Lars T. Fadnes is a professor at Department of Global Public Health and Primary at the University of Bergen and research group leader at Haukeland university hospital. He is a medical doctor and is a specialist in general practice as well as having a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene. Fadnes has worked with research on dietary patterns and associations with chronic diseases and has had substantial international collaboration with researchers from the United Kingdom, Uganda, South Africa, Italy, Australia, the United States, with external funding from the Research Council of Norway, the Western Norway Regional Health Authority and DAM. His research spans across several themes, mostly focusing on nutrition and associations to chronic diseases, substance use and migration. Fadnes has more than a hundred scientific publications published in international peer-reviewed journals, as well as being covered in many hundred newspaper stories. He has also been central in development of guidelines both nationally and internationally relating to both nutrition and treatment of people with substance use. He is part of the Norwegian national advisory panel on nutrition (Nasjonalt råd for ernæring) and the Norwegian scientific committee for food and environment (VKM). He has received awards for research and innovation including the Meltzer award for excellence in the dissemination of research (2022), Young researcher award for health research in Western Norway 2021, Falch junior award for medical research 2021, and prize for research and innovation 2020 (Kunnskapskommunene), and has several articles on the Altmetric top rank list. He is the leader of HEMIX research group and Bergen Addiction Research, is co-founder of the Norwegian competence centre for substitution therapy (NORCATS), has supervised/is supervising >15 candidates (including 7 who has completed and 6 as main supervisor).

Diet and nutrition 
Eating and prevention of chronic diseases.

Clinical teaching in family medicine
Clinical teaching in family medicine and supervision of medical students and doctors.

Treatment and health outcomes linked to health care structure among people with substance use
Treatment of hepatitis C linked to health system and structure and impact on health outcomes in terms of quality of life, mortality, satisfaction with health care. 

Immigrant health
Health services use, morbidity and medication of immigrants. 

Experimental and observational epidemiology
Analysing and interpreting experimental and observational research. 

