidelines: A non-randomised controlled trial.
Public Health Nutrition (PHN).
ISSN 1368-9800.
27(1).
doi:
10.1017/S1368980023002938.
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Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely ; Onal, Furkan; Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Blanchard, Laurence; Romanenko, Eduard & Fismen, Anne-Siri
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(2023).
Understanding the dynamics emerging from the interplay among poor mental wellbeing, energy balance-related behaviors, and obesity prevalence in adolescents: A simulation-based study.
Obesity Reviews.
ISSN 1467-7881.
24(S2).
doi:
10.1111/obr.13628.
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Meshkovska, Biljana; Gebremariam, Mekdes; Atukunda, Prudence; Iversen, Per Ole; Wandel, Margareta & Lien, Nanna
(2023).
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of nutrition-related actions in school settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a qualitative systematic review using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).
Implementation Science Communications.
ISSN 2662-2211.
4(1).
doi:
10.1186/s43058-023-00454-y.
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Coutinho, Sílvia; Andersen, Oddbjørn Klomsten; Lien, Nanna & Gebremariam, Mekdes
(2023).
Neighborhood deprivation, built environment, and overweight in adolescents in the city of Oslo.
BMC Public Health.
ISSN 1471-2458.
23.
doi:
10.1186/s12889-023-15261-2.
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Background:
Even though the social and built environment characteristics of neighborhoods have been studied as potential determinants of social inequalities in obesity among adults, fewer studies have focused on children. Our first aim was to investigate whether there were differences in the food and physical activity environments between different neighborhood deprivation levels in the city of Oslo. We also explored whether there was an association between the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) among adolescents and (i) neighborhood deprivation levels and (ii) food and physical activity environments of the neighborhoods they live in.
Methods:
We conducted a food and physical activity environment mapping (using ArcGIS Pro) in all neighborhoods of Oslo, which were defined by administrative boundaries (sub-districts). The neighborhood deprivation score was calculated based on the percentage of households living in poverty, unemployment in the neighborhood, and residents with low education. A cross-sectional study including 802 seventh graders from 28 primary schools in Oslo residing in 75 out of 97 sub-districts in Oslo was also performed. MANCOVA and partial correlations were ran to compare the built environment distribution between different neighborhood deprivation levels, and multilevel logistic regression analyses were used to explore the effect of neighborhood deprivation and the food and physical activity environments on childhood overweight.
Results:
We found that deprived neighborhoods had greater availability of fast food restaurants and fewer indoor recreational facilities compared to low-deprived neighborhoods. Additionally, we observed that the residential neighborhoods of the adolescents with overweight had greater availability of grocery and convenience stores when compared to the residential neighborhoods of the adolescents without overweight. Adolescents living in neighborhoods with high deprivation had a two-fold higher odds (95% CI = 1.1–3.8) to have overweight compared to adolescents living in neighborhoods with low deprivation, regardless of participants’ ethnicity and parental education. However, the built environment did not determine the relationship between neighborhood deprivation and overweight in adolescents.
Conclusion:
The neighborhoods in Oslo with higher deprivation levels had more obesogenic characteristics than the low-deprived neighborhoods. Adolescents living in high-deprived neighborhoods were more likely to have overweight than their counterparts from low-deprived neighborhoods. Thus, preventive measures targeting adolescents from high-deprived neighborhoods should be put in place in order to reduce incidence of overweight.
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Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Forberger, Sarah; Lien, Nanna; Rehfuessk, Eva & Luszczynska, Aleksandra
(2022).
Development of a framework to guide research into policies promoting physical activity and healthy diets in the European context: the system-based Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) framework.
European Journal of Public Health.
ISSN 1101-1262.
32(4 S).
doi:
10.1093/eurpub/ckac068.
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Romanenko, Eduard; Homer, Jack; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Rutter, Harry & Lien, Nanna
(2022).
Assessing policies to reduce adolescent overweight and obesity: Insights from a system dynamics model using data from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children study.
Obesity Reviews.
ISSN 1467-7881.
doi:
10.1111/obr.13519.
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Havdal, Hanne Hennig; Fosse, Elisabeth Minda; Gebremariam, Mekdes; Stronks, Karien; Andersen, Oddbjørn Klomsten & Lien, Nanna
(2022).
