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Tor Strand

Professor, Centre for International Health
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
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  • E-mailTor.Strand@uib.no
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    Alrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
    5009 Bergen
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    Postboks 7804
    5020 Bergen

Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Vitamins, trace elements, childhood infections, growth, and cognitive development.

Nepal and India

  • Show author(s) (2023). The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Infant Behavior and Development.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Prevalence of celiac disease in patients with liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analyses. American Journal of Gastroenterology.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Vitamin B12 and/or folic acid supplementation on linear growth; A 6 years follow-up study of a randomised controlled trial in early childhood in North India. British Journal of Nutrition. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country. Early Human Development. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). The effect of infant vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment: A follow-up of a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Nepal. . British Journal of Nutrition. 41-48.
  • Show author(s) (2022). The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 1-7.
  • Show author(s) (2022). The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Environment International. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Sleep and energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents – a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Milk-cereal mix supplementation during infancy and impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 and 24 months of age: A randomized controlled trial in India. British Journal of Nutrition. 26 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Matproduksjon, mattrygghet og miljø - innspill om kunnskapsbehov til gjennomføringen av det grønne skiftet - Uttalelse fra hovedkomiteen i Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). VKM Report. 1-21.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Infant iodine status and associations with maternal iodine nutrition, breastfeeding status and thyroid function. British Journal of Nutrition. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. PLOS Global Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Identifying the research, advocacy, policy and implementation needs for the prevention and management of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in low- and middle-income countries. Frontiers in pediatrics. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Heavy metals in children's blood from the rural region of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study and spatial analysis. Scientific Reports. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database. The Lancet Planetary Health. e243-e256.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Full breastfeeding protection against common enteric bacteria and viruses: Results from the MAL-ED cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 759-769.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Food and chemical substances relevant for monitoring - Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. VKM Report. 73 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Early child stimulation, linear growth and neurodevelopment in low birth weight infants. BMC Pediatrics. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Distribution and Determinants of Serum Zinc, Copper, and Selenium Levels among Children under Five Years from Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Derivation and validation of a novel risk assessment tool to identify children aged 2-59 months at risk of hospitalised pneumonia-related mortality in 20 countries. BMJ Global Health. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Biomass fuel use for cooking in Nepalese families and child cognitive abilities, results from a community-based study. Environmental Research. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Benefit and risk assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet - Scientific Opinion of the Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. VKM Report. 1082 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Associations between biomass fuel use and child health: a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. European Journal of Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Associations between biomass fuel use and child health: a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Assembling a global database of child pneumonia studies to inform WHO pneumonia management algorithm: Methodology and applications. Journal of Global Health. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Antenatal thyroid hormone therapy and antithyroid drug use in Norway from 2004 to 2018. Endocrine Connections. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Vitamin D3 supplementation does not enhance the effects of resistance training in older adults . Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 599-628.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Viral and atypical bacterial detection in young nepalese children hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Microbiology spectrum. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2021). The effect of vitamin B12-supplementation on actigraphy measured sleep pattern; a randomized control trial. Clinical Nutrition. 6 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Social determinants and changes in energy drink consumption among adolescents in Norway, 2017-2019: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Prevalence of anemia, iron-deficiency anemia, and associated factors among children aged 1–5 years in the rural, malaria-endemic setting of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional study. Nutrients. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). One-Carbon Metabolism in Nepalese Infant-Mother Pairs and Child Cognition at 5 Years Old. Journal of Nutrition. 883-891.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Letter to the Editor. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC).
  • Show author(s) (2021). Iodine nutrition and iodine supplement initiation in association with thyroid function in mildly-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant and postpartum women. Journal of Nutrition. 3187-3196.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Neurocognitive Development in Adolescents in Tanzania. Journal of Pediatrics. 194-203.e6.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Genome editing in food and feed production – implications for risk assessment. Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. VKM Report. 291 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Genetic diversity of astrovirus in children from a birth cohort in Nepal. Frontiers in Microbiology. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Factors determining cognitive, motor and language scores in low birth weight infants from North India. PLOS ONE. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). External validation of the RISC, RISC-Malawi, and PERCH clinical prediction rules to identify risk of death in children hospitalized with pneumonia. Journal of Global Health. 04062.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Essential and non-essential trace elements assessmentamong under 5 children in rural Popokabaka, DRC: acommunity-based cross-sectional study.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Diversity of rotavirus strains in children; Results from a community-based study in Nepal. Frontiers in medicine. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Comparing Attained Weight and Weight Velocity during the First 6 Months in Predicting Child Undernutrition and Mortality . Journal of Nutrition.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Journal of Nutritional Science (JNS). 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Biomarkers and Fatty Fish Intake: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Norwegian Preschool Children. Journal of Nutrition. 2134-2141.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Assessment of hospitalization costs and its determinants in infants with clinical severe infection at a public tertiary hospital in Nepal. PLOS ONE. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Adequate urinary iodine concentration among infants in the inland area of Norway. Nutrients. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Vitamin D Status in Early Childhood Is Not Associated With Cognitive Development and Linear Growth at 6-9 Years of Age in North Indian Children: A Cohort Study. Nutrition Journal. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Vitamin D Status and Its Determinants in A Paediatric Population in Norway. Nutrients. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Vitamin B12, folate, and cognition in 6-to 9-year-olds: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Vitamin B12 concentrations in milk from Norwegian women during the six first months of lactation. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 749-756.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Vitamin B-12 Supplementation During Pregnancy and Early Lactation Does Not Affect Neurophysiologic Outcomes in Children Aged 6 Years. Journal of Nutrition. 1951-1957.