Academic article

• Jørn Henrik Vold; Elinor Margrethe Chelsom Vogt; Anne Taraldsen Heldal et al. (2025). Low Testosterone Among Males in Opioid Agonist Therapy and Its Association With Fatigue and Psychological Distress. (external link)
• Einar Furulund; Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Silvia Eiken Alpers et al. (2025). Integrating an exercise program into opioid agonist therapy: a pilot study on feasibility, fitness improvements, and participation challenges. (external link)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Gro Mjeldheim Sandal et al. (2025). Psychological distress, loneliness, and satisfaction with life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Christian Ohldieck; Øystein Ariansen Haaland et al. (2021). Effectiveness and safety of low-threshold opioid-agonist treatment in hard-to-reach populations with opioid dependence. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Victoria Nankabirwa; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2016). Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4-5 year old children in Uganda: The cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. (external link)
• Anine Christine Medin; Lene Frost Andersen; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2024). Beregning og vurdering av i hvilken grad høringsutkast til nye kostråd vil dekke behov og anbefalinger for næringsstoffer. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Karen Marie Moland et al. (2010). Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Svetlana Skurtveit; Christer Frode Aas et al. (2020). Dispensations of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and gabapentinoids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; A prospective cohort study in Norway from 2013 to 2017. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Carlos Celis-Morales; Jan-Magnus Økland et al. (2023). Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom. (external link)
• Dagfinn Aune; NaNa Keum; Edward Giovannucci et al. (2016). Whole grain consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause and cause specific mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2020). Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children. (external link)
• Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Lars T. Fadnes; Gudrun Høiseth et al. (2021). Subjective symptoms and serum methadone concentrations: what should guide dose adjustments in methadone maintenance treatment? A naturalistic cohort study from Norway. (external link)
• Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Victoria Nankabirwa; Tanya Doherty et al. (2014). Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors. (external link)
• Ray Masumo; Nancy Birungi; Asgeir Bårdsen et al. (2014). Impact of low birthweight on early childhood caries in 6-36 months old infants in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Gudrun Høiseth; Jørn Henrik Vold et al. (2022). Impact of liver fibrosis and clinical characteristics on dose-adjusted serum methadone concentrations. (external link)
• Mohammed Khalid Al-Shibli; Lars T. Fadnes; Hege Berg Henriksen et al. (2025). Experiences with healthy eating among individuals with opioid dependence: insights from a dietary assessment. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen et al. (2021). The prevalence and socio-behavioural and clinical covariates of oral health related quality of life in Ugandan mothers with and without HIV-1. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Christer Frode Aas; Jørn Henrik Vold et al. (2021). Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTRO-HCV). (external link)
• Silje Mæland; Ragnhild Bjørknes; Stine Lehmann et al. (2021). How the Norwegian population was affected by non-pharmaceutical interventions during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown. (external link)
• Vundli Ramokolo; Carl Lombard; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2014). HIV Infection, Viral Load, Low Birth Weight, and Nevirapine Are Independent Influences on Growth Velocity in HIV-Exposed South African Infants. (external link)
• Elaheh Javadi Arjmand; Jens Christoffer Skogen; Jørn Henrik Vold et al. (2023). Changes in Body Mass Index and Their Associations with Psychological Distress, Worries, and Emotional Eating during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Norwegian Cohort Study. (external link)
• Stine Lehmann; Jens Christoffer Skogen; Ellen Haug et al. (2021). Perceived consequences and worries among youth in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2020). Antiretroviral treatment and its impact on oral health outcomes in 5 to 7 year old Ugandan children: A 6 year follow-up visit from the ANRS 12174 randomized trial. (external link)
• Vundli Ramokolo; Carl Lombard; Meera Kurson Chhagan et al. (2015). Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. (external link)
• Stine Lehmann; Jens Christoffer Skogen; Gro Mjeldheim Sandal et al. (2024). Stress and coping strategies among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study. (external link)
• Christer Frode Aas; Jørn Henrik Vold; Svetlana Skurtveit et al. (2020). Uptake and predictors of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people receiving opioid agonist therapy in Sweden and Norway: a drug utilization study from 2014 to 2017. (external link)
• Ole Jørgen Scheie Lygren; Ronny Bjørnestad; Else-Marie Løberg et al. (2019). Peer involvement and cross-sector efforts in establishing integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection for people with substance use disorders: experiences from Norway. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Changes in health among Syrian refugees along their migration trajectories from Lebanon to Norway: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Lars Thore Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Henry Wamani et al. (2009). Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda. (external link)
• Anne-Kristine N Åstrøm; Jørn Henrik Vold; Christer Frode Aas et al. (2022). Association between oral and general health related quality of life among Norwegian patients with substance use disorders in opioid agonist therapy. (external link)
• Einar Furulund; Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen et al. (2024). Healthy eating among people on opioid agonist therapy: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences and perspectives. (external link)
• Mitra Bemanian; Silje Mæland; Rune Blomhoff et al. (2020). Emotional Eating in Relation to Worries and Psychological Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey on Adults in Norway. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Lars T. Fadnes; Jan Van den Broeck (2016). Using growth velocity to predict child mortality. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Else-Marie Løberg; Christer Frode Aas et al. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of suicide attempts in high-risk populations: a cross-sectional study among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway. (external link)
• Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Einar Furulund; Tesfaye Madebo et al. (2023). A qualitative study on people with opioid use disorders’ perspectives on smoking and smoking cessation interventions. (external link)
• Marjolein M. Iversen; Tone Merete Norekvål; Kjersti Oterhals et al. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Norwegian Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. (external link)