Does the socioeconomic positioned neighbourhood matter? Norwegian adolescents’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators for physical activity.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
ISSN 1403-4948.
doi:
10.1177/14034948211066673.
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Background and aims:
A higher proportion of adolescents from lower socioeconomic position families tend to be less physically active than their counterparts from higher socioeconomic position families. More research is needed to understand the causes of these differences, particularly the influence of the neighbourhood environment. This qualitative study aims to explore how adolescents and their parents from higher and lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods perceive the social, organisational and physical environment influencing adolescents’ physical activity behaviours.
Method:
We conducted six semi-structured focus groups with 35 13–14-year-olds and eight interviews with some of their parents. The interviewees were recruited from one higher and two lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods in Oslo, Norway. Theme-based coding was used for analysis, and the results discussed in light of an ecological framework.
Results:
The results indicate that factors like social norms in a neighbourhood could shape adolescents’ physical activity behaviour, and a social norm of an active lifestyle seemed to be an essential facilitator in the higher socioeconomic neighbourhood. Higher availability of physical activity and high parental engagement seemed to facilitate higher physical activity in this neighbourhood. In the lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods, the availability of local organised physical activity and volunteer engagement from parents varied. Programmes from the municipality and volunteer organisations seemed to influence and be essential for adolescents’ physical activity behaviour in these neighbourhoods.
Conclusions:
The results illustrate the complexity of behaviour and environment interaction, and a limitation in explaining the phenomenon by focusing primarily on the individual level rather than an ecological perspective.
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Yitayew, Teferi Mekonnen; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Andersen, Lene Frost; Lien, Nanna; Arah, Onyebuchi A. & Gebremariam, Mekdes
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(2022).
Mediators of differences by parental education in weight-related outcomes in childhood and adolescence in Norway.
Scientific Reports.
ISSN 2045-2322.
12(1),
s. 1–13.
doi:
10.1038/s41598-022-09987-z.
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Studies exploring mediators of socioeconomic inequalities in excess weight gain in early-life and subsequent overweight/obesity (OW/OB) among youth are limited. Thus, this study examined the mediating role of prenatal and early postnatal factors and child energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB) in the effects of parental education on (i) excess weight gain from birth to 2 years and (ii) OW/OB at 5, 8 and 14 years. The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study was used to include participants at the ages of 2 (n = 59,597), 5 (n = 27,134), 8 (n = 28,285) and 14 (n = 11,278) years. Causal mediation analyses using the inverse odds weighting approach were conducted. Children of low-educated parents had a higher conditional excess weight gain at 2 years compared to children of high-educated parents (total effect, RRTE = 1.06; 95% CI 1.01, 1.10). The joint mediation effects of the prenatal and early postnatal factors explained most of the total effect of low education on conditional excess weight gain at 2 years. Children of low-educated parents had a higher risk of OW/OB at 5, 8 and 14 years compared to children of high-educated parents. The mediators jointly explained 63.7%, 67% and 88.9% of the total effect of parental education on OW/OB among 5, 8 and 14 year-old-children, respectively. Of the total mediated effects at 5, 8 and 14 years, the prenatal and early postnatal mediators explained 59.2%, 61.7% and 73.7%, whereas the child EBRB explained 10.3%, 15.8.0%% and 34.8%. The mediators included were found to have a considerable mediating effect in the associations explored, in particular the prenatal and early postnatal factors. If truly causal, the findings could indicate potential targets for interventions to tackle socioeconomic inequalities in OW/OB from birth to adolescence.
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Kristiansen, Anne Lene; Himberg-Sundet, Anne; Bjelland, Mona; Lien, Nanna; Holst, Rene & Andersen, Lene Frost
(2021).
Exploring intervention components in association with changes in preschool children’s vegetable intake: the BRA-study.
BMC Research Notes.
ISSN 1756-0500.
14(214),
s. 1–6.
doi:
10.1186/s13104-021-05629-1.
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Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Nianogo, Roch A.; Lien, Nanna; Bjelland, Mona; Klepp, Knut Inge & Bergh, Ingunn Holden
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(2021).
The impact of hypothetical interventions on adiposity in adolescence.
Scientific Reports.
ISSN 2045-2322.
11.
doi:
10.1038/s41598-021-90415-z.
