Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Vitamins, trace elements, childhood infections, growth, and cognitive development.

Nepal and India

2026

• Lene Frost Andersen; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Bente Mangschou et al. (2026). Vurdering av inntaket av vitaminer og mineraler i Norge sammenlignet med inntaksdata fra EFSA. (external link)
• Tor Arne Strand; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Adrian McCann et al. (2026). The Effect of Daily Vitamin B-12 Supplementation on the Incidence of Common Childhood Infections in Nepal: Secondary Outcomes from a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Suman Ranjitkar; Mari Hysing; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2026). Prenatal maternal selenium plasma concentration and motor development in early infancy. (external link)

2025

• Rainer Tan; Arjun Chandna; Tim Colbourn et al. (2025). Development and validation of a novel clinical risk score to predict hypoxaemia in children with pneumonia using the WHO PREPARE dataset. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Ankita Maddheshiya; Sunita Taneja et al. (2025). Impact of an Integrated Intervention Package During Preconception, Pregnancy, and Early Childhood on the Gut Microbiome at Six Months of Age: Findings from the Women and Infants Integrated Growth Study (WINGS) Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Morten Haugen; Lise Sofie Nissen-Meyer; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2025). The effect of plasma donation frequency on total serum protein, immunoglobulin G and donor safety: A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Nitya Wadhwa; Antara Sinha; Sudha Basnet et al. (2025). Zinc as adjunct treatment for clinical severe infection in young infants: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in India and Nepal. (external link)
• Rukman Manapurath; Christopher P. Duggan; Ranadip Chowdhury et al. (2025). Effect of early-life protein supplementation on childhood obesity and related metabolic outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Tahmeed Ahmed; Waseem Ali; Alemayehu Argaw et al. (2025). Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Manjeswori Ulak; Adrian McCann et al. (2025). The Effect of Vitamin B-12 Supplementation During Pregnancy on Early Motor Performance: Secondary Analyses From a Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Urmimala Maiti; Sarita Devi et al. (2025). Impact of an integrated intervention package during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood on inflammation, IGF-1, IGFBP3 during first 6 months of life: Findings from the WINGS randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Tonje Eiane Aarsland; Inger Aakre; Tonje Holte Stea et al. (2025). Association of Mild-to-Moderate Iodine Deficiency With Thyroid Function—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (external link)
• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Suman Ranjitkar; Ulak Manjeswori et al. (2025). One-Year Daily Micronutrient Supplementation and Anemia Prevalence Among Mildly Stunted Infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Sol Maja Graasvold Bjørkevoll; Maria O'Keeffe; Carolien Konijnenberg et al. (2025). Infant Vitamin B12 Status and its Predictors – Cross-Sectional Baseline Results from an Ongoing Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Rukman Manapurath; Tor Arne Strand (2025). Do Early-Life Interventions Reduce or Raise Obesity Risk? Evidence from Two Randomized Trials in India. (external link)
• Siri Kaldenbach; Marja Leonhardt; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2025). Mental health and energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents; a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Suman Ranjitkar; Ingrid Kvestad; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2025). The Association between Prenatal Maternal Selenium Concentration and Neurodevelopment in Early Childhood, Results from a Mother–Child Cohort Study. (external link)
• Tor Arne Strand (2025). Providing multiple micronutrients through household salt. (external link)
• Lene Frost Andersen; Inger Therese Laugsand Lillegaard; Bente Mangschou et al. (2025). New update of a fortification model. (external link)
• Rukman Manapurath; Ranadip Chowdhury; Sunita Taneja et al. (2025). Impact of linear growth-improving interventions on childhood overnutrition at 24 months: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Rukman Manapurath; Ranadip Chowdhury; Ravi Prakash Upadhyay et al. (2025). Impact of high- and moderate-protein supplementation on early-life obesity and body composition: a randomized controlled trial in India. (external link)
• Tor Arne Strand (2025). Water as a Source of Iodine. (external link)
• Laura Lara-Castor; Meghan O’Hearn; Frederick Cudhea et al. (2025). Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries. (external link)
• Laura Lara-Castor; Meghan O’Hearn; Frederick Cudhea et al. (2025). Author Correction: Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries (Nature Medicine, (2025), 10.1038/s41591-024-03345-4). (external link)
• Cindhya Sithiravel; Tor Arne Strand; Ingunn Tjelde Fauskerud et al. (2025). Converting waste into value. Stability of leftover EDTA whole blood: serum vs. plasma for nine clinical chemistry analyses. (external link)

