Diet and nutrition

Diet - summary

Breast milk and environmental pollutants in Norway - fact sheet

The amount of environmental pollutants in breast milk has decreased significantly in recent years.

Enterovirus may trigger coeliac disease

Common gastrointestinal viruses may be a contributing factor to coeliac disease, according to a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Østfold Hospital.

Maternal iodine deficiency can affect child development

A low iodine intake among pregnant women may be associated with poor language development, reduced fine motor skills and behavioural problems when the child is three years old.

Organic food and malformations in the urinary tract (hypospadias) in newborn boys

Women who ate organically produced food during pregnancy had halved likelihood of giving birth to a boy with hypospadias compared to women who never or seldom did so.

A healthy and sustainable start in life

The aim of the project is to explore the association between maternal diet and child weight development, and if this is associated with cognitive and mental development.

Preconception diet for health in the next generation – a novel target within public health? (PRECONDIET)

Does pre-pregnancy diet predict child neonatal outcomes and outcomes related to pregnancy health differently than diet during pregnancy?

Maternal probiotic intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding complications

This project will study the association of dietary intake of probiotics during pregnancy and breastfeeding complications.

Use of dietary supplements among children in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

This project will study use of recommended and non-recommended supplements among MoBa children.

Are there dietary and lifestyle factors for the self-prevention of suicide?

The objective of this project is to examine if dietary and lifestyle factors have a role in suicide prevention.

Mild- to moderate iodine deficiency in pregnancy and early age and risk of impaired neuropsychological development

This project will explore the associations between maternal iodine intake in pregnancy from food and supplements and markers of child brain development in The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.