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In order to develop effective public health initiatives aimed at promoting healthy weight development, identifying the interventions/combination of interventions with the highest beneficial effect on body weight is vital. The study aimed to estimate the mean BMI at age 13 under hypothetical interventions targeting dietary behavior, physical activity and screen time at age 11. We used data from a school-based cohort study of 530 participants followed between the ages of 11 and 13. We used g-computation, a causal modeling method, to estimate the impact of single and combined hypothetical behavioral interventions at age 11 on BMI at age 13. Of the hypothetical interventions, the one with the largest population mean difference in BMI was the one combining all interventions (dietary behavior, physical activity and screen time interventions) and assuming 100% intervention adherence, with a population mean differences of − 0.28 (95% CI − 0.59, 0.07). Isolated behavioral interventions had a limited impact on BMI. This study demonstrated that a combination of healthy dietary behavior and physical activity promotion, as well as screen time reduction interventions at age 11 could have the highest beneficial effect on the reduction of BMI at age 13, although the change in BMI was small. The findings highlight the importance of a systems approach to obesity prevention focusing on multicomponent interventions.
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Yitayew, Teferi Mekonnen; Papadopoulou, Eleni Zoumpoulia; Arah, Onyebuchi A.; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Lien, Nanna & Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede
(2021).
Socioeconomic inequalities in children's weight, height and BMI trajectories in Norway.
Scientific Reports.
ISSN 2045-2322.
11,
s. 1–9.
doi:
10.1038/s41598-021-84615-w.
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Himberg-Sundet, Anne; Kristiansen, Anne Lene; Andersen, Lene Frost; Bjelland, Mona & Lien, Nanna
(2020).
Effects of a kindergarten intervention on vegetables served and staff’s food-related practices: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial–the BRA study.
Public Health Nutrition (PHN).
ISSN 1368-9800.
23(6),
s. 1117–1126.
doi:
10.1017/S1368980019003963.
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Kristiansen, Anne Lene; Medin, Anine Christine; Bjelland, Mona; Himberg-Sundet, Anne; Lien, Nanna & Holst, René
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(2020).
Long-term effects of a cluster randomized controlled kindergarten-based intervention trial on vegetable intake among Norwegian 3-5-year-olds: the BRA-study.
BMC Research Notes.
ISSN 1756-0500.
13.
doi:
10.1186/s13104-020-4892-x.
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OBJECTIVE:
To report on long-term effects of a cluster randomized controlled kindergarten-based intervention trial, which aimed to increase vegetable intake among Norwegian preschool children (3-5 years at baseline). The effects of the intervention at follow-up 1 (immediately post-intervention) have previously been published. This paper presents the effects of the intervention from baseline to follow-up 2 (12 months post-intervention).
RESULTS:
Parental consents were obtained for 633 out of 1631 eligible children (response rate 38.8%). The effects of the intervention from baseline to follow-up 2 were assessed by mixed-model analyses taking the clustering effect of kindergartens into account. Children's vegetable intake was reported by the parents at baseline (spring 2015), at follow-up 1 (spring 2016) and at follow-up 2 (spring 2017). No significant long-term effects in child vegetable intake were found. A mean difference of - 0.1 times per day (95% CI - 0.5, 0.2) (P = 0.44) was found for the daily frequency of vegetable intake. A mean difference of - 0.2 different kinds of vegetables eaten over a month (95% CI - 1.0, 0.7) (P = 0.70) was found and for daily amount of vegetables a mean difference of - 15.0 g vegetables (95% CI - 38.0, 8.0) (P = 0.19) was found. Trial registration International Standard Randomised Controlled Trials ISRCTN51962956 (http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN51962956). Registered 21 June 2016 (retrospectively registered).
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Kristiansen, Anne Lene; Bjelland, Mona; Himberg-Sundet, Anne; Lien, Nanna; Holst, René & Andersen, Lene Frost
(2019).
Effects of a cluster randomized controlled kindergarten-based intervention trial on vegetable consumption among Norwegian 3–5-year-olds: the BRA-study.
BMC Public Health.
ISSN 1471-2458.
19(1),
s. 1–10.
doi:
10.1186/s12889-019-7436-3.
