Search Results - "Bjørkkjaer, Tormod"

Harnessing the untapped potential of food education in schools: Nurturing the school subject Food and Health by Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Palojoki, Päivi, Beinert, Cecilie

“…Essential life skills related to food and meals have a potential triple dividend for children and adolescents, that is, short‐term, medium‐term and possible…”
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Enhancing core components for a digital "healthy eating" resource in early childhood and care settings: staff's perceptions and needs by Helland, Sissel H, Bjørkkjaer, Tormod, Vejrup, Kristine, Øverby, Nina C

“…In response to the growing need for effective programmes to promote healthy eating habits among children in real-world settings, we conducted a qualitative…”
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Association between sociodemographic determinants and health behaviors, and clustering of health risk behaviors among 28,047 adults: a cross-sectional study among adults from the general Norwegian population by Bjørnerud Korslund, Silje, Hansen, Bjørge Herman, Bjørkkjær, Tormod

“…Understanding the associations between health behaviors and which subgroups are at risk of developing health risk behaviors is vital knowledge to develop…”
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School lunch—Children’s space or teachers’ governmentality?: A study of 11‐year olds’ experiences with and perceptions of packed lunches and lunch breaks in Norwegian primary schools by Fossgard, Eldbjørg, Wergedahl, Hege, Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Holthe, Asle

“…Abstract This article discusses social aspects of school lunches in Norway. How do 11‐year‐old students experience and perceive their packed lunches and lunch…”
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"It is really just brilliant to get credits for something that is so important to you!" Skills for Life: University students' perceptions of a planned dietary life skills course by Valand, Ida Ulrikke, Øverby, Nina C, Strömmer, Sofia, Barker, Mary, Bjornes, Camilla, Nordli, Julie, Pettersen, Line, Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Vik, Frøydis N, Kiland, Charlotte, Hillesund, Elisabet R

“…Universities have a role in educating and empowering students to become healthy and literate citizens of the 21st century society. The aim of this study was to…”
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Implementing an early-life nutrition intervention through primary healthcare: staff perspectives by Osorio, Natalie Garzon, Vik, Frøydis Nordgård, Helle, Christine, Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord, Øverby, Nina Cecilie, Helland, Sissel H, Love, Penelope, Barker, Mary Elizabeth, van Daele, Wim, Abel, Marianne Hope, Rutter, Harry, Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede, Lian, Henrik, Medin, Anine Christine

“…Nutrition interventions targeting early childhood can be cost-effective and may provide lifelong, intergenerational benefits. From October 2022 to April 2023…”
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Effect of storage time, temperature, antioxidant and thawing on fatty acid composition of plasma, serum and red blood cells – A pilot biobank study by Araujo, Pedro, Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Frøyland, Livar, Waagbø, Rune

“…It studies on the factors that affect the stability of fatty acid profiles from human blood specimens are generally performed by evaluating the effect of a…”
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A short food frequency questionnaire to assess intake of seafood and n-3 supplements: validation with biomarkers by Dahl, Lisbeth, Mæland, Camilla A, Bjørkkjær, Tormod

“…Seafood intake is associated with beneficial effects for human health. Seafood provides a number of nutrients beyond the traditionally known long chain marine…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in a community setting a hybrid type 1 non-randomized trial - the Nutrition Now project protocol by Øverby, Nina Cecilie, Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord, Helland, Sissel Heidi, Helle, Christine, Wills, Andrew Keith, Lamu, Admassu Nadew, Osorio, Natalie Garzon, Lian, Henrik, Ersfjord, Torunn Iveland, Van Daele, Wim, Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Valen, Erlend Nuland, Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede, Grasaas, Erik, Kiland, Charlotte, Schwarz, Ulrica von Thiele, Abel, Marianne Hope, Love, Penny, Campbell, Karen, Rutter, Harry, Barker, Mary Elizabeth, Vik, Frøydis Nordgård, Medin, Anine Christine

“…Disappointingly few efficacious health interventions are successfully scaled up and implemented in real world settings. This represents an evidence-to-practice…”
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Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting: an implementation trial - protocol for Phase 2 of the Nutrition Now project by Medin, Anine Christine, Vik, Frøydis Nordgård, Helle, Christine, Helland, Sissel Heidi, Wills, Andrew Keith, Osorio, Natalie Garzon, Lian, Henrik, Ersfjord, Torunn Iveland, Van Daele, Wim, Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Valen, Erlend Nuland, Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede, Grasaas, Erik, Kiland, Charlotte, von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica, Abel, Marianne Hope, Love, Penny, Campbell, Karen, Rutter, Harry, Barker, Mary Elizabeth, Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord, Øverby, Nina Cecilie

