• Mild to Moderate Iodine Deficiency and Inadequate Iodine Intake in Lactating Women in the Inland Area of Norway 

      Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne; Mosand, Lise Mette; Bakken, Kjersti Sletten; Solvik, Beate Stokke; Oma, Ingvild; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Strand, Tor A; Henjum, Sigrun (Nutrients;Volume 12, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-27)
      Breastfed infants are dependent on an adequate supply of iodine in human milk for the production of thyroid hormones, necessary for development of the brain. Despite the importance of iodine for infant health, data on ...
    • National monitoring of iodine, sodium, and vitamin d status in toddlers and women of childbearing age – results and lessons learned from a pilot study in norway 

      Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne; Hope Abel, Marianne; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Andersson, Maria; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Henjum, Sigrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Norway is lacking a population-based national monitoring program for iodine, sodium, and vitamin D status.Objective: The aim of this study was to pilot-test a study design for collecting biological samples from ...
    • Nutrient intake and environmental enteric dysfunction among Nepalese children 9-24 months old-the MAL-ED birth cohort study. 

      Morseth, Marianne S.; Strand, Tor A; Torheim, Liv Elin; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Binob; Henjum, Sigrun (Pediatric Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-20)
      Background: Nutrient deficiencies limit the growth and turnover of intestinal mucosa, but studies assessing whether specific nutrients protect against or improve environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) are scarce. We ...
    • Nutritional status and infant and young child feeding practices among children 0-24 months of age in urban and rural areas of east-central Nepal 

      Warren, Camilla Haugstveit (MAEH;2018, Master thesis, 2018)
      Background and aim: Poor feeding practices leads to child malnutrition and consequently impaired physical and cognitive development. The objective of this paper is to describe nutritional status, infant and young child ...
    • Policy implementation and priorities to create healthy food environments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): A pooled level analysis across eleven European countries 

      Pineda, Elisa; Poelman, Maartje; Aaspõllu, Anu; Bica, Margarida; Bouzas, Cristina; Carrano, Elena; De Miguel-Etayo, Pilar; Djojosoeparto, Sanne; Gabrijelčič Blenkuš, Mojca; Graca, Pedro; Geffert, Karin; Hebestreit, Antje; Helldán, Anni; Henjum, Sigrun; Huseby, Camilla Sanne; Gregorio, Maria Joao; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Laatikainen, Tiina; Løvhaug, Anne Lene; Leydon, Clarissa; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Mäki, Päivi; Martinez, J. Alfredo; Raulio, Susanna; Romaniuk, Piotr; Roos, Gun; Salvador, Clara; Sassi, Franco; Silano, Marco; Sotlar, Ingrid; Specchia, Maria Lucia; de Arriaga, Miguel Telo; Terragni, Laura; Torheim, Liv Elin; Tur, Joseph A.; von Philipsborn, Peter; Harrington, Janas M.; Vandevijvere, Stefanie (The Lancet Regional Health - Europe;Volume 23, December 2022, 100522, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-16)
      Background: Food environments have been recognised as highly influential on population diets. Government policies have great potential to create healthy food environments to promote healthy diets. This study aimed to ...
    • The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal 

      Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Henjum, Sigrun; Ulak, Manjeswori; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L; Ulvik, Rune Johan; Shrestha, Prakash Sunder; Locks, Lindsey; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-02)
      Background/Objectives: Iron deficiency anemia is a widespread public health problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Maternal iron status around and during pregnancy may influence infant iron status. ...
    • Prevalence of goitre and evaluation of food intake among Saharawi refugees in camps in Tindouf, Algeria 

      Barikmo, Ingrid; Henjum, Sigrun (Working paper, 2008)
      In January/February 2007 a cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Saharawi refugee camps. The main objective of this survey was to identify the causes of goitre through assessing the iodine status, identifying sources ...
    • Protection and promotion of breastfeeding and marketing of products under the scope of the international code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes in Southeast Asia 

      Vinje, Kristine Hansen (MAEH;2016, Master thesis, 2016)
      Background and aim: Breastfeeding is crucial for child survival and development, and exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of the infant’s life, with continued breastfeeding until two years of ...
    • Self-Reported Eating Disorder Symptoms Before and After Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch for Super Obesity - a 5-Year Follow-Up Study. 