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Background: Early childhood represents a critical period for the establishment of long-lasting healthy dietary
habits. Limited knowledge exists on how to successfully increase vegetable consumption among preschool
children. The overall aim of the present study was to improve vegetable intake among preschool children in a
kindergarten-based randomized controlled trial.
Methods: The target group was preschool children born in 2010 and 2011, attending public or private
kindergartens in two counties in Norway. Data about child intake of vegetables were collected by three methods.
First, parents filled in a web-based questionnaire of the child’s vegetable intake. Second, among a subsample,
trained researchers observed children’s vegetable intake in the kindergarten. Thirdly, a parental web-based 24-h
recall assessing the child’s vegetable intake was filled in. For allocation of kindergartens to intervention and control
groups, a stratified block randomization was used. Multiple intervention components were implemented from
September 2015 to February 2016 and components focused at influencing the four determinants availability,
accessibility, encouragement and role modelling. The effect of the intervention from baseline (spring 2015) to
follow-up 1 (spring 2016) was assessed by mixed-model analysis taking the clustering effect of kindergartens into
account.
Results: Parental consent was obtained for 38.8% of the children (633 out of 1631 eligible children). Based on the
observational data in the kindergarten setting (n 218 in the control group and n 217 in the intervention group), a
tendency to a small positive effect was seen as a mean difference of 13.3 g vegetables/day (95% CI: − 0.2, 26.9) (P =
0.054) was observed.
No significant overall effects were found for the total daily vegetable intake or for the parental reported frequency
or variety in vegetable intake.
Conclusions: Based on the observational data in the kindergarten setting, a tendency to a small positive effect was
seen with a mean difference of about 13 g vegetables/day, while no other effects on child vegetable intake were
found. Additionally, further research to understand the best strategies to involve parents in dietary interventions studies is warranted.
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Sandvik, Camilla & Lien, Nanna
(2019).
Sosial ulikhet i helse og skolens rolle for å utjevne
sosiale ulikheter i helse.
I Holthe, Asle; Aadland, Eli Kristin & Viig, Nina Grieg (Red.),
Mat og helse i grunnskolelærerutdanningene.
Fagbokforlaget.
ISSN 9788245032901.
s. 115–128.
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Den vitenskapelige antologien "Mat og helse i lærerutdanningene" har et tydelig profesjonsrettet perspektiv og dreier seg om lærerutdanningsfagets hva, hvordan og hvorfor.
Bidragene i antologien presenterer ny forskning med en tydelig fagdidaktisk innretning innenfor følgende tematiske områder: danning og didaktiske praksiser i skolens matlandskap, helsefremmende kosthold, bærekraftige matvaner og forbruk og mat og måltider som identitets- og kulturuttrykk.
Boken henvender seg til lærerutdannere og masterstudenter i lærerutdanningene.
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Hebestreit, Antje; Thumann, Barbara F.; Wolters, Maike; Bucksch, Jens; Huybrechts, Inge & Inchley, Joanna
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(2019).
Road map towards a harmonized pan-European surveillance of obesity-related lifestyle behaviours and their determinants in children and adolescents.
International Journal of Public Health.
ISSN 1661-8556.
doi:
10.1007/s00038-019-01227-y.
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Objectives
To develop a road map towards a harmonized pan-European surveillance system for children and adolescents.
Methods
Representatives of five European surveillance systems and the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents contributed to the road map through a structured workshop in 2016.
Results
A conceptual framework for this road map was developed with seven action points (APs) guiding the successive cross-country harmonization. First, key indicators of health behaviour and their determinants in children and adolescents will be identified (AP1, 2); short screening instruments will be developed and implemented to assess and monitor key indicators (AP3, 4). In parallel, optional supplementary modules could be implemented to provide objective data (AP5). This would allow mutual calibration and improvement of existing instruments before their progressive replacement by more comparable measurement tools (AP6). The establishment of a competence platform is envisaged for guiding the harmonization process (AP7).
Conclusions
This approach builds on existing systems, provides comparable key health indicators across European regions, helps to assess temporal trends and—once in place—will facilitate health reporting and monitoring of national and international health targets.
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Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Arah, Onyebuchi A.; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Andersen, Lene Frost; Bjelland, Mona & Grydeland, May
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(2019).
Factors affecting the dose of intervention received and the participant satisfaction in a school-based obesity prevention intervention.
