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Nutrition and Overweight

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Adequate nutrition is vital to secure good health from conception and throughout life.

Peer review publications

  1. Øvrebø B, Kjøllesdal M, Stea TH, Wills AK, Bere E, Magnus P, Juliusson PB, Bergh IH. The influence of immigrant background and parental education on overweight and obesity in 8-year-old children in Norway. BMC Public Health. 2023 Aug 29;23(1):1660. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16571-1. PMID: 37644416; PMCID: PMC10466865.
  2. Closs ER, Lyamouri M, Øymar K, Størdal K. Regionale forskjeller i bruk av protonpumpehemmere hos barn [Regional differences in the use of proton pump inhibitors in children]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2023 Jun 12;143(9). Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0771. PMID: 37341401.
  3. Ødegård RA, Júlíusson PB, Kokkvoll AS, Kristiansen H, Köpp UMS, Rolin J, Shah S, Svendsen M, Hjelmesæth J. Ungdom med alvorlig fedme bør få legemiddel på blå resept [Adolescents with severe obesity should receive medication under the National Insurance scheme]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2023 Feb 3;143(3). Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0069. PMID: 36811423.
  4. Evensen M, Klitkou ST, Tollånes MC, Júlíusson PB, Kravdal Ø. Parental income gradients in child and adolescent mortality: Norwegian trends over half a century. Scand J Public Health. 2023 Feb 13:14034948231151990. doi: 10.1177/14034948231151990. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36785495.
  5. Revheim I, Balthasar MR, Akerkar RR, Stangenes KM, Almenning G, Nygaard E, Markestad T, Øverland S, Roelants M, Juliusson PB. Trends in the prevalence of breastfeeding up to 6 months of age using structured data from routine child healthcare visits. Acta Paediatr. 2023 Jan;112(1):100-105. doi: 10.1111/apa.16367. Epub 2022 Apr 28. PMID: 35442538; PMCID: PMC10084077.
  6. Rolin J, Ødegård RA, Amundsen VV, Köpp UMS, Kokkvoll A, Júlíusson PB, Hjelmesæth J. Correction: Supplementary drug treatment to reduce weight in adolescents with severe obesity. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2023 Jan 12;143(2). English, Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0028. PMID: 36718893.
  7. Danielsen YS, Skjåkødegård HF, Mongstad M, Hystad SW, Olsson SJG, Kleppe M, Juliusson PB, Frisk B. Objectively measured physical activity among treatment seeking children and adolescents with severe obesity and normal weight peers. Obes Sci Pract. 2022 Jun 13;8(6):801-810. doi: 10.1002/osp4.624. PMID: 36483122; PMCID: PMC9722458.
  8. Skjåkødegård HF, Hystad S, Bruserud I, Conlon RPK, Wilfley D, Frisk B, Roelants M, Juliusson PB, Danielsen YS. Perceived barriers in family-based behavioural treatment of paediatric obesity - Results from the FABO study. Pediatr Obes. 2023 Mar;18(3):e12992. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12992. Epub 2022 Dec 5. PMID: 36468217; PMCID: PMC10078207.
  9. Rolin J, Ødegård RA, Amundsen VV, Köpp UMS, Kokkvoll A, Júlíusson PB, Hjelmesæth J. Supplementary drug treatment to reduce weight in adolescents with severe obesity. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2022 Oct 4;142(14). English, Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0540. PMID: 36226431.
  10. Skjåkødegård HF, Conlon RPK, Hystad SW, Roelants M, Olsson SJG, Frisk B, Wilfley DE, Danielsen YS, Juliusson PB. Family-based treatment of children with severe obesity in a public healthcare setting: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Clin Obes. 2022 Jun;12(3):e12513. doi: 10.1111/cob.12513. Epub 2022 Feb 25. PMID: 35218145; PMCID: PMC9286578.
  11. Helgeland Ø, Vaudel M, Sole-Navais P, Flatley C, Juodakis J, Bacelis J, Koløen IL, Knudsen GP, Johansson BB, Magnus P, Kjennerud TR, Juliusson PB, Stoltenberg C, Holmen OL, Andreassen OA, Jacobsson B, Njølstad PR, Johansson S. Characterization of the genetic architecture of infant and early childhood body mass index. Nat Metab. 2022 Mar;4(3):344-358. doi: 10.1038/s42255-022-00549-1. Epub 2022 Mar 21. PMID: 35315439.
