RESEARCH GROUP
Sustainable Nutrition and Health
We explore and develop sustainable dietary solutions for preventing nutrient-related diseases and contribute to global strategies in the areas of clinic and public health nutrition for addressing malnutrition in all its forms.
Our vision is to shape a healthy, nutritious, and sustainable future through impactful research and sustainable dietary innovations.
- Sustainable dietary solutions for maintenance of health and functional outcomes
- Dietary transition in food insecure and underserved settings
- Malnutrition in low-income settings
- Sustainable diets in relation to obesity and non-communicable diseases
- Intervention trials
- Cross sectional studies
- Cohort studies
- Surveys
- Modelling work
- Dietary assessments
We are responsible for several courses.
You can read more about our bachelor and master courses by looking them up in the course catalogue for University of Copenhagen.
Bachelor courses
- Food Production, Society and Health (NFOB15014U)
- Food Manufacturing and Nutrition (NFOB15006U)
- Introduction to Human Nutrition (NNEB16000U)
- Study Design in Human Nutrition + business projects
Master courses
- Advanced Nutrition Physiology and Metabolism (NNEK23001U)
- Tools and Techniques in Nutrition Research (NNEK23002U)
- Lifecourse Nutrition and Health (NNEK23004U)
- Diet and Physical Activity in Prevention and Treatment of Disease (NNEK23005U)
- Study design in human nutrition (NNEK23006U)
- Project in Practice in Human Nutrition (NNEK20008U)
- Sustainable Food Systems & Diets (NNEK20003U)
- Public Health Nutrition at the National and International level
PhD Courses
- Interactions between nutrition and exercise: health-promoting effects across the life span
Research areas
Members of research group
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search in Name | Search in Title | Search in Phone | |
| Alexandr Parlesak | Academic Staff | +4535323120 | |
| Anne Marie Raabyemagle | Nutrition Consultant | +4535332486 | |
| Anne Raben | Professor | +4535333653 | |
| Beakal Zinab Tefera | PhD Student | ||
| Beatriz Philippi Rosane | PhD Fellow | +4535329842 | |
| Benedikte Grenov | Associate Professor | +4520456654 | |
| Christian Leo Hansen | Enrolled PhD Student | ||
| Christine Højte | Enrolled PhD Student | ||
| Esben Herborg Henriksen | Enrolled PhD Student | ||
| Getu Gizaw Haile | PhD Student | ||
| Gulshan Ara | PhD Student | ||
| Hanne Lysdal Petersen | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535331088 | |
| Henrik Friis | Professor | +4535333860 | |
| Inge Tetens | Professor | +4535332127 | |
| Lea Ellen Matthiessen | PhD Fellow | +4535331227 | |
| Mette Frahm Olsen | Associate Professor | +4528340979 | |
| Nanna Roos | Associate Professor | +4535332497 | |
| Navodita Malla | Postdoc | +4535326525 | |
| Rahma Ali Abagero | PhD Student | ||
| Rolland Mutumba | PhD Student | ||
| Sofie Schultz Pedersen | Student FU | +4535337681 | |
| Susanne Gjedsted Bügel | Professor, Head of Section | +4535332490 | |
| Tele Chepkoros Boit | PhD Fellow | +4535334979 | |
| Tenna Mie Christoffersen | Industrial PhD | ||
| Thea M Steenbuch Krabbe Bruun | Student | +4535324789 |