Preventive Medicine Reports.
ISSN 2211-3355.
15.
doi:
10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100906.
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This study assessed factors associated with the perceived dose of intervention received and with the participantsatisfaction in a school-based obesity prevention intervention. It also explored the variance in the dose of in-tervention received that was at the school level. Process evaluation data from a school-based intervention studyconducted in Oslo in 2007–2009 were used. A total of 542 11-year-olds from 12 intervention schools wereincluded. A web-based questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive analyses and multilevel regressionanalyses were conducted. Females and those with medium (vs. low) parental education had higher odds ofreporting a high vs. low dose of intervention received at mid-way (8 months after baseline). Perceived socialcapital and perceived social support for physical activity from friends at baseline were positively associated withthe dose of intervention received at mid-way. Perceived social capital at mid-way was positively associated withthe dose of intervention reported post-intervention (20 months after baseline). Around 20% of the variance inthe perceived dose of intervention received was at the school level. Satisfaction with the intervention was highoverall and higher for females for several intervention components at mid-way and at post-intervention. Thefactors identified in this study should be taken into consideration when planning future obesity preventioninterventions among youth.
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Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Arah, Onyebuchi A.; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Andersen, Lene Frost; Ommundsen, Yngvar & Totland, Torunn Holm
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(2019).
Gender-specific mediators of the association between parental education and adiposity among adolescents: the HEIA study.
Scientific Reports.
ISSN 2045-2322.
9.
doi:
10.1038/s41598-019-43604-w.
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Identifying the mechanisms behind socioeconomic inequalities in adiposity among youth is vital
for efforts aimed at combating these inequalities. The study explored whether a broad range of
behavioral and familial factors mediated the associations between parental education and indicators
of adiposity among adolescents. Baseline data from a school-based intervention study conducted
in 2007 among 11-year-old adolescents were used. Anthropometric outcomes, physical activity
and sedentary time among adolescents were objectively measured. Other behavioral variables and
parental waist circumference were self-reported. Mediation analyses were conducted. Among boys,
maternal waist circumference (WC), paternal WC and TV viewing mediated 16%, 11.5% and 13% of the
association between parental education and adolescent WC. The respective proportions when body
fat percentage was used as the outcome variable were 22.5%, 16% and 21%. Among girls, maternal
and paternal WC mediated 20% and 14% of the association between parental education and WC. The
respective proportions when body fat percentage was used as the outcome variable were 14% and
10%. Other included variables did not play any mediating role. Parental WC was found to be a mediator
of socioeconomic differences in adiposity in both genders; underlying mechanisms were however not
investigated. Among boys, reducing TV time could contribute to the reduction of social inequalities in
adiposity.
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Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Lien, Nanna; Sleddens, Ester F.C.; Melbye, Elisabeth Lind & Bjelland, Mona
(2019).
The reliability of the general functioning scale in Norwegian 13–15-year-old adolescents and association with family dinner frequency.
Nutrition Journal.
ISSN 1475-2891.
18:20,
s. 1–5.
doi:
10.1186/s12937-019-0447-1.
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Stok, F. Marijn; Renner, Britta; Clarys, Peter; Lien, Nanna; Lakerveld, Jeroen & Deliens, Tom
(2018).
Understanding eating behavior during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood: A literature review and perspective on future research directions.
Nutrients.
ISSN 2072-6643.
10(6).
doi:
10.3390/nu10060667.
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Vennerød, Frida Felicia; Nicklaus, Sophie; Lien, Nanna & Almli, Valerie Lengard
(2018).
The development of basic taste sensitivity and preferences in children.
Appetite.
ISSN 0195-6663.
127,
s. 130–137.
doi:
10.1016/j.appet.2018.04.027.
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This study aims at understanding how preference and sensitivity to the basic tastes develop in the preschool years, and how the two relate to each other. To expand on the existing literature regarding taste preferences conducted in cross-sectional studies, a longitudinal design was applied with children from age four to six years old.