  12. Øvrebø B, Stea TH, Bergh IH, Bere E, Surén P, Magnus P, Juliusson PB, Wills AK. A nationwide school fruit and vegetable policy and childhood and adolescent overweight: A quasi-natural experimental study. PLoS Med. 2022 Jan 18;19(1):e1003881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003881. PMID: 35041660; PMCID: PMC8765663.
  13. Clarsen B, Nylenna M, Klitkou ST, Vollset SE, Baravelli CM, Bølling AK, Aasvang GM, Sulo G, Naghavi M, Pasovic M, Asaduzzaman M, Bjørge T, Eggen AE, Eikemo TA, Ellingsen CL, Haaland ØA, Hailu A, Hassan S, Hay SI, Juliusson PB, Kisa A, Kisa S, Månsson J, Mekonnen T, Murray CJL, Norheim OF, Ottersen T, Sagoe D, Sripada K, Winkler AS, Knudsen AKS. Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990-2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Public Health. 2022 Jul;7(7):e593-e605. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00092-5. PMID: 35779543; PMCID: PMC9253891.
  14. Varsi K, Torsvik IK, Huber S, Averina M, Brox J, Bjørke-Monsen AL. Impaired gross motor development in infants with higher PFAS concentrations. Environ Res. 2022 Mar;204(Pt D):112392. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112392. Epub 2021 Nov 17. PMID: 34800539.
  15. Danielsen YS, Skjåkødegård HF, Bjorvatn B, Juliusson PB, Pallesen S. Polysomnographic comparison of sleep in children with obesity and normal weight without suspected sleep-related breathing disorder. Clin Obes. 2022 Feb;12(1):e12493. doi: 10.1111/cob.12493. Epub 2021 Nov 15. PMID: 34781415.
  16. GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2021 Oct 30;398(10311):1593-1618. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4. Epub 2021 Oct 28. Erratum in: Lancet. 2022 Feb 26;399(10327):802. PMID: 34755628; PMCID: PMC8576274.
  17. Spinelli A, Buoncristiano M, Nardone P, Starc G, Hejgaard T, Júlíusson PB, Fismen AS, Weghuber D, Musić Milanović S, García-Solano M, Rutter H, Rakovac I, Cucu A, Brinduse LA, Rito AI, Kovacs VA, Heinen MM, Nurk E, Mäki P, Abdrakhmanova S, Rakhmatulleoeva S, Duleva V, Farrugia Sant'Angelo V, Fijałkowska A, Gualtieri A, Sacchini E, Hassapidou M, Hyska J, Kelleher CC, Kujundžić E, Kunešová M, Markidou Ioannidou E, Ostojic SM, Peterkova V, Petrauskienė A, Popović S, Pudule I, Russell Jonsson K, Dal-Re Saavedra MÁ, Salanave B, Shengelia L, Spiroski I, Tanrygulyyeva M, Tichá Ľ, Usupova Z, Ozcebe LH, Abildina A, Schindler K, Weber MW, Filipović Hadžiomeragić A, Melkumova M, Stojisavljević D, Boymatova K, Williams J, Breda J. Thinness, overweight, and obesity in 6- to 9-year-old children from 36 countries: The World Health Organization European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative-COSI 2015-2017. Obes Rev. 2021 Nov;22 Suppl 6:e13214. doi: 10.1111/obr.13214. Epub 2021 Jul 7. PMID: 34235850.
  18. Romuld IB, Kalleklev TL, Molnes J, Juliusson PB, Njølstad PR, Sagen JV. Impact of overweight on glucose homeostasis in MODY2 and MODY3. Diabet Med. 2021 Oct;38(10):e14649. doi: 10.1111/dme.14649. Epub 2021 Aug 5. PMID: 34269485.