  • Show author(s) (2020). The feasibility of the full and modified versions of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and the prevalence of social withdrawal in Infants in Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2020). The Reliability of Iodine Concentration in Diaper-Retrieved Infant Urine Using Urine Collection Pads, and in Their Mothers' Breastmilk. Biomolecules. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Protocol and description of literature searches for the risk-benefit assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet. The Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. .
  • Show author(s) (2020). Prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity in adults in Bhaktapur, Nepal in 2015–2017. Frontiers in Nutrition. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Patients With Short Stature: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Mild to Moderate Iodine Deficiency and Inadequate Iodine Intake in Lactating Women in the Inland Area of Norway. Nutrients. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Linear growth between early and late childhood and cognitive outcomes at 6 to 9 years of age. Journal of Pediatrics. 214-221.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Health-related behaviors in adolescents mediate the association between subjective social status and body mass index. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 1-16.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study. The Lancet Global Health. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment and growth in Nepalese Infants: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 1-15.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Early nutritional interventions with zinc, selenium and vitamin D for raising anti-viral resistance against progressive COVID-19. Nutrients. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Dietary intake and biomarkers of folate and cobalamin status in Norwegian preschool children: The FINS-KIDS Study . Journal of Nutrition. 1852-1858.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Benefit and risk assessment of iodization of household salt and salt used in bread and bakery products. Scientific opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. VKM Report. 1-312.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Association of plasma total cysteine and anthropometric status in 6–30 months old Indian children . Nutrients. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Association of maternal plasma total cysteine and growth among infants in Nepal: A cohort study. Nutrients. 1-13.
  • Show author(s) (2020). An analysis of clinical predictive values for radiographic pneumonia in children. BMJ Global Health. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Agreement between mothers and fieldworkers while assessing child development using ages and stages questionnaires, Third edition in Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2020). A cross-sectional study of the relationship between mental health problems and overweight and obesity in adolescents. Frontiers in Public Health. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Uavhengige kunnskapssynteser: grunnlag for kunnskapsbaserte beslutninger i samfunnet. Uttalelse fra hovedkomiteen i Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM) . VKM Report. 1-24.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Vitamin D deficiency and mild to moderate anemia in young North Indian children: A secondary data analysis. Nutrition - The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences. 63-68.
  • Show author(s) (2019). The feasibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the assessment of child development in a community setting in Nepal. Child: Care, Health and Development. 394-402.
  • Show author(s) (2019). The association between heart rate variability and neurocognitive and socio-emotional development in nepalese infants. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Sex-related change in BMI of 15- to 16-year-old Norwegian girls in cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2017. BMC Pediatrics. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Rotavirus Vaccines in India.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Parental height modifies the association between linear growth and neurodevelopment in infancy. Acta Paediatrica. 1825-1832.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Microplastics; occurrence, levels and implications for environment and human health related to food. Scientific opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. 2019:16. 2019:16. .
  • Show author(s) (2019). Insights image for "Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on neurodevelopment in preterm very low birth weight infants: findings from a meta-analysis". Pediatric Research. 1-1.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Healthy Growth is More Than Zinc. Indian Pediatrics. 363-364.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Genetically modified glyphosate tolerant maize, soybean and oilseed rape versus conventionally grown varieties – agricultural practices, residues of glyphosate, other pesticides and metabolites, and implications for toxicity. Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). 2019:06. 2019:06. .
  • Show author(s) (2019). Engagement in agriculture protects against food insecurity and malnutrition in peri-urban Nepal. Current Developments in Nutrition (CDN). 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Effects of maternal B12 supplementation on neurophysiological outcomes in children: a study protocol for an extended follow-up from a placebo randomised control trial in Bangalore, India. BMJ Open. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Effect of antenatal and infant micronutrient supplementation on middle childhood and early adolescent development outcomes in Tanzania. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Earthquake exposure and post-traumatic stress among nepalese mothers after the 2015 earthquakes. Frontiers in Psychology.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Early life risk factors of motor, cognitive and language development: a pooled analysis of studies from low/middle-income countries. BMJ Open. 1-13.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Dietary diversity and child development in the far west of Nepal: A cohort study. Nutrients. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Determinants of cognitive development in the early life of children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Assessment of dietary intake of fluoride and maximum limits of fluoride in food supplements. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. 2019:12. 2019:12. .
  • Show author(s) (2018). Vitamin B12 predicts linear growth after 6 years among children in North India.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Nutrient intake and environmental enteric dysfunction among Nepalese children 9-24 months old-the MAL-ED birth cohort study. Pediatric Research.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Maternal and infant vitamin B12 status during infancy predict linear growth at 5 years. Pediatric Research. 611-618.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Kitchen PM2.5 concentrations and child acute lower respiratory infection in Bhaktapur, Nepal: The importance of fuel type. Environmental Research. 546-553.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Global prevalence of celiac disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 823-836.e2.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Excessive iodine status among Saharawi refugees. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 48-49.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Erythrocyte DHA and AA in infancy is not associated with developmental status and cognitive functioning five years later in Nepalese children. Nutrition Journal. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Environmental Enteropathy, Micronutrient Adequacy and Length Velocity in Nepalese Children - the Mal-Ed Birth Cohort Study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on neurodevelopment in preterm very low birth weight infants: findings from a meta-analysis. Pediatric Research. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Early childhood cognitive development is affected by interactions among illness, diet, enteropathogens and the home environment: Findings from the MAL-ED birth cohort study. BMJ Global Health. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Does early vitamin B12 supplementation improve neurodevelopment and cognitive function in childhood and into school age: a study protocol for extended follow-ups from randomised controlled trials in India and Tanzania. BMJ Open. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Diagnostic accuracy of point of care tests for diagnosing celiac disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 535-542.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Consumption of energy drinks among adolescents in Norway: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Cobalamin and folate status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nutrients. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Clinical Trials on Vitamin B12 and Neurodevelopment.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of vitamin K and maximum limits for vitamin K in food supplements. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. 2018:03. 2018:03. .
  • Show author(s) (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of molybdenum in relation to tolerable upper intake level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. 2018:05. 2018:05. .
