• Unlocking the potential for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 – “Zero Hunger” - in Africa: Targets, strategies, synergies and challenges 

  Atukunda, Prudence; Eide, Wenche Barth; Kardel, Kristin Reimers; Iversen, Per Ole; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (‘Zero Hunger’) aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030. Thus, a range of different strategies are needed to facilitate the achievement of SDG 2 to ...

• The Influence of Early Exercise Postpartum on Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 12 Months Postpartum 

  Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Engh, Marie Ellström; Bø, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Objective: There is limited knowledge on how exercise impacts the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and prevalence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) postpartum. The purpose of this study was to ...

• Training Distribution During a Paralympic Cycle for a Multiple Swimming Champion With Paraplegia: A Case Report 

  Baumgart, Julia Kathrin; Tønnessen, Espen; Eklund, Morten; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-20)

  Purpose: To describe the training volume, intensity distribution, and use of swimming styles during a Paralympic cycle in a multiple swimming champion with paraplegia. Methods: The female Paralympic swimmer was 23–26 years ...

• Cardiovascular Health Effects of Shift Work with Long Working Hours and Night Shifts: Study Protocol for a Three-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study on Industrial Workers 

  Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Skare, Øivind; Mamen, Asgeir; Sirnes, Per Anton; Aass, Hans Christian Dalsbotten; Øvstebø, Reidun; Goffeng, Elisabeth Martinsen; Matre, Dagfinn; Nielsen, Pia; Heglum, Hanne Siri Amdahl; Hammer, Stine Eriksen; Skogstad, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  There is a plausible association between shift work and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which may be due to disruption of the circadian rhythm causing hormonal changes and metabolic disturbances, resulting in high blood ...

• Acupuncture in sham device controlled trials may not be as effective as acupuncture in the real world: a preliminary network meta-analysis of studies of acupuncture for hot flashes in menopausal women 

  Kim, Tae-Hun; Lee, Myeong Soo; Alræk, Terje; Birch, Stephen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Background: Randomised controlled trials of acupuncture performed using sham interventions to control for the placebo effect have mostly used two types of sham techniques: techniques with minimal insertion of acupuncture ...

• The training and development of elite sprint performance: an integration of scientific and best practice literature 

  Haugen, Thomas André; Seiler, Stephen; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Tønnessen, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Despite a voluminous body of research devoted to sprint training, our understanding of the training process leading to a world-class sprint performance is limited. The objective of this review is to integrate scientific ...

• Domestic Violence Against Women in North African and Middle Eastern Countries: A Scoping Review 

  Kisa, Sezer; Gungor, Rusan; Kisa, Adnan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• The association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda: Analysis of a cluster-randomised maternal education trial 

  Kakwangire, Paul; Moss, Cami; Matovu, Nicholas; Atukunda, Prudence; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries 

  Kisa, Adnan; Child Growth Failure Collab., Local Burden of Disease (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Childhood malnutrition is associated with high morbidity and mortality globally. Undernourished children are more likely to experience cognitive, physical, and metabolic developmental impairments that can lead to later ...

• Fra barnehage til voksenliv: Utdanning, didaktikk og verdi 

  Goth, Ursula-Georgine Småland; Jermstad, Linnéa K. (Book, 2020)

• Diets and drugs for weight loss and health in obesity - An update 

  Aaseth, Jan Olav; Ellefsen, Stian; Alehagen, Urban; Sundfør, Tine Mejlbo; Alexander, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Numerous combinations of diets and pharmacological agents, including lifestyle changes, have been launched to treat obesity. There are still ambiguities regarding the efficacies of different approaches despite many clinical ...

• A prospective longitudinal study of chronic abdominal pain and symptoms after sleeve gastrectomy 

  Chahal-Kummen, Monica; Nordahl, Magnus; Våge, Villy; Blom-Høgestøl, Ingvild; Kristinsson, Jon A.; Mala, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Tobacco use and risk factors for hypertensive individuals in Kenya 

  Hertzberg, Silvia Nanjala Walekhwa; Kisa, Adnan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  This study aimed to examine the association between hypertension and tobacco use as well as other known hypertensive risk factors (BMI, waist–hip ratio, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and socio-economic factors ...

• Peak Age and Relative Performance Progression in International Cross-Country Skiers 

  Walther, Jacob; Mulder, Roy; Noordhof, Dionne; Haugen, Thomas André; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

  Nichols, Emma; Steinmetz, Jaimie D; Vollset, Stein Emil; Fukutaki, Kai; Chalek, Julian; Kisa, Adnan; Murray, Christopher J L; Mokdad, Ali H.; Hay, Simon I.; Kisa, Sezer; Vos, Theo; Zastrozhin, Mikhail Sergeevich; Forecasting Collaborators, GBD 2019 Dementia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Background Given the projected trends in population ageing and population growth, the number of people with dementia is expected to increase. In addition, strong evidence has emerged supporting the importance of potentially ...

• Effect of intermittent and continuous caloric restriction on Sirtuin1 concentration depends on sex and body mass index 

  Opstad, Trine Baur; Sundfør, Tine Mejlbo; Tonstad, Serena; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background & aims The favorable effect of caloric restriction (CR) on health span is well known and partly mediated by the sirtuin system. Sirtuin1, a regulator of energy homeostasis in response to nutrient availability, ...

• Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

  Kocarnik, Jonathan M.; Compton, Kelly; Dean, Frances E.; Weijia, Fu; Gaw, Brian L.; Harvey, James D.; Kisa, Adnan; Henrikson, Hannah Jacqueline; Lu, Dan; Pennini, Alyssa; Xu, Rixing; Kisa, Sezer; Force, Lisa Murray; Murray, Christopher J. L.; Fitzmaurice, Christina; Mokdad, Ali H.; 2019 Cancer Collaboration, Global Burden of Disease (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Importance The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD 2019) provided systematic estimates of incidence, morbidity, and mortality to inform local and international efforts toward reducing ...

• Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries 

  Kisa, Adnan; Educational Att. Collaborator, Local Burden of Disease (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

• Burden of injury along the development spectrum: associations between the Socio-demographic Index and disability-adjusted life year estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 

  Kisa, Adnan; GBD 2016, Injury Collaborators (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

• Health Outcomes and Health Spending in the United States and the Nordic Countries 

  Kisa, Adnan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

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