  19. Hanem LGE, Salvesen Ø, Madsen A, Sagen JV, Mellgren G, Juliusson PB, Carlsen SM, Vanky E, Ødegård R. Maternal PCOS status and metformin in pregnancy: Steroid hormones in 5-10 years old children from the PregMet randomized controlled study. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 9;16(9):e0257186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257186. PMID: 34499672; PMCID: PMC8428669.
  20. Øvrebø B, Bergh IH, Stea TH, Bere E, Surén P, Magnus PM, Juliusson PB, Wills AK. Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 3;16(8):e0255699. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255699. PMID: 34343207; PMCID: PMC8330951.
  21. Haug AC, Markestad T, Tjora E, Moster D. Tongue-tie in neonates. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2021 Aug 12;141. English, Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0515. PMID: 34597009.
  22. Ramos Salas X, Buoncristiano M, Williams J, Kebbe M, Spinelli A, Nardone P, Rito A, Duleva V, Musić Milanović S, Kunesova M, Braunerová RT, Hejgaard T, Rasmussen M, Shengelia L, Abdrakhmanova S, Abildina A, Usuopva Z, Hyska J, Burazeri G, Petrauskiene A, Pudule I, Sant'Angelo VF, Kujundzic E, Fijałkowska A, Cucu A, Brinduse LA, Peterkova V, Bogova E, Gualtieri A, Solano MG, Gutiérrez-González E, Rakhmatullaeva S, Tanrygulyyeva M, Yardim N, Weghuber D, Mäki P, Russell Jonsson K, Starc G, Juliusson PB, Heinen MM, Kelleher C, Ostojic S, Popovic S, Kovacs VA, Akhmedova D, Farpour-Lambert NJ, Rutter H, Li B, Boymatova K, Rakovac I, Wickramasinghe K, Breda J. Parental Perceptions of Children's Weight Status in 22 Countries: The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: COSI 2015/2017. Obes Facts. 2021;14(6):658-674. doi: 10.1159/000517586. Epub 2021 Nov 5. PMID: 34818257; PMCID: PMC8739931.
  23. Donkor HM, Toxe H, Hurum J, Bjerknes R, Eide GE, Juliusson P, Markestad T. Psychological health in preschool children with underweight, overweight or obesity: a regional cohort study. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2021 Mar 15;5(1):e000881. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000881. PMID: 33817347; PMCID: PMC7970241.
  24. Hjelmesæth J, Hertel JK, Holt AH, Benestad B, Seeberg LT, Lindberg M, Halvorsen E, Júlíusson PB, Sandbu R, Lekhal S. Laparoscopic gastric bypass versus lifestyle intervention for adolescents with morbid obesity. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2020 Nov 9;140(16). English, Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0526. PMID: 33172240.
  25. Bang L, Tamnes CK, Norbom LB, Thomassen RA, Holm JS, Skotte LH, Juliusson PB, Mejlaender-Evjensvold M, Rø Ø. Associations of age, body mass index and biochemical parameters with brain morphology in patients with anorexia nervosa. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2021 Jan;29(1):74-85. doi: 10.1002/erv.2803. Epub 2020 Oct 30. PMID: 33125776.
  26. Bjertnaes AA, Schwinger C, Juliusson PB, Strand TA, Holten-Andersen MN, Bakken KS. Health-Related Behaviors in Adolescents Mediate the Association between Subjective Social Status and Body Mass Index. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 7;17(19):7307. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197307. PMID: 33036345; PMCID: PMC7579492.
  27. Kvammen JA, Thomassen RA, Kjeserud CN, Sæland C, Godang K, Bollerslev J, Thorsby PM, Juliusson PB, Bentsen BS, Henriksen C. Bone mineral density and vitamin D in paediatric intestinal failure patients receiving home parenteral nutrition. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Oct;39:234-241. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.06.006. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32859323.
  28. Skjåkødegård HF, Danielsen YS, Frisk B, Hystad SW, Roelants M, Pallesen S, Conlon RPK, Wilfley DE, Juliusson PB. Beyond sleep duration: Sleep timing as a risk factor for childhood obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2021 Jan;16(1):e12698. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12698. Epub 2020 Jul 29. PMID: 32729172; PMCID: PMC8809110.