  • Show author(s) (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of manganese in relation to tolerable upper intake level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. 2018:02. 2018:02. .
  • Show author(s) (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of chromium (III) in relation to tolerable upper intake Level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. 2018:06. 2018:06. .
  • Show author(s) (2018). Acceptability and reliability of the Bayley Scales of infant and Toddler Development-III Among Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Zinc as an adjunct treatment for reducing case fatality due to clinical severe infection in young infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Vitamin-D status and neurodevelopment and growth in young north Indian children: a secondary data analysis. Nutrition Journal. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Vitamin-D deficiency predicts infections in young north Indian children: A secondary data analysis. PLOS ONE. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Vitamin D status is associated with treatment failure and duration of illness in Nepalese children with severe pneumonia. Pediatric Research. 986-993.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1122-1131.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Thyroid disturbances is associated with developmental status in children below 4 years with chronical excessive iodine exposure.
  • Show author(s) (2017). The effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial. BMJ Open.
  • Show author(s) (2017). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation in Nepalese infants on growth and development: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Supplementation of vitamin B12 or folic acid on hemoglobin concentration in children 6-36 months of age: A randomized placebo controlled trial. Clinical Nutrition. 986-991.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" – beta-alanine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:13. 2017:13. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-threonine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:10. 2017:10. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-aspartic acid. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:11. 2017:11. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" - L-alanine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:12. 2017:12. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Predictors of death in infants with probable serious bacterial infection. Pediatric Research. 784-790.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity. Journal of Pediatrics. 127-132.e1.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Når helseformidling går på troverdigheten løs – hvem skal vi tro på da? Forskning.no.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Infant feeding practices in the Saharawi refugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectional study among children from birth to six months of age. International Breastfeeding Journal. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2017). How much do Nepalese mothers know about child development? Early Child Development and Care. 135-142.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Growth velocity of young children in two low-resource settings. Patterns and abilities to predict negative health outcomes.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study. The Lancet. 946-958.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Gender differences in infant survival: a secondary data analysis in rural North India. BMJ Open. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Excessive iodine status among refugee women and children from Western Sahara. Possible impact on thyroid function and developmental status.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Erythrocyte fatty acid composition of Nepal breast-fed infants. European Journal of Nutrition. 1003-1013.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Causal Pathways from Enteropathogens to Environmental Enteropathy: Findings from the MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study. EBioMedicine. 109-117.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Associations between thyroid dysfunction and developmental status in children with excessive iodine status. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of zinc intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:06. 2017:06. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of vitamin E intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:04. 2017:04. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of vitamin B6 intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:03. 2017:03. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of selenium intake in relation to tolerable upper intake levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:20. 2017:20. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of iron intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:05. 2017:05. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of dietary intake of potassium in relation to upper guidance Level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:17. 2017:17. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of dietary intake of nicotinic acid and nicotinamide in relation to tolerable upper intake levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:27. 2017:27. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of copper intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:19. 2017:19. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Assessment of Dietary Intake of Phosphorus in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2017:18. 2017:18. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). 25-hydroxy-vitamin D concentration is not affected by severe or non-severe pneumonia, or inflammation, in young children. Nutrients. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Vitamin status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nutrients.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Vitamin B12, growth, and cognitive development; a breastfeeding controversy.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Thyroid function among breastfed children with chronically excessive iodine intakes. Nutrients.
  • Show author(s) (2016). The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 456-462.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Severe pneumonia in hospitalized young Nepalese children. Studies on the efficacy of oral zinc, respiratory viruses and prognostic determinants.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of magnesium in food supplements. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:15. 2016:15. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – glycine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:58. 2016:58. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-tyrosine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:61. 2016:61. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-tryptophan. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:04. 2016:04. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-serine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:59. 2016:59. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-proline. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:60. 2016:60. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-phenylalanine and DL-phenylalanine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:06. 2016:06. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-methionine. Statement of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:57. 2016:57. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-lysine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:62. 2016:62. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-leucine, L-isoleucine and L-valine, the branched chain amino acids (BCAA). Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:33. 2016:33. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-histidine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:24. 2016:24. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - creatine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:56. 2016:56. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - conjugated linoleic acids. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:05. 2016:05. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - L-glutamine and L-glutamic acid. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:25. 2016:25. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - L-arginine and arginine alpha-ketoglutarate. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. 2016:07. 2016:07. .
  • Show author(s) (2016). Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating mothers and infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Prevalence of Celiac disease in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 1095-1101.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Nutritional intake and status of cobalamin and folate among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nutrients.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Low Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothers. Nutrients. E825.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Iodine concentration in breastmilk and urine among lactating women of Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nutrients. 255.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Celiac disease in women with infertility: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 33-39.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Biological risks and neurodevelopment in young North Indian children.
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PI or project manager:

