• The long-term effect of carbohydrate intake differing in quantity and quality on appetite in people with obesity - results from a randomized controlled trial (CARBFUNC) 

      Gjerde, Eirin Semb (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-05-17)
      Background: Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for å series of health consequences. A better understanding of appetite regulation can be an important part of providing treatment strategies. When weight is lost, several physiological adaptations, including changes in appetite, take place. Dietary composition seems to affect appetite, and both carbohydrate quantity and quality may play a ...
    • Prediagnostisk inntak av vitamin D og insidens av tykk- og endetarmskreft i den norske Kvinner og kreft-studien (NOWAC) 

      Paulsen, Elise Marlen (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-05-16)
      Formål: Hensikten med denne oppgaven var å undersøke sammenhengen mellom prediagnostisk inntak av vitamin D og insidens av kreft i tykk- og endetarm (CRC), kreft i tykktarm, kreft i høyre- eller venstre side av tykktarm og kreft i endetarm. Metode: Data fra 95416 kvinner som deltok i den norske Kvinner og kreft-studien ble inkludert. Sammenhengen ble undersøkt ved bruk av to repeterte målinger på ...
    • Vitamin A consumption in pregnancy and risk of offspring type 1 diabetes 

      Øien, Marit Zachariassen (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-05-15)
      Background and aim: Vitamin A have been shown to influence immunity, and animal studies have shown that maternal vitamin A intake could have immunomodulatory effects that may influence offspring type 1 diabetes (T1D) development. There are few human studies that have investigated the association between vitamin A consumption and T1D. This study aimed to examine the association between maternal vitamin ...
    • Weight change desire and dietary habits among young females and males in Tromsø and Balsfjord: The Fit Future 2 Study 

      Colding-Jarkowski, Benjamin (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-05-18)
      It is not unusual for adolescents and young adults to have a desire to change their weight – either a desire to gain weight or reduce weight. Young men, on a general basis, want to increase their weight, while young women often want to decrease their weight. It is of concern that a larger number of both men and women with healthy weight wish to change their weight. In this thesis the aim was to ...