  29. Skodvin VA, Lekhal S, Kommedal KG, Benestad B, Skjåkødegård HF, Danielsen YS, Linde SF, Roelants M, Hertel JK, Hjelmesæth J, Júlíusson PB. Lifestyle intervention for children and adolescents with severe obesity - results after one year. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2020 Jun 11;140(9). English, Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0682. PMID: 32549002.
  30. Thomassen RA, Kvammen JA, Sæland C, Kjeserud C, Eikeland J, Juliusson PB, Bentsen BS, Henriksen C. Micronutrients in paediatric Intestinal Failure Patients receiving home parenteral nutrition. Clin Nutr. 2020 Nov;39(11):3452-3460. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.039. Epub 2020 Mar 10. PMID: 32204976.
  31. Bjertnaes AA, Grundt JH, Donkor HM, Juliusson PB, Wentzel-Larsen T, Vaktskjold A, Markestad T, Holten-Andersen MN. No significant associations between breastfeeding practices and overweight in 8-year-old children. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Jan;109(1):109-114. doi: 10.1111/apa.14937. Epub 2019 Aug 23. PMID: 31299109.
  32. Nordic Burden of Disease Collaborators. Life expectancy and disease burden in the Nordic countries: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017. Lancet Public Health. 2019 Dec;4(12):e658-e669. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30224-5. Epub 2019 Nov 20. PMID: 31759894; PMCID: PMC7098475.
  33. Varsi K, Ueland PM, Torsvik IK, Bjørke-Monsen AL. Maternal Serum Cobalamin at 18 Weeks of Pregnancy Predicts Infant Cobalamin Status at 6 Months-A Prospective, Observational Study. J Nutr. 2018 May 1;148(5):738-745. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxy028. PMID: 29947806.
  34. Donkor HM, Grundt JH, Júlíusson PB, Eide GE, Hurum J, Bjerknes R, Markestad T. A family-oriented intervention programme to curtail obesity from five years of age had no effect over no intervention. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Jun;109(6):1243-1251. doi: 10.1111/apa.15080. Epub 2019 Dec 6. PMID: 31677296.
  35. Kristiansen H, Roelants M, Bjerknes R, Juliusson PB. Norwegian children and adolescents in blended families are at risk of larger one-year BMI increments. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Mar;109(3):587-594. doi: 10.1111/apa.15019. Epub 2019 Oct 18. PMID: 31532830.
  36. Løkling HL, Roelants M, Kommedal KG, Skjåkødegård H, Apalset EM, Benestad B, Morken MH, Hjelmesaeth J, Juliusson PB. Monitoring children and adolescents with severe obesity: body mass index (BMI), BMI z-score or percentage above the International Obesity Task Force overweight cut-off? Acta Paediatr. 2019 Dec;108(12):2261-2266. doi: 10.1111/apa.14898. Epub 2019 Jul 10. PMID: 31197874.
  37. Mjelle AB, Mulabecirovic A, Havre RF, Rosendahl K, Juliusson PB, Olafsdottir E, Gilja OH, Vesterhus M. Normal Liver Stiffness Values in Children: A Comparison of Three Different Elastography Methods. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 May;68(5):706-712. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002320. PMID: 30889132; PMCID: PMC6510324.
  38. Hanem LGE, Salvesen Ø, Juliusson PB, Carlsen SM, Nossum MCF, Vaage MØ, Ødegård R, Vanky E. Intrauterine metformin exposure and offspring cardiometabolic risk factors (PedMet study): a 5-10 year follow-up of the PregMet randomised controlled trial. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 Mar;3(3):166-174. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30385-7. Epub 2019 Jan 29. PMID: 30704873.
  39. Kristiansen H, Eide GE, Brannsether B, Roelants M, Bjerknes R, Júlíusson PB. Associations between different weight-related anthropometric traits and lifestyle factors in Norwegian children and adolescents: A case for measuring skinfolds. Am J Hum Biol. 2018 Nov;30(6):e23187. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23187. Epub 2018 Oct 17. PMID: 30329195.