During the springs of 2015, 2016, and 2017, 131 children born in 2011 were tested in their kindergartens. To investigate preferences for sweet, sour and bitter tastes, the children performed ranking-by-elimination procedures on fruit-flavored beverages and chocolates with three taste intensity levels. The beverages varied in either sucrose, citric acid, or the bitter component isolone. The chocolates varied in the bitter component theobromine from cocoa and sucrose content. Each year, the children also performed paired-comparison tasks opposing plain water to tastant dilutions at four concentrations. The stimuli consisted of the five basic tastes: sweet (sucrose) sour (citric acid monohydrate) umami (monosodium glutamate), salty (sodium chloride), and bitter (quinine hydrochloride dihydrate).
Preference for sweetness levels increased with age, while preference for bitterness and sourness levels were stable. Concerning taste sensitivity, the children showed an increase in sensitivity for sourness and saltiness, a decrease for sweetness, and stability for umami and bitterness. A negative association was found between sweetness sensitivity and preference for sweetness. The study highlights different trajectories of sensitivity and preferences across tastes. On average, a reduction in sweetness sensitivity combined with an increase in preference for higher sweetness was observed from the age of four to six. The weak relationship between taste sensitivity and taste preference in our data suggests that taste preference development is shaped by a multitude of factors in addition to taste sensitivity.
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Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Arah, Onyebuchi A.; Lien, Nanna; Næss, Øyvind; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann & Kjøllesdal, Marte Karoline Råberg
(2018).
Change in BMI Distribution over a 24-Year Period and Associated Socioeconomic Gradients: A Quantile Regression Analysis.
Obesity.
ISSN 1930-7381.
26(4),
s. 769–775.
doi:
10.1002/oby.22133.
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ObjectiveThis study assessed the change in body mass index (BMI) distribution among 18- or 19-year-olds over 24 years. It also investigated parallel changes in the distribution of birth weight and in the association between birth weight and later risk of overweight and/or obesity. Parental educational variations in the trends and associations were explored.
MethodsThe study used data on 606,832 male military conscripts enlisted between 1985 and 2008. Quantile regression was used to assess the temporal change in BMI and birth weight distribution. The association between birth weight and overweight and/or obesity at age 18 or 19 years was quantified by using logistic regression.
ResultsIncreases in BMI over time were found namely in the 90th, 95th, 97th, and 99th percentiles. Socioeconomic differences in this increase were documented in the 75th to 97th percentiles. The distribution of birth weight and the association between birth weight and the risk of overweight and/or obesity at age 18 or 19 years remained stable over time.
ConclusionsThe difference in the increase in BMI between low and high percentiles indicates the limited role of mean BMI in reflecting population changes. The results suggest a need to focus on those with low socioeconomic position in the upper ends of the BMI distribution to combat increasing disparities in obesity-related outcomes.
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Kristiansen, Anne Lene; Bjelland, Mona; Himberg-Sundet, Anne; Lien, Nanna & Andersen, Lene Frost
(2017).
Associations between sociocultural home environmental factors and vegetable consumption among Norwegian 3?5-year olds: BRA-study.
Appetite.
ISSN 0195-6663.
117,
s. 310–320.
doi:
10.1016/j.appet.2017.06.031.
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Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Lien, Nanna; Nianogo, Roch A. & Arah, Onyebuchi A.
(2017).
Mediators of socioeconomic differences in adiposity among youth: a systematic review.
Obesity Reviews.
ISSN 1467-7881.
18(8),
s. 880–898.
doi:
10.1111/obr.12547.
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Vennerød, Frida Felicia; Almli, Valerie Lengard; Berget, Ingunn & Lien, Nanna
(2017).
Do parents form their children’s sweet preference? The role of parents and taste sensitivity on preferences for sweetness in pre-schoolers.
Food Quality and Preference.
ISSN 0950-3293.
62,
s. 172–182.
doi:
10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.06.013.
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Children generally have a high acceptance for sweetness, but differ in their preferences for the intensity of the taste. This study investigates how food exposure, parental attitudes and behaviours, and children’s taste sensitivity are associated with five-year olds’ preferences for sweetness.
Preference data were collected from 135 children at ages four (Mean age: 46.3 months, SD: 3.4, 56% boys) and five years old (Mean age: 57.5 months, SD: 3.3; 58% boys) in a ranking by elimination procedure in the springs of 2015 and 2016. The taste carriers were fruit-flavoured beverages and dark chocolate, both with three levels of sugar content. Quantitative descriptive analysis testified three distinct levels of sweetness in each sample triad. The same children were also tested for sweetness and bitterness taste sensitivity in a paired comparison procedure. The protocols did not require the children to respond verbally, and included elements of gamification in order to engage the children. In addition, a parental questionnaire enquired about exposure to different foods, parental food attitudes and behaviours as well as socio-demographic characteristics.