• Arild Opheim; Jurate Saltyte Benth; Kristin Klemmetsby Solli et al. (2023). Risk of relapse to non-opioid addictive substances among opioid dependent patients treated with an opioid receptor antagonist or a partial agonist: A randomized clinical trial. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Health status and use of medication and their association with migration related exposures among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Wegdan Hasha; Jannicke Igland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2020). The effect of physiotherapy group intervention in reducing pain disorders and mental health symptoms among syrian refugees: A randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Victoria Nankabirwa; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2011). Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda. (external link)
• Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås; Kristine Berg Titlestad; Kari Dyregrov et al. (2023). Needs for help and received help for those bereaved by a drug-related death: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Einar Furulund; Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen et al. (2024). A qualitative study of experiences with physical activity among people receiving opioid agonist therapy. (external link)
• Arild Opheim; Zhanna Gaulen; Kristin Klemmetsby Solli et al. (2021). Risk of Relapse Among Opioid-Dependent Patients Treated With Extended-Release Naltrexone or Buprenorphine-Naloxone: A Randomized Clinical Trial. (external link)
• Elaheh Javadi Arjmand; Lise Margrete Thomassen; Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen et al. (2025). The effect of fruit smoothie supplementation on psychological distress and biomarkers among people with opioid dependence receiving opioid agonist therapy: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Einar Furulund; Elaheh Javadi Arjmand et al. (2025). To smoothie or not to smoothie? A mixed-method approach of nutrition pilot intervention among individuals in opioid agonist treatment. (external link)
• Tebagalika Barbara Eva Kirunda; Henry Wamani; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2016). Objectively assessed physical activity and associated factors among adults in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda: a population-based study. (external link)
• Rajiv Balakrishna; Tonje Bjørnerud; Mitra Bemanian et al. (2022). Consumption of Nuts and Seeds and Health Outcomes Including Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Cancer, and Mortality: An Umbrella Review. (external link)
• Vundli Ramokolo; Carl Lombard; Meera Chhagan et al. (2017). Correction to: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. (external link)
• Johanna Eva Bodin; Inger Aakre; Jan Alexander et al. (2023). Risk assessment of hyaluronic acid in food supplements. (external link)
• Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Katja Isaksen; Anne-Kristine N Åstrøm et al. (2022). Facilitators for use of oral healthcare services among people with substance use disorders: a qualitative study in Norway. (external link)
• Silvia Eiken Alpers; Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Tesfaye Madebo et al. (2024). The association of psychological distress and economic and health worries with tobacco smoking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-year longitudinal cohort study. (external link)
• Synne Skjærstein; Kaja Michelsen Åsaune; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2024). Kostholdsveiledning hos fastlegen – hva rapporterer pasientene?. (external link)
• Tebagalika Barbara Eva Kirunda; Lars T. Fadnes; Henry Wamani et al. (2015). Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda Chronic Disease epidemiology. (external link)
• Rebecca Dyer Ånensen; Viggo Krüger; William Hazell et al. (2025). Recreational activities and psychological distress during the COVID-19 crisis: a cohort study from Norway. (external link)
• Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha; Jannicke Igland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2022). Effect of a self-help group intervention using Teaching Recovery Techniques to improve mental health among Syrian refugees in Norway: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Kristiane Tislevoll Eide; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2016). Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda. (external link)
• Bemanian Mitra; Ranadip Chowdhury; Krister Stokke et al. (2022). Vitamin D status and associations with substance use patterns among people with severe substance use disorders in Western Norway. (external link)
• Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Tesfaye Madebo; Jan Tore Daltveit et al. (2024). Update of statistical analysis plan for: Integration of smoking cessation into standard treatment for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy who are smoking tobacco: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ATLAS4LAR). (external link)
• Bjørn Bjorvatn; Knut-Arne Wensaas; Knut Erik Emberland et al. (2021). Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice. (external link)
• Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Lennart Lorås; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2023). Perceived Change in Quality of Life Related to Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection among People with Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. (external link)
• Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Katja Isaksen; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2021). Non-financial barriers in oral health care: a qualitative study of patients receiving opioid maintenance treatment and professionals’ experiences. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Lars T. Fadnes; Sanjaya Kumar Shrestha et al. (2017). Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity. (external link)
• Dagfinn Aune; Edward Giovannucci; Paolo Boffetta et al. (2017). Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality-A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. (external link)
• Odin Handeland Gryte; Eivind Meland; Gro Beate Samdal et al. (2024). Physical activity and sedentary time after lifestyle interventions at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centres. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen et al. (2021). Caries experience by socio-behavioural characteristics in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers – a multilevel analysis. (external link)
• Stine Lehmann; Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug; Ragnhild Bjørknes et al. (2022). Quality of life among young people in Norway during the COVID‑19 pandemic. A longitudinal study. (external link)
• Zhanna Gaulen; Ida Halvorsen Brenna; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2021). The Predictive Value of Degree of Preference for Extended-Release Naltrexone for Treatment Adherence, Opioid Use, and Relapse. (external link)
• Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås; Kari Dyregrov; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2022). The social health domain of people bereaved by a drug-related death and associations with professional help: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Elaheh Javadi Arjmand; Jan-Magnus Økland et al. (2024). Life expectancy gains from dietary modifications: a comparative modeling study in 7 countries. (external link)
• Lumbwe Chola; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Christer Frode Aas; Jørn Henrik Vold et al. (2019). Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (INTRO-HCV). (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Debra Jackson; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2011). Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. (external link)
• André Briend; Jan Van den Broeck; Lars T. Fadnes (2011). Target weight gain for moderately wasted children during supplementation interventions - a population-based approach. (external link)
• Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug; Silje Mæland; Stine Lehmann et al. (2022). Increased Gaming During COVID-19 Predicts Physical Inactivity Among Youth in Norway—A Two-Wave Longitudinal Cohort Study. (external link)
• Clara Lucas Guerra; Jørn Henrik Vold; Christer Frode Aas et al. (2025). Associations between happiness with social factors and opioid agonist therapy among people who inject drugs. (external link)
• Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Tesfaye Madebo; Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen et al. (2025). Multimethod feasibility evaluation of smoking cessation intervention for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy. (external link)
• Wegdan Hasha; Lars Thore Fadnes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2019). Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Lars Thore Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Henry Wamani et al. (2009). Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: A cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Victoria Nankabirwa et al. (2016). Caretaker's caries experience and its association with early childhood caries and children's oral Health related quality of life: a prospective two generation study. (external link)
• Juliet Ndimwibo Babirye; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Frederick Makumbi et al. (2012). Timeliness of childhood vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Debra Jackson; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2014). Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. (external link)
• Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås; Kari Dyregrov; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2023). Drug Death-Bereaved Parents’ Perspectives on Family Interactions and Help Needs: A Qualitative Study. (external link)
• Knut Tore Sælør; Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2022). Experiences of hope after treatment of hepatitis C infection - A qualitative study. (external link)
• Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Einar Furulund; Jan Tore Daltveit et al. (2022). Integration of smoking cessation into standard treatment for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy who are smoking tobacco: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ATLAS4LAR). (external link)
• Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm; Jorma Virtanen; Ferda Özkaya et al. (2021). Oral health related quality of life and reasons for non-dental attendance among patients with substance use disorders in withdrawal rehabilitation. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Christer Frode Aas; Svetlana Skurtveit et al. (2020). Potentially addictive drugs dispensing to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a register-based prospective cohort study in Norway and Sweden from 2015 to 2017. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Christer Frode Aas; Svetlana Skurtveit et al. (2020). Dispensation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications in patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; A national prospective cohort study in Norway from 2015 to 2017. (external link)
• Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm; Ferda Özkaya; Jorma Virtanen et al. (2020). Dental health care workers’ attitude towards patients with substance use disorders in medically assisted rehabilitation (MAR).. (external link)
• Zhanna Gaulen; Jurate Saltyte Benth; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2021). Life satisfaction among individuals with opioid use disorder receiving extended-release naltrexone: A 12-week randomized controlled trial and a 36-week follow-up. (external link)
• Dagfinn Aune; NaNa Keum; Edward Giovannucci et al. (2018). Dietary intake and blood concentrations of antioxidants and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, and all-cause mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. (external link)
• Thorkild Tylleskar; Debra Jackson; Nicolas Meda et al. (2011). Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. (external link)
• Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Lars T. Fadnes; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2024). Including highly educated migrants in academia to improve their health—protocol for a pilot intervention. (external link)
• Noemi Cioffi; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Elisabeth Marie Strømme et al. (2024). Food insecurity in Norway: A cross-sectional study among patients visiting their general practitioner. (external link)
• Prayash Chaudhary; Lars T. Fadnes; Steinar Fosse et al. (2024). Universal Health Coverage of Opioid Agonist Treatment in Norway: An Equity-Adjusted Economic Evaluation. (external link)
• Ragnhild Bjørknes; Jens Christoffer Skogen; Ane Nærde et al. (2022). Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year follow-up. (external link)
• Camilla Djønne Moldekleiv; Astri J. Lundervold; Berit Skretting Solberg et al. (2025). Prevalence of substance use disorder in individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: associations with sex and psychiatric comorbidity. (external link)
• Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Yeneabeba Sima; Astrid Lunde et al. (2025). Changes in health after a work-related intervention among highly educated migrants in Norway: a pilot study. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Rolf Gjestad; Christer F. Aas et al. (2021). Validation of a three-item Fatigue Severity Scale for patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020. (external link)
• Christer Frode Aas; Jørn Henrik Vold; Rolf Gjestad et al. (2021). Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway. (external link)
• Karoline Søviknes; Lennart Lorås; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2023). Behandling av hepatitt C og endringer i rusmiddelbruk – en kvalitativ studie. (external link)
• Einar Furulund; Tesfaye Madebo; Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen et al. (2024). Integrated exercise program in opioid agonist therapy clinics and effect on psychological distress: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BAReAktiv). (external link)
• Silvia Eiken Alpers; Ståle Pallesen; Jørn Henrik Vold et al. (2023). The association between psychological distress and alcohol consumption and physical activity: a population-based cohort study. (external link)
• Christer Frode Aas; Jørn Henrik Vold; Fatemeh Chalabianloo et al. (2024). Effect of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment on psychological distress in people with substance use disorders. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Arabat Kasangaki et al. (2017). Assessing causal effects of early life course factors on early childhood caries in 5-year-old Ugandan children using Direct acyclic graphs (DAGs): A prospåective cohort study. (external link)
• Bemanian Mitra; Jørn Henrik Vold; Ranadip Chowdhury et al. (2022). Folate Status as a Nutritional Indicator among People with Substance Use Disorder; A Prospective Cohort Study in Norway. (external link)
• Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen; Lars T. Fadnes; Birthe Unneland Napsholm et al. (2023). Perceived Change in Quality of Life Related to Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection among People with Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Svetlana Skurtveit; Christer Aas et al. (2020). Too much or too little opioids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway (2013-2017): a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Tesfaye Madebo; Jan Tore Daltveit et al. (2025). Integrated Nicotine Replacement and Behavioral Support to Reduce Smoking in Opioid Agonist Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. (external link)