2009

• Sunita Taneja; Tor A Strand; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2009). Zinc supplementation for four months does not have a substantial effect on growth in young north indian children. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Sunita Taneja; Nita Bhandari et al. (2009). Vitamin B12, but not folate status predicts mental development scores in north indian toddlers. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Pushpa R Sharma; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2009). Folate and vitamin B12 status in young nepalese children. (external link)
• Maria Mathisen; Tor A Strand; Biswa N Sharma et al. (2009). RNA viruses in community-acquired childhood pneumonia in semi-urban Nepal; a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; PR Sharma; RK Chandyo et al. (2009). FOLATE AND VITAMIN B12 STATUS IN YOUNG NEPALESE CHILDREN. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; T Sunita; Nita Bhandari et al. (2009). VITAMIN B12, BUT NOT FOLATE STATUS PREDICTS MENTAL DEVELOPMENT SCORES IN NORTH INDIAN TODDLERS. (external link)
• S. Taneja; Tor A Strand; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2009). ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION FOR FOUR MONTHS DOES NOT HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON GROWTH IN YOUNG NORTH INDIAN CHILDREN. (external link)
• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Prakash S. Shrestha; P Valentiner-Branth et al. (2009). EFFICACY OF SHORT COURSE ORAL ZINC GIVEN DURING PNEUMONIA ON SUBSEQUENT MORBIDITY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN IN NEPAL. (external link)
• RK Chandyo; Tor Arne Strand; M Mathisen et al. (2009). Zinc deficiency is common among healthy women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Mari Skar Manger; Maharaj Kishan Bhan; Tor A Strand et al. (2009). DOES VITAMIN B12 OR FOLATE STATUS MODIFY THE IMPACT OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA?. (external link)

2017

• Margaretha Haugen; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of Dietary Intake of Phosphorus in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Margaretha Haugen; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of dietary intake of potassium in relation to upper guidance Level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Sigrun Henjum; Tor A Strand (2017). Thyroid disturbances is associated with developmental status in children below 4 years with chronical excessive iodine exposure.. (external link)
• Ting Shi; David A. McAllister; Katherine L. O'Brien et al. (2017). Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study. (external link)
• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Manjeswori Ulak; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2017). The effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Øyvind Lie; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2017). Erythrocyte fatty acid composition of Nepal breast-fed infants. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Sunita Taneja; Nita Bhandari et al. (2017). Vitamin-D deficiency predicts infections in young north Indian children: A secondary data analysis. (external link)
• Tahmeed Ahmed; Zulfiqar Bhutta; Laura Caulfield et al. (2017). Causal Pathways from Enteropathogens to Environmental Enteropathy: Findings from the MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of copper intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Sunita Taneja; Nita Bhandari et al. (2017). Vitamin-D status and neurodevelopment and growth in young north Indian children: a secondary data analysis. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Manjeswori Ulak; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2017). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation in Nepalese infants on growth and development: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Johanne Haugen; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2017). 25-hydroxy-vitamin D concentration is not affected by severe or non-severe pneumonia, or inflammation, in young children. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Tor A Strand; Khalil Moubarek et al. (2017). Associations between thyroid dysfunction and developmental status in children with excessive iodine status. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Anne Marie Lilleengen; Marie Lerseth Aarsand et al. (2017). Infant feeding practices in the Saharawi refugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectional study among children from birth to six months of age. (external link)
• Tivendra Kumar; Sunita Taneja; Harshpal S Sachdev et al. (2017). Supplementation of vitamin B12 or folic acid on hemoglobin concentration in children 6-36 months of age: A randomized placebo controlled trial.. (external link)
• Andreas Lahelle; Tor A Strand (2017). Når helseformidling går på troverdigheten løs – hvem skal vi tro på da?. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Sigrun Henjum; Tor A Strand (2017). Excessive iodine status among refugee women and children from Western Sahara. Possible impact on thyroid function and developmental status. (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)
• Margaretha Haugen; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of vitamin B6 intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of zinc intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Margaretha Haugen; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of vitamin E intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Martinus Løvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" – beta-alanine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Tonje Holte Stea; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of dietary intake of nicotinic acid and nicotinamide in relation to tolerable upper intake levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Merina Shrestha; Manjeswori Ulak; Tor A Strand et al. (2017). How much do Nepalese mothers know about child development?. (external link)
• Kristin Holvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" - L-alanine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of iron intake in relation to tolerable upper intake Levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2017). Assessment of selenium intake in relation to tolerable upper intake levels. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-aspartic acid. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Sunita Taneja; Sarmila Mazumder et al. (2017). Gender differences in infant survival: a secondary data analysis in rural North India. (external link)
• Prashant Singh; Ananya Arora; Tor A Strand et al. (2017). Predictors of death in infants with probable serious bacterial infection. (external link)
• Martinus Løvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2017). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-threonine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Nitya Wadhwa; Sudha Basnet; Uma Chandra Mouli Natchu et al. (2017). Zinc as an adjunct treatment for reducing case fatality due to clinical severe infection in young infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Johanne Haugen; Sudha Basnet; Ingrid Marie Hardang et al. (2017). Vitamin D status is associated with treatment failure and duration of illness in Nepalese children with severe pneumonia. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Jan Van den Broeck; Tor A Strand (2017). Growth velocity of young children in two low-resource settings. Patterns and abilities to predict negative health outcomes. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Mari Hysing; Merina Shrestha et al. (2017). Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children. (external link)