  1. 2020-2023 South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (HSØ),: iRART: Vitamin B12 status in infancy– a register-based, Randomized Controlled Trial (HSØ 2020096): NOK7 M
  2. 2019-2025 Innlandet Hosptial Trust (IHT) The Research Council of Norway (RCN),: Iodine status in infancy: NOK 4 M
  3. 2020-2025 IHT: Thyroid functioning in pregnancy: NOK 4.2 M
  4. 2019-2024 IHT: Vitamins and Telomeres: NOK 4.3 M
  5. 2018-21: IHT Fish, inflammation and vitamin B status. Analyses from a randomized, placebo controlled trial. NOK 3 M
  6. 2018-19: The Research Council of Norway (RCN): Innlandet Mother and Child Cohort study. NOK 400 K
  7. 2017-19: CG Rieber foundation: Support for cognitive development assessment. NOK 600 K
  8. 2014-19: RCN, “Impact of vitamin B12 on neurodevelopment and cognitive function from early life into school age, follow up of cohorts and RCTs in Tanzania and India” NOK 12 M  (RCN 234495)
  9. 2014-19: RCN: Efficacy of zinc in reducing case fatality in children with severe bacterial illness. 21 M NOK
  10. 2014-18: Thrasher Research Fund “The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation in Nepali infants on growth and development”  US$ 373 K 
  11. 2012-20014: CG Rieber foundation: The association between nutritional status in infancy and cognitive development in early childhood. NOK 870 K
  12. 2012-16: South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority: Studies on zinc, vitamin D and respiratory infections: observational studies and clinical trials. NOK 4 M
  13. 2010-14: RCN, "Rotavirus Vaccine Trials, bilateral competence building." NOK 7 M (201208/S50)
  14. 2008-11: Thrasher Research Fund “Routine administration of folic acid and vitamin B12 to prevent childhood infections” US$ 398 K (02827-3)
  15. 2006-08: NUFU. “Program to improve child health and nutrition in Nepal” NOK 1,1 M(NUFUSUM 2007 10177)
  16. 2005-12: RCN. Focus on Nutrition and Child Health:  Intervention Studies in Low-income Countries: budget approximately NOK 12 M  (172226/S30)
  17. 2004-08: EU-INCO-DC: "Community- and health facility-based intervention with zinc as adjuvant therapy for pneumonia to enhance child health and nutrition". budget: EURO 915 K (003740)
  18. 2004-06: Meltzer Høyskole fund: “Zinc as treatment for severe pneumonia in young children”, budget NOK 400 K
  19. 2004-07: RCN. Postdoctoral grant “Zinc and infections, clinical trials in Nepal”, budget approximately NOK 3 M (160854)

