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

Anne Vedelsdal Aurup

About the thesis

The aim of this thesis was to examine whether underweight among young and adolescent children in a high-income setting like Denmark constitutes a health problem.

Data were triangulated from three Danish data sources: the nationally representative register the Children's Database, the largescale Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC) and the well-characterized OPUS School Meal Study.

The Children's Database provided objectively measured height and weight from the nationwide mandatory child health examinations.

Assessment Committee

Professor Christian Mølgaard (chair), Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Professor Mary Yannakoulia, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health, Sciences and Education, Harokopio University, Greece.

Senior Researcher Lise Geisler Bjerregaard, Section for Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark.

Supervisors

Camilla Trab Damsgaard, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Place

Building: A1 (hovedbygningen), 1st floor, Room: A1-01.18, Bülowsvej 17, 1870 Frederiksberg C

Ask for a copy of the thesis here: annevaurup@hotmail.com