2015

• Sigrun Henjum; Liv Elin Torheim; Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman et al. (2015). Low dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in a peri-urban area of Nepal. (external link)
• Margaretha Haugen; Wenche Frølich; Tor A Strand et al. (2015). Risk assessment of folic acid in food supplements. Scientific opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy. (external link)
• Helle Margrete Meltzer; Kirsten Bjørklund Holven; Kristin Holvik et al. (2015). Risk assessment of beta-carotene in food supplements. Scientific opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy. (external link)
• Stian Ellefsen; Daniel Hammarström; Tor A Strand et al. (2015). Effects of Blood Flow-Restricted Strength Training and High-Load Strength Training on Muscular Endurance Characteristics.. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2015). Risk assessment of “other substances” - L-cysteine and L-cystine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen; Kristin Holvik et al. (2015). Risk assessment of “other substances” – eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Trine Bjøro; Ingrid Nordheim et al. (2015). Excessive iodine intake and thyroid dysfunction among lactating Saharawi women. (external link)
• Stian Ellefsen; Daniel Hammarström; Tor Strand et al. (2015). Blood flow-restricted strength training displays high functional and biological efficacy in women: a within-subject comparison with high-load strength training. (external link)
• Håvard Nygård; Gunnar Slettaløkken; Geir Vegge et al. (2015). Irisin in Blood Increases Transiently after Single Sessions of Intense Endurance Exercise and Heavy Strength Training. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Sunita Taneja; Tivendra Kumar et al. (2015). Vitamin B12 and folic acid improve gross motor and problem-solving skills in young North Indian children: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. (external link)
• Sudha Basnet; Maria Mathisen; Tor Strand (2015). Oral zinc and common childhood infections-An update. (external link)
• Prashant Singh; Nitya Wadhwa; Rakesh Lodha et al. (2015). Predictors of time to recovery in infants with probable serious bacterial infection. (external link)
• Eirik Magnus Meek Degerud; Mari Skar Manger; Tor Strand et al. (2015). Bioavailability of iron, zinc, folate and vitamin A when fortified in condiments and seasonings. (external link)
• Prashant Singh; Arora Shubangi; Alka Singh et al. (2015). Prevalence of Celiac disease in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Johanne Haugen; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Karl Albert Brokstad et al. (2015). Cytokine concentrations in plasma from children with severe and non-severe community acquired pneumonia. (external link)
• Prashant Singh; Shubhangi Arora; Suman Lal et al. (2015). Risk of celiac disease in the first- and second-degree relatives of patients with celiac disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Trine Bjøro; Ingrid Nordheim et al. (2015). Development of thyroid dysfunction among women with excessive iodine intake - A 3-year follow-up. (external link)
• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Manjeswori Ulak; Ramesh K. Adhikari et al. (2015). Prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among young children with acute diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• James A. Platts-Mills; Sudhir Babji; Ladaporn Bodhidatta et al. (2015). Pathogen-specific burdens of community diarrhoea in developing countries: a multisite birth cohort study (MAL-ED).. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Sunita Taneja; Mari Hysing et al. (2015). Diarrhea, stimulation and growth predict neurodevelopment in young North Indian Children. (external link)
• Ellen Merete Bruzell; Berit Granum; Ragna Bogen Hetland et al. (2015). General principles for the risk assessment of “other substances” in food supplements and energy drinks. Report of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food and Cosmetics and the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Tor Strand; Sunita Taneja; Tivendra Kumar et al. (2015). Vitamin B-12, folic acid, and growth in 6- to 30-month-old children: A randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Sudha Basnet; Arun Sharma; Maria Mathisen et al. (2015). Predictors of duration and treatment failure of severe pneumonia in hospitalized young nepalese children. (external link)