  40. Benestad B, Júlíusson PB, Siegfried W, Lekhal S, Småstuen MC, Hertel JK, Agosti F, Marazzi N, Hjelmesaeth J, Sartorio A. Cardiometabolic risk factors differ among adolescents with obesity in three European countries - a cross-sectional study. Acta Paediatr. 2019 Mar;108(3):493-501. doi: 10.1111/apa.14542. Epub 2018 Sep 17. PMID: 30118191; PMCID: PMC6585823.
  41. Júlíusson PB. Grunnleggende om ernæring. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2018 May 8;138(8). Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0030. PMID: 29737793.
  42. Hanem LGE, Stridsklev S, Júlíusson PB, Salvesen Ø, Roelants M, Carlsen SM, Ødegård R, Vanky E. Metformin Use in PCOS Pregnancies Increases the Risk of Offspring Overweight at 4 Years of Age: Follow-Up of Two RCTs. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Apr 1;103(4):1612-1621. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-02419. PMID: 29490031.
  43. Barstad LH, Júlíusson PB, Johnson LK, Hertel JK, Lekhal S, Hjelmesæth J. Gender-related differences in cardiometabolic risk factors and lifestyle behaviors in treatment-seeking adolescents with severe obesity. BMC Pediatr. 2018 Feb 14;18(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1057-3. PMID: 29444663; PMCID: PMC5813385.
  44. Júlíusson PB, Roelants M, Benestad B, Lekhal S, Danielsen Y, Hjelmesaeth J, Hertel JK. Severe obesity is a limitation for the use of body mass index standard deviation scores in children and adolescents. Acta Paediatr. 2018 Feb;107(2):307-314. doi: 10.1111/apa.14113. Epub 2017 Oct 27. PMID: 28992355.
  45. Grundt JH, Eide GE, Brantsaeter AL, Haugen M, Markestad T. Is consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks during pregnancy associated with birth weight? Matern Child Nutr. 2017 Oct;13(4):e12405. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12405. Epub 2016 Dec 7. PMID: 27928892; PMCID: PMC5638078.
  46. Donkor HM, Grundt JH, Júlíusson PB, Eide GE, Hurum J, Bjerknes R, Markestad T. Social and somatic determinants of underweight, overweight and obesity at 5 years of age: a Norwegian regional cohort study. BMJ Open. 2017 Aug 18;7(8):e014548. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014548. PMID: 28821510; PMCID: PMC5724122.
  47. Varsi K, Bolann B, Torsvik I, Rosvold Eik TC, Høl PJ, Bjørke-Monsen AL. Impact of Maternal Selenium Status on Infant Outcome during the First 6 Months of Life. Nutrients. 2017 May 11;9(5):486. doi: 10.3390/nu9050486. PMID: 28492511; PMCID: PMC5452216.
  48. Blakstad EW, Moltu SJ, Nakstad B, Veierød MB, Strømmen K, Júlíusson PB, Almaas AN, Rønnestad AE, Brække K, Drevon CA, Iversen PO. Enhanced nutrition improves growth and increases blood adiponectin concentrations in very low birth weight infants. Food Nutr Res. 2016 Dec 1;60:33171. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v60.33171. Erratum in: Food Nutr Res. 2018 Dec 27;62: PMID: 27914187; PMCID: PMC5136127.
  49. Skjåkødegård HF, Danielsen YS, Morken M, Linde SF, Kolko RP, Balantekin KN, Wilfley DE, Júlíusson PB. Study Protocol: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of family-based behavioral treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity-The FABO-study. BMC Public Health. 2016 Oct 21;16(1):1106. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3755-9. PMID: 27769209; PMCID: PMC5073413.
  50. Thomassen RA, Kvammen JA, Eskerud MB, Júlíusson PB, Henriksen C, Rugtveit J. Iodine Status and Growth In 0-2-Year-Old Infants With Cow's Milk Protein Allergy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 May;64(5):806-811. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001434. PMID: 27741063.
  51. Torsvik IK, Ueland PM, Markestad T, Midttun Ø, Bjørke Monsen AL. Motor development related to duration of exclusive breastfeeding, B vitamin status and B12 supplementation in infants with a birth weight between 2000-3000 g, results from a randomized intervention trial. BMC Pediatr. 2015 Dec 18;15:218. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0533-2. PMID: 26678525; PMCID: PMC4683944.
