Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

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Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

2018.12.12

Small Amount of Blood Doping: Large Impact

Blood doping can improve performance in endurance disciplines such as cycling, long-distance running, cross-country skiing, etc. New data from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of…

Heat-Shield

2018.10.31

European workers fail to maintain water balance

A newly published scientific paper indicates that occupational safety and daily day performance in 7 out of 10 workers, from several European industries, is negatively affected by a combination of heat stress and failur…

The Shanghai Ranking

2018.10.23

University of Copenhagen home to the world’s leading research environment in sports science

The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Institute of Sports Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, rank as the world’s leading research environment within sports science in the ‘Global Ranking of Sport Science…

malnutrition

2017.09.12

New research to treat acute malnutrition

Researchers from University of Copenhagen and humanitarian organizations have conducted a large study in Burkina Faso in West Africa treating more than 1600 children with acute malnutrition. The study showed that…

sustainable food

2017.05.10

Six-legged livestock – sustainable food production

Farming crickets for human consumption is less of a burden on the environment than other livestock production systems according to a new study by the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and…

collaboration

2017.03.28

New research collaboration about teaching of school children from Cape Town and Copenhagen

In 2017 the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, both University of Copenhagen collaborate with the Danish Cultural Institute, University of Cape Town School of…

ampk

2017.01.02

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inaugural lecture

2024.11.12

Thomas Elbenhardt appointed as Professor

Following an open international application process and external evaluation, Thomas Elbenhardt…

ultraprocessed foods

2024.10.17

Next Generation NOVA classification

Since 2009 the NOVA classification has worked as a valuable framework for grouping foods based on…

SPORT

2024.07.15

Widespread practice among athletes harms both performance and health

Drastically cutting back on caloric intake to lose weight ahead of competition is commonplace among…

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Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

NEWS ARCHIVE

Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

Small Amount of Blood Doping: Large Impact

European workers fail to maintain water balance

University of Copenhagen home to the world’s leading research environment in sports science

New research to treat acute malnutrition

Six-legged livestock – sustainable food production

New research collaboration about teaching of school children from Cape Town and Copenhagen

AMPK – the enzyme that makes physical activity healthy

Weight loss reduces psoriasis symptoms

Beans and peas increase fullness more than meat

Older people should have better food: Malnutrition costs billions

GREEiNSECT Technical brief #1

New blood test can predict future breast cancer

New role for a muscle enzym (mTORC2)

Proper diet and exercise to limit diabetes epidemic

Antioxidants - too much of a good thing?

New research provides insights into the ability of muscles to take in glucose

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Thomas Elbenhardt appointed as Professor

Next Generation NOVA classification

Widespread practice among athletes harms both performance and health