2021

• Branly Kilola Mbunga; Mala Ali Mapatano; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2021). Prevalence of anemia, iron-deficiency anemia, and associated factors among children aged 1–5 years in the rural, malaria-endemic setting of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Johanna Eva Bodin; Tage Thorstensen; Muath K Alsheikh et al. (2021). Genome editing in food and feed production – implications for risk assessment. Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Shakun Sharma; Ram K Chandyo et al. (2021). Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Nandita Perumal; Karim P. Manji; Anne Marie Darling et al. (2021). Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Neurocognitive Development in Adolescents in Tanzania. (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Sunita Taneja; Suman Ranjitkar et al. (2021). Factors determining cognitive, motor and language scores in low birth weight infants from North India. (external link)
• Maria Mathisen; Sudha Basnet; Andreas Christensen et al. (2021). Viral and atypical bacterial detection in young nepalese children hospitalized with severe pneumonia. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Adrian McCann; Ram K. Chandyo et al. (2021). One-Carbon Metabolism in Nepalese Infant-Mother Pairs and Child Cognition at 5 Years Old. (external link)
• Suchita Shrestha; Ram Hari Chapagain; Debjani Ram Purakayastha et al. (2021). Assessment of hospitalization costs and its determinants in infants with clinical severe infection at a public tertiary hospital in Nepal. (external link)
• Beate Stokke Solvik; Jannike Øyen; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2021). Biomarkers and Fatty Fish Intake: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Norwegian Preschool Children. (external link)
• Branly Kilola Mbunga; Pierre Akilimali; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen et al. (2021). Essential and non-essential trace elements assessmentamong under 5 children in rural Popokabaka, DRC: acommunity-based cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Knut Sindre Mølmen; Jens Konrad Daniel Hammarström; Karianne Pedersen et al. (2021). Vitamin D3 supplementation does not enhance the effects of resistance training in older adults. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Maria Wik Markhus; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2021). Iodine nutrition and iodine supplement initiation in association with thyroid function in mildly-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant and postpartum women. (external link)
• Chris A. Rees; Shubhada Hooli; Carina King et al. (2021). External validation of the RISC, RISC-Malawi, and PERCH clinical prediction rules to identify risk of death in children hospitalized with pneumonia. (external link)
• Jasmin Shrestha; Sanjaya Shrestha; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2021). Diversity of rotavirus strains in children; Results from a community-based study in Nepal. (external link)
• Øyvind Bakken Rognstad; Siri Kaldenbach; Tor Arne Strand (2021). Letter to the Editor. (external link)
• Sanjaya Kumar Shrestha; Jasmin Shrestha; Åshild Kristine Andreassen et al. (2021). Genetic diversity of astrovirus in children from a birth cohort in Nepal. (external link)
• Mari Hysing; Tor Arne Strand; Ram K Chandyo et al. (2021). The effect of vitamin B12-supplementation on actigraphy measured sleep pattern; a randomized control trial. (external link)
• Dongqing Wang; Catherine Schwinger; Willy Urassa et al. (2021). Comparing Attained Weight and Weight Velocity during the First 6 Months in Predicting Child Undernutrition and Mortality. (external link)
• Kjersti Sletten Bakken; Tonje Eiane Aarsland; Synne Groufh-Jacobsen et al. (2021). Adequate urinary iodine concentration among infants in the inland area of Norway. (external link)
• Siri Kaldenbach; Tor Arne Strand; Beate Stokke Solvik et al. (2021). Social determinants and changes in energy drink consumption among adolescents in Norway, 2017-2019: a cross-sectional study. (external link)