Path modelling using PLS-SEM indicated that differences in children’s preference for sweetness could be explained by differences in exposure to foods, including more frequent exposure to sweet foods and snacks associated with a higher sweet preference. More frequent exposure to fruit and bitter snacks, were associated with a lower sweet preference for the drink and chocolate, respectively. Parental attitudes and behaviours as well as children’s sensitivity to sweetness and bitterness were significantly associated with what foods the children were frequently exposed to, and to their sweetness preferences in beverages and chocolate.
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Langøien, Lars Jørun; Terragni, Laura; Rugseth, Gro; Nicolaou, Mary; Holdsworth, Michelle & Stronks, Karien
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(2017).
Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in ethnic minority groups in Europe: A DEDIPAC study.
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
ISSN 1479-5868.
14:99,
s. 1–24.
doi:
10.1186/s12966-017-0554-3.
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Background:
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour are associated with health and wellbeing. Studies indicate that ethnic minority groups are both less active and more sedentary than the majority population and that factors influencing these behaviours may differ. Mapping the factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour among ethnic minority groups living in Europe can help to identify determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, research gaps and guide future research.
Methods:
A systematic mapping review was conducted to map the factors associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour among ethnic minority groups living in Europe (protocol PROSPERO ID = CRD42014014575). Six databases were searched for quantitative and qualitative research published between 1999 and 2014. In synthesizing the findings, all factors were sorted and structured into clusters following a data driven approach and concept mapping.
Results:
Sixty-three articles were identified out of 7794 returned by the systematic search. These included 41 quantitative and 22 qualitative studies. Of these 58 focused on physical activity, 5 on both physical activity and sedentary behaviour and none focused on sedentary behaviour. The factors associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour were grouped into eight clusters. Social & cultural environment (n = 55) and Psychosocial (39) were the clusters containing most factors, followed by Physical environment & accessibility (33), Migration context (15), Institutional environment (14), Social & material resources (12), Health and health communication (12), Political environment (3). An important finding was that cultural and religious issues, in particular those related to gender issues, were recurring factors across the clusters.
Conclusion:
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among ethnic minority groups living in Europe are influenced by a wide variety of factors, especially informed by qualitative studies. More comparative studies are needed as well as inclusion of a wider spectrum of the diverse ethnic minority groups resettled in different European countries. Few studies have investigated factors influencing sedentary behaviour. It is important in the future to address specific factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour among different ethnic minority groups in order to plan and implement effective interventions.
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Stok, F. Marijn; Hoffmann, Stefan; Volkert, Dorothee; Boeing, Heiner; Ensenauer, Regina & Stelmach-Mardas, Marta
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(2017).
The DONE framework: Creation, evaluation, and updating of an interdisciplinary, dynamic framework 2.0 of determinants of nutrition and eating.
PLOS ONE.
ISSN 1932-6203.
12:e0171077(2),
s. 1–23.
doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0171077.
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Altenburg, Teatske Maria; Singh, Amika Sonja; te Velde, Saskia J.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Lien, Nanna & Bere, Elling
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(2017).
Actual and perceived weight status and its association with slimming and energy-balance related behaviours in 10- to 12-year-old European children: the ENERGY-project.
Pediatric Obesity.
ISSN 2047-6302.
12(2),
s. 137–145.
doi:
10.1111/ijpo.12120.
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Gebremariam, Mekdes; Altenburg, Teatske; Lakerveld, Jeroen; Andersen, Lene Frost; Stronks, Karien & Chinapaw, Mai J.
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(2015).
Associations between socioeconomic position and correlates of sedentary behaviour among youth: A systematic review.
Obesity Reviews.
ISSN 1467-7881.
16(11),
s. 988–1000.
doi:
10.1111/obr.12314.
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Bjelland, Mona; Hausken, Solveig E. Sand; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Grydeland, May; Klepp, Knut Inge & Andersen, Lene Frost
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(2015).