• Christer Frode Aas; Jørn Henrik Vold; Svetlana Skurtveit et al. (2020). Health-related quality of life of long-term patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a nested prospective cohort study in Norway. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Anne Halmøy; Fatemeh Chalabianloo et al. (2023). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and their relation to diagnosed ADHD, sociodemographic characteristics, and substance use among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a Norwegian cohort study. (external link)
• Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen; Jørn Henrik Vold; Tesfaye Madebo et al. (2024). Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Elaheh Javadi Arjmand; Erik Kristoffer Arnesen; Øystein Ariansen Haaland et al. (2025). Life Expectancy Gain of Implementing the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023: Modeling From 8 Nordic and Baltic Countries. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2020). Association of maternal HIV‐1 severity with dental caries: an observational study of uninfected 5‐ to 7‐yr‐old children of HIV‐1‐infected mothers without severe immune suppression. (external link)
• Christian Løvold Storhaug; Svein Kjetil Fosse; Lars T. Fadnes (2017). Country, regional, and global estimates for lactose malabsorption in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Lumbwe Chola; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2013). Infant feeding survival and Markov transition probabilities among children under age 6 months in Uganda. (external link)
• Endre Visted; Ole Andre Solbakken; Silje Mæland et al. (2023). Validation of a brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16) with an older Norwegian population. (external link)
• Muhammad Kamrul Islam; Lars Thore Fadnes; Kjell Arne Johansson et al. (2024). Medically assisted integrated rehabilitation program for people with opioid dependence: a quasi-experimental evaluation using multi-criteria decision analysis. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Kathy Ainul Møen; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Primary health care utilisation and morbidity among immigrant children compared to non-immigrant children: a population-based study in Norway. (external link)
• Aaron Guanliang Lim; Christer Frode Aas; Ege Su Caglar et al. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of integrated treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in Norway: An economic evaluation of the INTRO-HCV trial. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Rolf Gjestad; Christer Frode Aas et al. (2020). Impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors on fatigue among patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Isaac Okullo et al. (2015). Effect of breastfeeding promotion on early childhood caries and breastfeeding duration among 5 year old children in Eastern Uganda: A cluster randomized trial. (external link)
• Silvia Eiken Alpers; Jens Christoffer Skogen; Silje Mæland et al. (2021). Alcohol Consumption during a Pandemic Lockdown Period and Change in Alcohol Consumption Related to Worries and Pandemic Measures. (external link)
• Tesfaye Madebo; Bemanian Mitra; Jørn Henrik Vold et al. (2022). Vitamin B12 Levels, Substance Use Patterns and Clinical Characteristics among People with Severe Substance Use Disorders: A Cohort Study from Western Norway. (external link)
• Tanya Doherty; David Sanders; Debra Jackson et al. (2012). Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Esperanza Diaz (2017). Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: A population-based study. (external link)
• Christer Frode Aas; Jørn Henrik Vold; Svetlana Skurtveit et al. (2020). On the path towards universal coverage of hepatitis C treatment among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway: A prospective cohort study from 2013 to 2017. (external link)
• Dagfinn Aune; NaNa Keum; Edward Giovannucci et al. (2016). Nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. (external link)
• Victoria Nankabirwa; James K Tumwine; Proscovia M. Mugaba et al. (2015). Child survival and BCG vaccination: A community based prospective cohort study in Uganda. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Christer Frode Aas et al. (2021). Changes in substance use during outpatient treatment for substance use disorders: a prospective Norwegian cohort study from 2016 to 2020. (external link)
• Elaheh Javadi Arjmand; Bemanian Mitra; Jørn Henrik Vold et al. (2023). Emotional Eating and Changes in High-Sugar Food and Drink Consumption Linked to Psychological Distress and Worries: A Cohort Study from Norway. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Jan-Magnus Økland; Øystein Ariansen Haaland et al. (2022). Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Else-Marie Løberg et al. (2023). The efficacy of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment in relieving fatigue in people who inject drugs: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jannicke Igland; Jasmin Haj Younes et al. (2021). Chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees: associations, predictors and use of medication over time: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Adam Taube; Thorkild Tylleskär (2009). How to identify information bias due to self-reporting in epidemiological research. (external link)
• Guri Skeie; Lars T. Fadnes (2024). Cereals and cereal products - a scoping review for nordic nutrition recommendations 2023. (external link)
• Anindita Tasnim Onni; Rajiv Balakrishna; Matteo Perillo et al. (2025). Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses on Consumption of Different Food Groups and Risk of All-cause Mortality. (external link)
• Rivana Lambani Banjarnahor; Elaheh Javadi Arjmand; Anindita Tasnim Onni et al. (2025). Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Consumption of Different Food Groups and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome. (external link)
• Camilla Christensen; Andrea Knudsen; Erik Kristoffer Arnesen et al. (2024). Diet, Food, and Nutritional Exposures and Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Progression of Disease: an Umbrella Review. (external link)
• Jørn Henrik Vold; Christer Frode Aas; Rafael Alexander Mo Leiva et al. (2019). Integrated care of severe infectious diseases to people with substance use disorders; a systematic review. (external link)
• Magdalena Rosell; Lars T. Fadnes (2024). Vegetables, fruits, and berries – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Rajiv Balakrishna (2024). Nuts and seeds - a scoping review for nordic nutrition recommendations 2023. (external link)
• Einar Furulund; Mitra Bemanian; Nina Andrea Berggren et al. (2021). Effects of nutritional interventions in individuals with chronic obstructive lung disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. (external link)
• Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Lars T. Fadnes; Kjell Arne Johansson et al. (2024). Methadone pharmacokinetics in opioid agonist treatment: Influencing factors and clinical implications. (external link)
• Liv Elin Torheim; Lars T. Fadnes (2024). Legumes and pulses - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. (external link)
• Silvia Eiken Alpers; Einar Furulund; Ståle Pallesen et al. (2022). The Role of Physical Activity in Opioid Substitution Therapy: A Systematic Review of Interventional and Observational Studies. (external link)
• Emilie Kristoffersen; Sofie Lassen Hjort; Lise Merethe Thomassen et al. (2025). Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on the Consumption of Different Food Groups and the Risk of Overweight and Obesity. (external link)