2018

• Kristin Holvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of vitamin K and maximum limits for vitamin K in food supplements. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of molybdenum in relation to tolerable upper intake level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Tor A Strand (2018). Clinical Trials on Vitamin B12 and Neurodevelopment. (external link)
• Prashant K. Singh; Alka Arora; Tor A Strand et al. (2018). Diagnostic accuracy of point of care tests for diagnosing celiac disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Marianne S. Morseth; Tor A Strand; Liv Elin Torheim et al. (2018). Nutrient intake and environmental enteric dysfunction among Nepalese children 9-24 months old-the MAL-ED birth cohort study.. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Manjeswori Ulak; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2018). Maternal and infant vitamin B12 status during infancy predict linear growth at 5 years. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Ingrid Kvestad; Mari Hysing et al. (2018). Vitamin B12 predicts linear growth after 6 years among children in North India. (external link)
• Marianne S. Morseth; Sigrun Henjum; Catherine Schwinger et al. (2018). Environmental Enteropathy, Micronutrient Adequacy and Length Velocity in Nepalese Children - the Mal-Ed Birth Cohort Study.. (external link)
• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Manjeswori Ulak; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2018). Cobalamin and folate status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Sunita Taneja; Ranadip Chowdhury et al. (2018). Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on neurodevelopment in preterm very low birth weight infants: findings from a meta-analysis. (external link)
• Naim Degirmenci; Ingrid Nesdal Fossum; Tor A Strand et al. (2018). Consumption of energy drinks among adolescents in Norway: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Brita Askeland Winje; Ingrid Kvestad; Srinivasan Krishnamachari et al. (2018). Does early vitamin B12 supplementation improve neurodevelopment and cognitive function in childhood and into school age: a study protocol for extended follow-ups from randomised controlled trials in India and Tanzania. (external link)
• Prashant Singh; Ananya Arora; Tor A Strand et al. (2018). Global prevalence of celiac disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Margaretha Haugen; Livar Frøyland; Sigrun Henjum et al. (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of manganese in relation to tolerable upper intake level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Inger Aakre; Tor A Strand et al. (2018). Excessive iodine status among Saharawi refugees. (external link)
• Michael N. Bates; Amod K. Pokhrel; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2018). Kitchen PM2.5 concentrations and child acute lower respiratory infection in Bhaktapur, Nepal: The importance of fuel type. (external link)
• Martinus Løvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2018). Assessment of dietary intake of chromium (III) in relation to tolerable upper intake Level. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Suman Ranjitkar; Ingrid Kvestad; Tor A Strand et al. (2018). Acceptability and reliability of the Bayley Scales of infant and Toddler Development-III Among Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Ingrid Kvestad; Merina Shrestha et al. (2018). Erythrocyte DHA and AA in infancy is not associated with developmental status and cognitive functioning five years later in Nepalese children. (external link)
• Laura E. Murray-Kolb; Angel Mendez Acosta; Rosa Rios De Burga et al. (2018). Early childhood cognitive development is affected by interactions among illness, diet, enteropathogens and the home environment: Findings from the MAL-ED birth cohort study. (external link)

2010

• Sigrun Henjum; Ingrid Elisabet Barikmo; Anne Karine Gjerlaug et al. (2010). Endemic goitre and excessive iodine in urine and drinking water among Saharawi refugee children. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Ingrid Barikmo; Arne Oshaug et al. (2010). Overweight and anaemia in Saharawi refugee women. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Meeru Gurung (2010). Effect of zinc given to Nepalese children aged 2 to 35 months with pneumonia on thymus size after 3 and 6 months. (external link)
• Sunita Taneja; Tor A Strand; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2010). Zinc supplementation for four months does not affect growth in young north Indian children. (external link)
• Maria Mathisen; Tor Arne Strand; Palle Valentiner-Branth et al. (2010). Respiratory viruses in Nepalese children with and without pneumonia: a case-control study. (external link)
• Palle Valentiner-Branth; Prakash S. Shrestha; Tor A Strand (2010). The effect of zinc on pneumonia in children: is it really ineffective? Reply. (external link)
• Palle Valentiner-Branth; Prakash S Shrestha; Ram K Chandyo et al. (2010). A randomized controlled trial of the effect of zinc as adjuvant therapy in children 2-35 mo of age with severe or nonsevere pneumonia in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Tor A Strand; Arne Oshaug et al. (2010). Data quality and practical challenges of thyroid volume assessment by ultrasound under field conditions - observer errors may affect prevalence estimates of goitre. (external link)
• Maria Mathisen; Tor Arne Strand; Biswa N Sharma et al. (2010). Clinical presentation and severity of viral community-acquired pneumonia in young Nepalese children. (external link)
• Ram K Chandyo; Prakash S Shrestha; Palle Valentiner-Branth et al. (2010). Two weeks of zinc administration to Nepalese children with pneumonia does not reduce the incidence of pneumonia or diarrhea during the next six months. (external link)