Changes in adolescents’ and parents’ intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit and vegetables after 20 months : results from the HEIA study - a comprehensive, multi-component school-based randomized trial.
Food & Nutrition Research (FNR).
ISSN 1654-6628.
59:25932.
doi:
10.3402/fnr.v59.25932.
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Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Lien, Nanna; Berntsen, Sveinung; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Grillenberger, Monika & Manios, Yannis
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(2015).
Evaluation of the UP4FUN intervention: A cluster randomized trial to reduce and break up sitting time in European 10-12-year-old children.
PLOS ONE.
ISSN 1932-6203.
10(3).
doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0122612.
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BACKGROUND:
The UP4FUN intervention is a family-involved school-based intervention aiming at reducing and breaking up sitting time at home (with special emphasis on screen time), and breaking up sitting time in school among 10-12 year olds in Europe. The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate its short term effects.
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:
A total of 3147 pupils from Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Norway participated in a school-randomized controlled trial. The intervention included 1-2 school lessons per week for a period of six weeks, along with assignments for the children and their parents. Screen time and breaking up sitting time were registered by self-report and total sedentary time and breaking up sitting time by accelerometry. The effect of the intervention on these behaviors was evaluated by multilevel regression analyses. All analyses were adjusted for baseline values and gender. Significance level was p≤0.01. No significant intervention effects were observed, neither for self-reported TV/DVD or computer/game console time, nor for accelerometer-assessed total sedentary time and number of breaks in sitting time. The intervention group, however, reported more positive attitudes towards (β = 0.25 (95% CI 0.11, 0.38)) and preferences/liking for (β = 0.20 (95% CI 0.08, 0.32)) breaking up sitting time than the control group.
CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE:
No significant intervention effect on self-reported screen time or accelerometer-assessed sedentary time or breaks in sitting time was observed, but positive effects on beliefs regarding breaking up sitting time were found in favor of the intervention group. Overall, these results do not warrant wider dissemination of the present UP4FUN intervention.
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Aguiar, Anaely ; Romanenko, Eduard; Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Nwosu, Emmanuel & Savona, Natalie
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(2023).
Mental health matters in obesity prevention: exploring the dynamic relationships between mental well-being and obesity-related behaviours in adolescents.
Population Medicine.
5.
doi:
10.18332/POPMED/164146.
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Melbye, Elisabeth Lind; Hausken-Sutter, Solveig; Lien, Nanna & Bjelland, Mona
(2020).
Ungdommers grønnsakinntak: hvilken rolle spiller familiens sosioemosjonelle klima?
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Roos, Gun; Langøien, Lars Jørun; Terragni, Laura; Rugseth, Gro; Nicolaou, Mary & Holdsworth, Michelle
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(2018).
Systematic mapping review of factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in ethnic minority groups in Europe: a DEDIPAC study.
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Klepp, Knut Inge & Lien, Nanna
(2017).
Overvekt og fedme: den tunge folkehelseutfordringen.
I Klepp, Knut Inge & Aarø, Leif Edvard (Red.),
Ungdom, livsstil og helsefremmende arbeid.
Gyldendal Akademisk.
ISSN 978-82-05-46398-1.
s. 255–270.
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Vennerød, Frida Felicia; Monnery-Patris, Sandrine; Lien, Nanna & Almli, Valerie Lengard
(2016).
Children and sweet preferences.
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Melbye, Elisabeth Lind; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Hausken, Solveig E S; Sleddens, Ester FC; Glavin, Kari & Lien, Nanna
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(2015).
Adolescent impulsivity and soft drink consumption: The role of parental regulation.
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Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Kopainsky, Birgit & Lien, Nanna
(2019).
Review of existing system dynamics models on overweight/obesity in children and ado-lescents. D7.1 H2020 project CoCREATE.
H2020 project CoCreate.
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Vennerød-Diesen, Frida Felicia; Almli, Valerie Lengard & Lien, Nanna
(2018).
The development of taste preferances in children - A Longitudinal Study of Norwegian Preschoolers.
Universitetet i Oslo.
ISSN 978-82-8377-327-9.
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Totland, Torunn Holm; Andersen, Lene Frost & Lien, Nanna
(2014).
Home environmental influences on adolescents' energy balance related behaviours.
Universitetet i Oslo.
ISSN 978-82-8264-630-7.
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