Lecture

• Wegdan Hasha; Jasmin Haj Younes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Er kroniske smerter relatert til opplevelse av sammenheng blant syriske flyktninger?. (external link)

Research report

• Desiree Eide; Ronny Bjørnestad; Julie Elizabeth Brummer et al. (2024). Midtveisrapport om heroinassistert behandling fra 2022-2023 (SERAF rapport 4/2024). (external link)

Conference lecture

• Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås; Kari Dyregrov; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2023). The social health of those bereaved by drug-related deaths. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Eirik Abildsnes et al. (2018). Sosial støtte i en presset livssituasjon – en undersøkelse blant voksne syriske flyktninger i Libanon og Norge. (external link)
• Wegdan Hasha; Lars T. Fadnes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Effect of group treatment on physical inactivity among Syrian refugees with pain disorders and/or post-traumatic symptoms. A randomised controlled trial. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen. (external link)
• Juliet Ndimwibo Babirye; Fred Nuwaha; Fred Makumbi et al. (2011). TImeliness ofChild Vacdnations inKampala Uganda. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Lars Thore Fadnes; Bernadette Nirmal Kumar et al. (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Søvn hos syriske flyktninger under flukt og etter bosetting i Norge: en kohortstudie. (external link)

Popular science article

• Lars T. Fadnes; Gunnar Kvåle; Lasse Pihlstrøm (2011). Atomvåpen og klimaendringer - trusler med mange paralleler. (external link)

Conference abstract

• Jasmin Haj-Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2019). Self Rated Health among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway – a cross sectional study. (external link)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Stine Lehmann et al. (2025). Feasibility of adhering to COVID-19 preventive measures: a longitudinal comparison study between migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Stine Lehmann et al. (2025). COVID-19 home office measures: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (external link)
• Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Karen Marie Moland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2009). ADVISING GLOBAL INFANT FEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LOCAL INSIGHT: HEALTH WORKERS KNOWLEDGE OF INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES IN EASTERN UGANDA. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2019). Chronic pain and migration-related factors among Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2018). Reported pain and use of painkillers among Syrian refugees at various stages in the migration process. (external link)

Conference poster

• Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Debra Jackson; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2012). Is promotion of exclusive breastfeeding safe in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to child growth? Results form the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF-trial. (external link)
• Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås; Kristine Berg Titlestad; Kari Dyregrov et al. (2022). How to improve services to those bereaved by a drug-related death?. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen et al. (2019). Oral Health in Ugandan HIV exposed and unexposed uninfected children. (external link)
• Malika Elise Hansen; Silje Mæland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2023). Light exposure, sleep quality, and sleepiness as predictors of memory decline in older adults: A cohort study from Norway. (external link)
• Juliet Ndimwibo Babirye; Fred Nuwaha; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2011). Timeliness of Childhood immunizations in Kampala Uganda. (external link)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Arabat Kasangaki et al. (2015). Early lifecourse predictors of Early Childhood Caries in Eastern Uganda. (external link)
• Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Karen Marie Moland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2009). Advicing global infant feeding recommendations with local insight’: health workers knowledge of infant feeding practices in Eastern Uganda. (external link)
• Nancy Birungi; Lars T. Fadnes; Arabat Kasangaki et al. (2014). Breastfeeding promotion and early childhood caries (ECC) in eastern Uganda. (external link)
• Knut-Arne Wensaas; Sverre Litleskare; Guri Rørtveit et al. (2018). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and pain in a Norwegian primary care population. (external link)
• Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen; Debra Jackson; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2012). Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding by peer-counsellors in Sub-Saharan Africa: Anthropometric outcomes from the cluster randomised PROMISE EBF TRIAL. (external link)