“…Few effective health interventions transition from smaller efficacy or effectiveness studies to real-world implementation at scale, representing a gap between…”
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Protocol for the Cognitive Interventions and Nutritional Supplements (CINS) trial: a randomized controlled multicenter trial of a brief intervention (BI) versus a BI plus cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) versus nutritional supplements for patients with long-lasting muscle and back pain by Reme, Silje E, Tveito, Torill H, Chalder, Trudie, Bjørkkjaer, Tormod, Indahl, Aage, Brox, Jens I, Fors, Egil, Hagen, Eli M, Eriksen, Hege R

“…Brief intervention programs are clinically beneficial, and cost efficient treatments for low back pain, when offered at 8-12 weeks, compared with treatment as…”
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A randomized double blind comparison of short-term duodenally administrated whale and seal blubber oils in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and joint pain by Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Araujo, Pedro, Madland, Tor Magne, Berstad, Arnold, Frøyland, Livar

“…Abstract Compared with soy oil, 10 days treatment with seal oil (SO), 10 mL×3 daily, self-administrated through a nasoduodenal feeding tube, relieves joint…”
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Subjective improvement in patients with psoriatic arthritis after short-term oral treatment with seal oil. A pilot study with double blind comparison to soy oil by MADLAND, Tor Magne, BJÖRKKJAER, Tormod, BRUNBORG, Linn Anne, FRÖYLAND, Livar, BERSTAD, Arnold, BRUN, Johan G

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate effects of short-term oral treatment with seal oil in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS: Forty-three patients with…”
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Improved quantification of prostaglandins in biological samples by optimizing simultaneously the relationship eicosanoid/internal standard and using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Araujo, Pedro, Bjørkkjaer, Tormod, Berstad, Arnold, Frøyland, Livar

“…Abstract Although a wide variety of articles on quantification of eicosanoids by using internal standards are published every year, little has been done on how…”
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Short-term duodenal seal oil administration normalised n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio in rectal mucosa and ameliorated bodily pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease by Bjørkkjaer, Tormod, Brun, Johan G, Valen, Merete, Arslan, Gülen, Lind, Ragna, Brunborg, Linn A, Berstad, Arnold, Frøyland, Livar

“…A high dietary intake of n-6 compared to n-3 fatty acids (FAs) may promote the production of pro-inflammatory eicosanoids and cytokines. In two recent studies,…”
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Duodenal administered seal oil for patients with subjective food hypersensitivity: an explorative open pilot study by Gregersen, Kine, Lind, Ragna A, Valeur, Jørgen, Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Berstad, Arnold, Lied, Gülen Arslan

“…Short-term duodenal administration of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-rich seal oil may improve gastrointestinal complaints in patients with subjective…”
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Protocol for the Cognitive Interventions and Nutritional Supplements versus nutritional supplements for patients with long-lasting muscle and back pain by Reme, Silje E, Tveito, Torill H, Chalder, Trudie, Bjørkkjaer, Tormod, Indahl, Aage, Brox, Jens I, Fors, Egil, Hagen, Eli M, Eriksen, Hege R

“…Background Brief intervention programs are clinically beneficial, and cost efficient treatments for low back pain, when offered at 8-12 weeks, compared with…”
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Staff feeding practices, food neophobia, and educational level in early education and care settings: A cross-sectional study by Helland, Sissel H., Bjørkkjær, Tormod, Grasaas, Erik, Øverby, Nina C.

“…Feeding practices in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings are important for the development of healthy eating habits early in life. However,…”
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No Protection against DSS-induced Colitis by Short-term Pretreatment with Seal or Fish Oils in Rats by Arslan, Gulen, Erichsen, Kari, Milde, Anne Marita, Helgeland, Lars, Bjorkkjaer, Tormod, Froyland, Livar, Berstad, Arnold

“…Background Omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have modulating effects in several chronic inflammatory conditions. The aim of the present study…”
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Wow! They really like celeriac! Kindergarten teachers' experiences of an intervention to increase 1-year-olds’ acceptance of vegetables by Helland, Sissel H., Øverby, Nina C., Myrvoll Blomkvist, Eli Anne, Hillesund, Elisabet R., Strömmer, Sofia, Barker, Mary, Bjørkkjær, Tormod

“…Exposure to varied foods in early life is important for short- and long-term health and development. Strategically introducing toddlers to new vegetables is…”
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