      Morseth, Marianne; Hanvold, Susanna; Rø, Øyvind; Risstad, Hilde; Mala, Tom; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Engström, My; Olbers, Torstein; Henjum, Sigrun (Obesity surgery;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-15)
      Background This study assessed eating disorder pathology in persons with obesity before and after Roux-en-Y gastric by- pass (RYGB) and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (DS), in a 5-year follow-up study. ...
    • Suboptimal Iodine Concentration in Breastmilk and Inadequate Iodine Intake among Lactating Women in Norway 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Lilleengen, Anne Marie; Aakre, Inger; Dudareva, Anna; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Brantsæter, Anne Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Breastfed infants depend on sufficient maternal iodine intake for optimal growth and neurological development. Despite this, few studies have assessed iodine concentrations in human milk and there is currently no published ...
    • Suboptimal iodine status among pregnant women in the Oslo area, Norway 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Aakre, Inger; Lilleengen, Anne Marie; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Borthne, Sandra; Pajalic, Zada; Blix, Ellen; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Brantsæter, Anne Lise (Nutrients;Volume 10, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)
      Norway has been considered iodine replete for decades; however, recent studies indicate reemergence of inadequate iodine status in different population groups. We assessed iodine status in pregnant women based on urinary ...
    • Suboptimal Iodine Status and Low Iodine Knowledge in Young Norwegian Women 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Kurniasari, Astrid; Dahl, Lisbeth; Aadland, Eli Kristin; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Birkeland, Susanne; Aakre, Inger (Nutrients;Volume 10, Issue 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-21)
      Previous studies have documented mild to moderate iodine deficiency in pregnant and lactating women in Norway. This study focused on non-pregnant young women because their future children may be susceptible to the adverse ...
    • Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries 