Co-investigator:

  1. 2015-Innland University College: Effect of vitamin D supplementation in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  2. 2015-20 RCN: An effectiveness trial to evaluate protection of pregnant women by a HEV vaccine in Bangladesh and risk factors for severe HEV infection. 41 M NOK
  3. 2014-24: RCN Centre of Excellence: “Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health” 187 M NOK
  4. 2009-18: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  "Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences, International research consortium" (MAL-ED) coordinated from the National Institute of Health and the University of Virginia (USA) Role: associated investigator for the component in Nepal. This network consist of eight research sites in Peru, Brazil, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa, and Tanzania that is using common and harmonized protocols. Budget approx. 31 M US$
  5. 2007-11: RCN / WHO: Evaluation of the Impact of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness Strategy on Neonatal and Infant Mortality. 
  6. 2001-05: NORAD. Indo-Norwegian project "Extended studies on safety and efficacy of zinc-ORS compared to ORS alone in hospitalized children with severe and complicated acute diarrhea" NOK 2 M

Dr. Med. (PhD), Medical Faculty, University of Bergen, 2003.

PhD Thesis: “Zinc and childhood infections – studies in mice and men” submitted May 23, 2003.

Internship (turnustjeneste) 1.1.1995-15.07.96: Lillehammer Hospital.

Cand. Med., Medical Faculty, University of Bergen. 1988- 94

Experimental epidemiology, human nutrition, infectious diseases, medical statistics, clinical trials, global health, child health, micronutrition, vitamins

 

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