Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports – University of Copenhagen

Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

Photo of cyclists in forest. Photo: Tim Foster on Unsplash

Improving dialogue among those who use the forest

School children eating lunch. Photo: CDC på Unsplash.

3,200 children take part in new research project on the impact of school-provided meals

Grønlandske huse. Getty Images

Children from homes with fewer resources have an increased risk of asthman

Grønlandske huse. Getty Images

Many Greenlanders Face 10 Times Higher Risk of Diabetes – Exercise May Be Their Only Solution

New collaboration to develop and test an improved dietary supplement for pregnant women

NEWS

DIETARY GUIDELINES

Families with children should have more greens on their plates

The research project GreenFamily will investigate the health effects of a more plant-rich diet and…

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Improving dialogue among those who use the forest

A new project aims to address the growing number of conflicts between fast-paces cyclists and other…

3,200 children take part in new research project on the impact of school-provided meals

The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports is leading the new research project School Food in…

CALENDAR

21 Oct. 2025, 14:00

PhD defence: The other side of the coin - is underweight a health problem among young and adolescent children in Denmark?

Anne Vedelsdal Aurup is defending her PhD thesis: The other side of the coin - is underweight a…

31 Oct. 2025, 14:00-15:00

AKC seminar: When nature experiments: evolutionary medicine and human knockouts

Ola Hansson, Associate Professor, Head of the Translational Muscle Research Unit at the Department…

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