      Lara-Castor, Laura; Micha, Renata; Cudhea, Frederick; Miller, Victoria; Shi, Peilin; Zhang, Jianyi; Sharib, Julia R.; Erndt-Marino, Josh; Cash, Sean B.; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Bas, Murat; Ali, Jemal Haidar; Abumweis, Suhad; Krishnan, Anand; Misra, Puneet; Hwalla, Nahla Chawkat; Janakiram, Chandrashekar; Liputo, Nur Indrawaty; Musaiger, Abdulrahman; Pourfarzi, Farhad; Alam, Iftikhar; DeRidder, Karin; Termote, Celine; Memon, Anjum; Turrini, Aida; Lupotto, Elisabetta; Piccinelli, Raffaela; Sette, Stefania; Anzid, Karim; Vossenaar, Marieke; Mazumdar, Paramita; Rached, Ingrid; Rovirosa, Alicia; Zapata, María Elisa; Asayehu, Tamene Taye; Oduor, Francis; Boedecker, Julia; Aluso, Lilian; Ortiz-Ulloa, Johana; Meenakshi, J.V.; Castro, Michelle; Grosso, Giuseppe; Waskiewicz, Anna; Khan, Umber S.; Thanopoulou, Anastasia; Malekzadeh, Reza; Calleja, Neville; Ocke, Marga; Etemad, Zohreh; Nsour, Mohannad Al; Waswa, Lydiah M.; Nurk, Eha; Arsenault, Joanne; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Sibai, Abla Mehio; Damasceno, Albertino; Arambepola, Carukshi; Lopes, Carla; Severo, Milton; Lunet, Nuno; Torres, Duarte; Tapanainen, Heli; Lindstrom, Jaana; Virtanen, Suvi; Palacios, Cristina; Roos, Eva; Agdeppa, Imelda Angeles; Desnacido, Josie; Capanzana, Mario; Misra, Anoop; Khouw, Ilse; Ng, Swee Ai; Delgado, Edna Gamboa; Caballero, Mauricio; Otero, Johanna; Lee, Hae-Jeung; Koksal, Eda; Guessous, Idris; Lachat, Carl; De Henauw, Stefaan; Rahbar, Ali Reza; Tedstone, Alison; Naska, Androniki; Mathee, Angie; Ling, Annie; Tedla, Bemnet; Hopping, Beth; Ginnela, Brahmam; Leclercq, Catherine; Duante, Charmaine; Haerpfer, Christian; Hotz, Christine; Pitsavos, Christos; Rehm, Colin; van Oosterhout, Coline; Cerdena, Corazon; Bradshaw, Debbie; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Gauci, Dorothy; Fernando, Dulitha; Sygnowska, Elzbieta; Vartiainen, Erkki; Farzadfar, Farshad; Zajkas, Gabor; Swan, Gillian; Ma, Guansheng; Pekcan, Gulden; Ibrahim, Hajah Masni; Sinkko, Harri; Barbieri, Helene Enghardt; Sioen, Isabelle; Myhre, Jannicke Borch; Gaspoz, Jean-Michel; Odenkirk, Jillian; Bundhamcharoen, Kanitta; Nelis, Keiu; Zarina, Khairul; Biro, Lajos; Johansson, Lars; Steingrimsdottir, Laufey; Riley, Leanne; Yap, Mabel; Inoue, Manami; Szabo, Maria; Ovaskainen, Marja-Leena; Lee, Meei-Shyuan; Chan, Mei Fen; Cowan, Melanie; Kandiah, Mirnalini; Kally, Ola; Jonsdottir, Olof; Palmer, Pam; Vollenweider, Peter; Orfanos, Philippos; Asciak, Renzo; Templeton, Robert; Don, Rokiah; Yaakub, Roseyati; Selamat, Rusidah; Yusof, Safiah; Al-Zenki, Sameer; Hung, Shu-Yi; Beer-Borst, Sigrid; Wu, Suh; Lukito, Widjaja; Hadden, Wilbur; Becker, Wulf; Cao, Xia; Ma, Yi; Lai, Yuen; Hjdaud, Zaiton; Ali, Jennifer; Gravel, Ron; Tao, Tina; Veerman, Jacob Lennert; Chiplonkar, Shashi; Arici, Mustafa; Ngoan, Le Tran; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes; Li, Yanping; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Barengo, Noel; Khadilkar, Anuradha; Ekbote, Veena; Mohammadifard, Noushin; Kovalskys, Irina; Laxmaiah, Avula; Rachakulla, Harikumar; Rajkumar, Hemalatha; Meshram, Indrapal; Avula, Laxmaiah; Arlappa, Nimmathota; Hemalatha, Rajkumar; Iacoviello, Licia; Bonaccio, Marialaura; Costanzo, Simona; Martin-Prevel, Yves; Castetbon, Katia; Jitnarin, Nattinee; Hsieh, Yao-Te; Olivares, Sonia; Tejeda, Gabriela; Hadziomeragic, Aida; de Moura Souza, Amanda; Pan, Wen-Harn; Huybrechts, Inge; de Brauw, Alan; Moursi, Mourad; Maghroun, Maryam; Zeba, Augustin Nawidimbasba; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Keinan-Boker, Lital; Goldsmith, Rebecca; Shimony, Tal; Jordan, Irmgard; Mastiholi, Shivanand C.; Mwangi, Moses; Kombe, Yeri; Bukania, Zipporah; Alissa, Eman; Al-Daghri, Nasser; Sabico, Shaun; Gulliford, Martin; Diba, Tshilenge S.; Oh, Kyungwon; Kweon, Sanghui; Park, Sihyun; Cho, Yoonsu; Al-Hooti, Suad; Luangphaxay, Chanthaly; Douangvichit, Daovieng; Siengsounthone, Latsamy; Marques-Vidal, Pedro; Rybak, Constance; Luke, Amy; Piaseu, Noppawan; Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa; Sundram, Kalyana; Koster, Jeremy; Baykova, Donka; Abedi, Parvin; Sandjaja, Sandjaja; Fadzil, Fariza; Bukhary, Noriklil Bukhary Ismail; Bovet, Pascal; Chen, Yu; Sawada, Norie; Tsugane, Shoichiro; Rangelova, Lalka; Petrova, Stefka; Duleva, Vesselka; Lindroos, Anna Karin; Sipinen, Jessica Petrelius; Moraeus, Lotta; Bergman, Per; Siamusantu, Ward; Szponar, Lucjan; Chang, Hsing-Yi; Sekiyama, Makiko; Le Nguyen Bao, Khanh; Nagalla, Balakrishna; Polasa, Kalpagam; Boindala, Sesikeran; El Ati, Jalila; Silva, Ivonne Ramirez; Dommarco, Juan Rivera; Barquera, Simon; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Sonia; Illescas-Zarate, Daniel; Sanchez-Romero, Luz Maria; Ikeda, Nayu; Zaghloul, Sahar; Houshiar-rad, Anahita; Mohammadi-Nasrabadi, Fatemeh; Abdollahi, Morteza; Chuah, Khun-Aik; Mahdy, Zaleha Abdullah; Eldridge, Alison; Ding, Eric L.; Kruger, Herculina; Henjum, Sigrun; Fernandez, Anne; Suarez-Ortegon, Milton Fabian; Al-Hamad, Nawal; Janská, Veronika; Tayyem, Reema; Mirmiran, Parvin; Kelishadi, Roya; Lemming, Eva Warensjo; Richter, Almut; Mensink, Gert; Wieler, Lothar; Hoffman, Daniel; Salanave, Benoit; Kim, Cho-il; Kuriyan-Raj, Rebecca; Swaminathan, Sumathi; Garriguet, Didier; Dastgiri, Saeed; Vaask, Sirje; Karupaiah, Tilakavati; Zohoori, Fatemeh Vida; Esteghamati, Alireza; Hashemian, Maryam; Noshad, Sina; Mwaniki, Elizabeth; Yakes-Jimenez, Elizabeth; Chileshe, Justin; Mwanza, Sydney; Marques, Lydia Lera; Preston, Alan Martin; Aguero, Samuel Duran; Oleas, Mariana; Posada, Luz; Ochoa, Angelica; Shamsuddin, Khadijah; Shariff, Zalilah Mohd; Jan Bin Jan Mohamed, Hamid; Manan, Wan; Nicolau, Anca; Tudorie, Cornelia; Poh, Bee Koon; Abbott, Pamela; Pakseresht, Mohammadreza; Sharma, Sangita; Strand, Tor Arne; Alexy, Ute; Nöthlings, Ute; Carmikle, Jan; Brown, Ken; Waidyatilaka, Indu; Lanerolle, Pulani; Jayawardena, Ranil; Long, Julie M.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F.; Haque, Aminul; Keding, Gudrun B.; Korkalo, Liisa; Erkkola, Maijaliisa; Freese, Riitta; Eleraky, Laila; Stuetz, Wolfgang; Thorsdottir, Inga; Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg; Serra-Majem, Lluis; Moy, Foong Ming; Anderson, Simon; Jeewon, Rajesh; Zugravu, Corina Aurelia; Adair, Linda; Ng, Shu Wen; Skeaff, Sheila; Marchioni, Dirce; Fisberg, Regina; Henry, Carol; Ersino, Getahun; Zello, Gordon; Meyer, Alexa; Elmadfa, Ibrahim; Mitchell, Claudette; Balfour, David; Geleijnse, Johanna M.; Manary, Mark; El-kour, Tatyana; Nikiema, Laetitia; Mirzaei, Masoud; Hakeem, Rubina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with cardiometabolic dis- eases and social inequities. For most nations, recent estimates and trends of intake are not available; nor variation by education or urbanicity. ...
    • Thyroid function and urinary concentrations of iodine, selenium, and arsenic in vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians and pescatarians 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne; Aakre, Inger; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Langfjord, Mina Marthinsen; Heen, Espen Kolstad; Sele, Veronika; Andersson, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Purpose Populations following a plant-based diet may be at particular risk of thyroid dysfunction due to low iodine and selenium intakes. The main purpose was to assess thyroid function and urinary concentration of iodine, ...
    • Trace Element Concentrations in Drinking Water and Urine among Saharawi Women and Young Children 