Journal corrigendum

• Vundli Ramokolo; Carl Lombard; Meera Kurson Chhagan et al. (2017). Erratum: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. [Int Breastfeed J., 10, (2015), (14)] DOI: 10.1186/s13006-015-0041-x. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Elaheh Javadi Arjmand; Jan-Magnus Økland et al. (2024). Corrigendum to “Life expectancy gains from dietary modifications: a comparative modeling study in 7 countries” [Am J Clin Nutr 120 (2024) 170–177, (S0002916524004544), (10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.04.028)]. (external link)

Professional article

• Gry Irene Granli Schultz; Christine Louise Parr; Pål Trosvik et al. (2025). Health risk assessment of Bifidobacterium breve M-16V in infant formula. (external link)
• Gry Hay; Lars T. Fadnes; Helle Margrete Meltzer et al. (2022). Oppfølging av gravide, ammende og spedbarn med vegetarisk eller vegansk kosthold. (external link)
• Lene Frost Andersen; Inger Therese Laugsand Lillegaard; Bente Mangschou et al. (2025). New update of a fortification model. (external link)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Einar Furulund; Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen et al. (2022). Effect of fruit smoothie supplementation on psychological distress among people with substance use disorders receiving opioid agonist therapy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FruktBAR). (external link)
• Lars Henrik Ryther Myklebust; Desiree Eide; Espen Ajo Arnevik et al. (2024). Evaluation of heroin-assisted treatment in Norway: protocol for a mixed methods study. (external link)
• Sundas Anis; Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2022). Bruk av tolk blant fastleger på Vestlandet. (external link)
• Inger-Lise Karin Steffensen; Johanna Eva Bodin; Knut Tomas Dalen et al. (2024). Risk assessment of quercetin dihydrate and rutin in food supplements – “Other substances”. (external link)

Study protocol

• Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Lars T. Fadnes; Jon Mordal et al. (2025). Impact of dextroamphetamine substitution on the use of illicit amphetamines in adults with amphetamine dependence: a study protocol for the multicentre double blind randomised controlled trial ATLAS4Dependence. (external link)
• Fatemeh Chalabianloo; Lars T. Fadnes; Jörg Assmus et al. (2025). Benzodiazepine agonist treatment for patients with benzodiazepine dependence undergoing opioid agonist treatment: a study protocol for the randomized controlled trial BMX-BAR. (external link)

Non-fiction book chapter

• Lars Thore Fadnes; Victoria Nankabirwa; Jonathan R. Brestoff et al. (2013). Basic Concepts in Epidemiology. (external link)
• Krista Perreira; Lars Thore Fadnes (2019). Promoting the Health of Migrant Children and Children of Immigrants. (external link)
• Torgeir Gilje Lid; Lars Thore Fadnes (2023). Pasienter med rus- og avhengighetsproblemer. (external link)
• Jan Van den Broeck; Lars Thore Fadnes (2013). Data Cleaning. (external link)
• Jan Van den Broeck; Lars Thore Fadnes; Bjarne Robberstad et al. (2013). Statistical Modeling. (external link)

Master’s thesis

• Jakob Brustugun Ekre; Erlend Elverhaug Mongstad; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2020). Helse blant papirløse migranter i Norge. En kvalitativ studie av papirløses tilgang til helsetjenester i Norge.. (external link)
• Hassan Paradeh; Esperanza Diaz; Lars T. Fadnes (2021). Kunnskaper og holdninger bak anbefalinger som gis papirløse migranter med ulike helseplager. En kvalitativ studie. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Lars T. Fadnes (2011). Counselling, child growth and feeding of children in Uganda in the era of HIV. Contexts and consequences. (external link)
• Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås; Kristine Berg Titlestad; Kari Dyregrov et al. (2024). The social health and help needs of those bereaved by a drug-related death: Mixed methods research. (external link)

Media interview

• Therese Fostervold Mathisen; Ina Garthe; Mette Svendsen et al. (2019). Ishockeyspiller har vært veganer i tre år: – Jeg presterer bedre.. (external link)
• Berith Eva Lamøy; Caroline Somby; Jørgen Valeur et al. (2021). Caroline (26) byttet til lavkarbo: – Nå er magen fin. (external link)

Media feature article

• Lars T. Fadnes; Helle Margrete Meltzer; Christine Henriksen et al. (2022). Hvordan kan vegetar og vegankost gjøres helsefremmende?. (external link)
• Gunnar Kvåle; Knut Mork Skagen; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2019). Legers ansvar i klimakrisen. (external link)
• Gunnar Kvåle; Lars Thore Fadnes; Morten Tryland et al. (2011). Klimaendringer - vår tids største helsetrussel. (external link)
• Lars Thore Fadnes; Erik Kristoffer Arnesen; Dagfinn Aune (2020). Bør vi spise mindre rødt kjøtt?. (external link)
• Gunnar Kvåle; Knut Mork Skagen; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2019). Klimakrisen - V?rt ansvar som leger. (external link)

