Climate-resilient aquatic food systems for healthy lives of young women and girls in Bangladesh
RESEARCH AREA
Public health nutrition
Research projects
The purpose of RENEW is to investigate a new milk mineral based supplement and its effect on bone health. In this trial 400 women will be randomized into four different blinded groups. All women are asked to consume tablets and sachets for the full year and will moreover receive vitamin D supplement.
At the end of the study the participants will be given an overall bone health status. The women have the opportunity to participate at either Sjællands Universitetshospital, Køge or Department of Nutrition Exercise and Sports and will have to schedule six visits during the project’s duration of one year.
Eksternal members of RENEW project
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| MD, Director Mette Friberg Hitz | The National Research Center for Bone Health |
| Professor Dennis Sandris Nielsen | Department of Food Science |
| Professor Hanne Christine S. Bertram | Department of Food Science |
| Associate Adjunct Professor Danielle Lemay | US Department of Agriculture |
| Executive R&D Advisor Henrik Jørgen Andersen | Arla Foods Ingredients Group |
Funded by
Project period: April 2021 ontil December 2022.
Contact
Professor Inge Tetens, renew@nexs.ku.dk
COMPLETED PROJECT
The aim was to develop a nutritional tool for professionals and older people to put together plant-based meals so that each meal meets the body's essential amino acid needs.
The tool will be a guidance tool to optimize meals for elderly people who eat fully or partially plant-based.
The tool provides an overview of the user's intake of essential amino acids.
In cases where the meal content is not sufficient, the tool will suggest alternatives on which foods to integrate into the diet to optimise nutrient intake.
In-depth description
Project ALPHA will develop a nutrition tool that, based on datasets on amino acids, digestibility and sustainability, designs an algorithm in a user-friendly tool that provides users with direct feedback on their meals in terms of whether the individual need is being met. Thus, we want to make knowledge about the amino acid composition of plant-based diets accessible to everyone.
The tool will include concrete feedback on meal intake. The tool will also provide feedback on other important nutrients that are particularly relevant to pay attention to when eating a plant-based diet.
Plan of the trial
During the 9 months of the project, focus group interviews were held with a relevant group of dietitians and a group of older adults +60 years respectively.
The aim was to gather knowledge about the user's preferences so that the tool's content, functions, and interface can be designed taking this into account. This objective was successfully achieved.
Results
Results will be shared here when published.
Funded by
EU Active and Assisted Living Programme (AAL)
Innovation Fund. The Foundation has no commercial interest in the project.
Project period: 1 April 2022 - 31 December 2022.
External collaborators
The project is a collaboration between the University of Copenhagen, Department of Physical Education and Nutrition and Division of Human Nutrition and Health and Food Informatics, Wageningen University (Netherlands) and the software developers BEIA Consult international (Romania).
Contact
Research Assistant Sine Højlund Christensen shc@nexs.ku.dk
Professor Inge Tetens ite@nexs.ku.dk
Members
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedikte Grenov | Associate Professor | +4520456654 | |
| Henrik Friis | Professor | +4535333860 | |
| Inge Tetens | Professor | +4535332127 | |
| Mette Frahm Olsen | Associate Professor | +4528340979 | |
| Nanna Roos | Associate Professor | +4535332497 | |
| Susanne Gjedsted Bügel | Professor, Head of Section | +4535332490 |