      Aakre, Inger; Henjum, Sigrun; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Haugstad, Camilla Risa; Vollset, Marie; Moubarak, Khailil; Ahmed, Tecber Saleh; Alexander, Jan; Kjellevold, Marian; Molin, Marianne (Toxics;Volume 6, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-21)
      Poor water quality has been reported along with a variety of negative health outcomes in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria. We assessed the concentration of elements in drinking water and urine in refugee women and ...
    • Tracking of infant and young child feeding practices among 9- to 24 month-old children in Nepal: the MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study 

      Morseth, Marianne S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Binob; Henjum, Sigrun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The present study aimed to assess infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and the tracking of dietary diversity score (DDS), intakes of Fe- and vitamin A-rich foods and meal frequency in a peri-urban area in Nepal. ...
    • Transmission of food literacy to youth in Norwegian childcare institutions – a qualitative study 

      Morseth, Marianne S.; Gananathan, Siyamali; Terragni, Laura; Henjum, Sigrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background: Youth in childcare institutions may have lower levels of food literacy compared to other youth. Food literacy, indicating the ability to plan and prepare meals from scratch, is associated with consuming healthier ...
    • Vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians are at risk of iodine deficiency in Norway 

      Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne; Hess, Sonja; Aakre, Inger; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Pettersen, Kristina Blandhoel; Henjum, Sigrun (Nutrients;Volume 12 / Issue 11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-20)
      Low iodine intakes have been documented in different population groups in Norway. We aimed to assess iodine status, dietary intake, supplement and macroalgae use, and iodine knowledge in vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians. ...
    • Vegetarianisme – en studie av sosiale, praktiske og kroppslige aspekt ved å ha et helt eller delvis vegetarisk spisemønster 

      Bugge, Annechen Bahr; Henjum, Sigrun (Rapport;4-2021, Report, 2021)
      Med denne studien ønsket vi å få en bedre forståelse av hva som kjennetegner en vegetarisk identitet, samt hvordan det å ha et vegetarisk spisemønster påvirker sosiale, praktiske og kroppslige aspekter. Spørreundersøkelsen ...
    • Vitamin B12 concentrations in milk from Norwegian women duringthe six first months of lactation 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Manger, Mari Skar; Hampel, Daniela; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh; Bastani, Nasser Ezzatkhah; Strand, Tor A; Refsum, Helga; Allen, Lindsay H. (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition;Vol 74, issue 5, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-30)
      Background: Human milk vitamin B12 (B12) concentrations depend on maternal status and intake; only few data are available in high-income countries. Objective: We assessed human milk B12 concentrations during the first ...