Letter to the editor

• Gunnar Kvåle; Knut Mork Skagen; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2019). Barn og unge krever at noen tar ansvar. (external link)
• Lars Thore Fadnes; Gunnar Kvåle; Unni Gopinathan et al. (2011). Nytt nettverk for klima og helse. (external link)

Reader opinion

• Viggo Krüger; Lars T. Fadnes; William Hazell et al. (2025). – Langt mer enn en sak for bare kulturfeltet. (external link)

Non-fiction monograph

• Lars Thore Fadnes; TM Doherty; Debra Jackson et al. (2013). Nutrition of Infants and HIV in Nutrition in Infancy. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Publications listed in PubMed:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Fadnes%20LT%20%5Bau%5D

Project leadership

• 2019--> Food4HealthyLife: Food4HealthyLife is a calculator to estimate impact of food patterns on health outcomes and will suggest impact of various types of food changes giving instant feedback on impact of diet related choices (www.food4healthylife.org) in collaboration with Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting (BCEPS). The Food4HealthyLife has received funding from DAM of approximately NOK 3 million excluding senior researchers’ salaries.
• 2019--> Coordinating the multi-centre study ATLAS4OAT study (assessment and treatment of lung disease among patient receiving opioid agonist therapy). This includes three trials (BAReNikotin, FruktBAR, and BAReAktiv). The study is financed by the Helse Vest RHF with funding of approxiimately NOK 19 million (the Western Norway Regional Health Authority). Read more on https://helse-bergen.no/avdelinger/rusmedisin/rusmedisin-seksjon-forsking/bar/atlas4lar-kartlegging-og-behandling-av-lungesykdom-i-legemiddelassistert-behandling.
• 2016 --> Coordinating the multi-centre study “Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among patients with injecting drug abuse: a randomised controlled trial (INTRO-HCV)”. The trial compares the effect of integrated hepatitis C (HCV) treatment between the opioid substitution treatment polyclinics in Bergen and Stavanger (intervention arm) with standard treatment provided after referral to infectious disease clinics among patients who receive opioid substitution treatment having HCV. The study is financed by the Norwegian Research Council and Helse Vest RHF (the Western Norway Regional Health Authority)(https://www.cristin.no/app/projects/show.jsf?id=536891, funding of approximately NOK 25 million). See also clinicaltrials.gov no. NCT03155906: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03155906?term=NCT03155906&rank=1
• 2016/7--> Established regional health register (LAR helseregister) for patients receiving opioid substitution treatment utilised both in Bergen, Stavanger and Sandnes and contributing to setting up a biobank utilised in the same area (Bergen Addiction Research Group biobank). Approved by Datatilsynet and REK Vest.
• 2017--> Asessment of oral health among patients receiving opioid substitution treatment in Bergen (Tannhelse i LAR). https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=567285

Other involvement in projects

• 2022--> Coordinating the multi-centre study ATLAS4DEPENDENCE study (clinical trial) together with Kjell Arne Johansson and Fatemeh Chalabianloo (all three are co-PIs). The study is financed by KLINBEFORSK Helse RHF (the Norway Regional Health Authority) with a total research funding of approximately 20 million NOK excluding senior researchers’ salaries.
• 2021--> Integration for health. The study is financed by the Norwegian Research Council (link to article)
• 2020--> Bergen in Change (Bergen i endring, BiE studien, co-PI): Bergen in Change is a cohort from Bergen municipality inviting 200 000 inhabitants for assessment of various risk factors and impact on life in relation to various public health measures
• 2016--> Changing health along the Syrian refugees' trajectories to Norway. Somatic and mental health relationships and implication for treatment. The study is financed by the Norwegian Research Council (https://www.cristin.no/app/projects/show.jsf?id=537853)
• 2017--> FARBAR: Pharmacology Research project for Bergen Addiction Research Group
• 2016--> The Methadone project (metadonprosjektet). The study is financed by the Helse Vest RHF (the Western Norway Regional Health Authority)                        (https://helseforskning.etikkom.no/prosjekterirek/prosjektregister/prosjekt?p_document_id=820998)
• 2016--> SELFIE (Sustainable intEgrated chronic care modeLs for multi-morbidity: delivery, FInancing, and performancE), financed by European Union Horizon 2020 grant agreement No 634288 
• 2007-2011: PROMISE-EBF: Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion in the Era of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Funded by European Union Sixth Framework International Cooperation–Developing Countries, Research Council of Norway, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education, South African National Research Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Foundation.