  52. Júlíusson PB. Hvernig er best að mæla offitu barna? [How should obesity be measured in childhood?[Editorial]]. Laeknabladid. 2015 Sep;101(9):395. Icelandic. doi: 10.17992/lbl.2015.09.38. PMID: 26374817.
  53. Hampson SE, Vollrath ME, Júlíusson PB. Personality and overweight in 6-12-year-old children. Pediatr Obes. 2015 Oct;10(5):e5-7. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12014. Epub 2015 Feb 27. PMID: 25721129; PMCID: PMC4551663.
  54. Halvorsen MK, Langeland E, Almenning G, Haugland S, Irgens LM, Markestad T, Sollesnes R. Breastfeeding surveyed using routine data. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2015 Feb 10;135(3):236-41. English, Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0133. PMID: 25668540.
  55. Brannsether B, Eide GE, Roelants M, Bjerknes R, Júlíusson PB. Interrelationships between anthropometric variables and overweight in childhood and adolescence. Am J Hum Biol. 2014 Jul-Aug;26(4):502-10. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22554. Epub 2014 Apr 30. PMID: 24782200; PMCID: PMC4329336.
  56. Husebye ES, Kleven IA, Kroken LK, Torsvik IK, Haaland OA, Markestad T. Targeted program for provision of mother's own milk to very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics. 2014 Aug;134(2):e489-95. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2463. Epub 2014 Jul 21. PMID: 25049348.
  57. Danielsen YS, Nordhus IH, Júlíusson PB, Mæhle M, Pallesen S. Effect of a family-based cognitive behavioural intervention on body mass index, self-esteem and symptoms of depression in children with obesity (aged 7-13): a randomised waiting list controlled trial. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2013 Mar-Apr;7(2):e116-e128. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.06.003. PMID: 24331773.
  58. Kristiansen H, Júlíusson PB, Eide GE, Roelants M, Bjerknes R. TV viewing and obesity among Norwegian children: the importance of parental education. Acta Paediatr. 2013 Feb;102(2):199-205. doi: 10.1111/apa.12066. Epub 2012 Nov 27. PMID: 23121043.
  59. Torsvik I, Ueland PM, Markestad T, Bjørke-Monsen AL. Cobalamin supplementation improves motor development and regurgitations in infants: results from a randomized intervention study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Nov;98(5):1233-40. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.061549. Epub 2013 Sep 11. PMID: 24025626.
  60. Jenssen HB, Torsvik I, Ueland PM, Midttun Ø, Bjørke-Monsen AL. Biochemical signs of impaired cobalamin function do not affect hematological parameters in young infants: results from a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Res. 2013 Sep;74(3):327-32. doi: 10.1038/pr.2013.101. Epub 2013 Jun 14. PMID: 23770919.
  61. Torsvik IK, Markestad T, Ueland PM, Nilsen RM, Midttun O, Bjørke Monsen AL. Evaluating iron status and the risk of anemia in young infants using erythrocyte parameters. Pediatr Res. 2013 Feb;73(2):214-20. doi: 10.1038/pr.2012.162. Epub 2012 Nov 20. PMID: 23168578.
  62. Dahlseng MO, Andersen GL, DA Graca Andrada M, Arnaud C, Balu R, De la Cruz J, Folha T, Himmelmann K, Horridge K, Júlíusson PB, Påhlman M, Rackauskaite G, Sigurdardottir S, Uldall P, Vik T; Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe Network. Gastrostomy tube feeding of children with cerebral palsy: variation across six European countries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2012 Oct;54(10):938-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04391.x. Epub 2012 Jul 31. PMID: 22845753.
  63. Grundt JH, Nakling J, Eide GE, Markestad T. Possible relation between maternal consumption of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages and birth weight--time trends in a population. BMC Public Health. 2012 Oct 24;12:901. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-901. PMID: 23095173; PMCID: PMC3607934.
  64. Kokkvoll A, Jeppesen E, Juliusson PB, Flaegstad T, Njølstad I. High prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-year-old children in Finnmark County, North Norway. Acta Paediatr. 2012 Sep;101(9):924-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02735.x. Epub 2012 Jun 7. PMID: 22591105.
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