2019

• Martinus Løvik; Lisbeth Dahl; Bente Mangschou et al. (2019). Assessment of dietary intake of fluoride and maximum limits of fluoride in food supplements. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Thorvald Fossåen Ask; Suman Ranjitkar; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2019). The association between heart rate variability and neurocognitive and socio-emotional development in nepalese infants. (external link)
• Corrina Moucheraud; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Sigrun Henjum et al. (2019). Engagement in agriculture protects against food insecurity and malnutrition in peri-urban Nepal. (external link)
• Janneche Utne Skåre; Jan Alexander; Marte Haave et al. (2019). Microplastics; occurrence, levels and implications for environment and human health related to food. Scientific opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Christopher R. Sudfeld; Karim P. Manji; Anne Marie Darling et al. (2019). Effect of antenatal and infant micronutrient supplementation on middle childhood and early adolescent development outcomes in Tanzania. (external link)
• Merina Shrestha; Tor A Strand; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2019). The feasibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the assessment of child development in a community setting in Nepal. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Suman Ranjitkar; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2019). Earthquake exposure and post-traumatic stress among nepalese mothers after the 2015 earthquakes. (external link)
• Torsten Källqvist; Ole Martin Eklo; Marit Låg et al. (2019). Genetically modified glyphosate tolerant maize, soybean and oilseed rape versus conventionally grown varieties – agricultural practices, residues of glyphosate, other pesticides and metabolites, and implications for toxicity. Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). (external link)
• Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman; Merina Shrestha; Wafaie W. Fawzi et al. (2019). Dietary diversity and child development in the far west of Nepal: A cohort study. (external link)
• Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola; Tor A Strand (2019). Rotavirus Vaccines in India. (external link)
• Suman Ranjitkar; Mari Hysing; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2019). Determinants of cognitive development in the early life of children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Asborg Sine Aanstad Bjertnæs; Jacob Holter Grundt; Petur Benedikt Juliusson et al. (2019). Sex-related change in BMI of 15- to 16-year-old Norwegian girls in cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2017. (external link)
• Ayesha Sania; Christopher R. Sudfeld; Goodarz Danaei et al. (2019). Early life risk factors of motor, cognitive and language development: a pooled analysis of studies from low/middle-income countries. (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Sunita Taneja; Ranadip Chowdhury et al. (2019). Insights image for "Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on neurodevelopment in preterm very low birth weight infants: findings from a meta-analysis". (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Sunita Taneja; Nita Bhandari et al. (2019). Vitamin D deficiency and mild to moderate anemia in young North Indian children: A secondary data analysis.. (external link)
• Shilpa Anand; Susan Thomas; Mahesh Jayachandra1 et al. (2019). Effects of maternal B12 supplementation on neurophysiological outcomes in children: a study protocol for an extended follow-up from a placebo randomised control trial in Bangalore, India. (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2019). Parental height modifies the association between linear growth and neurodevelopment in infancy. (external link)
• Tor A Strand (2019). Healthy Growth is More Than Zinc. (external link)

2008

• Berit Sofie Hustad Hembre; David E Briles; Harleen Grewal et al. (2008). Effect of high dose oral zinc in mice with severe infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. (external link)
• Maria Mathisen; Tor A Strand; Biswa N. Sharma et al. (2008). RNA Viruses Are an Important Cause of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Nepalese Children Living in a Semi-urban District in Kathmandu Valley. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Ingrid Barikmo; Anne Karine Gjerlaug et al. (2008). Endemic goitre in Saharawi children is probably associated with excessive iodine in drinking water. (external link)

2020

• Manjeswori Ulak; Suman Ranjitkar; Merina Shrestha et al. (2020). The feasibility of the full and modified versions of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and the prevalence of social withdrawal in Infants in Nepal. (external link)
• Vigdis Vandvik; Edel O. Elvevoll; Merethe Aasmo Finne et al. (2020). Uavhengige kunnskapssynteser: grunnlag for kunnskapsbaserte beslutninger i samfunnet. Uttalelse fra hovedkomiteen i Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Sunita Taneja; Ravi Prakash Upadhyay et al. (2020). Vitamin B12, folate, and cognition in 6-to 9-year-olds: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Mads Nikolaj Holten-Andersen; Johanne Haugen; Ingvild Oma et al. (2020). Vitamin D Status and Its Determinants in A Paediatric Population in Norway. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Ranadip Chowdhury; Shakun Sharma et al. (2020). Association of plasma total cysteine and anthropometric status in 6–30 months old Indian children. (external link)
• Nikhil Arora; Tor A Strand; Ram K. Chandyo et al. (2020). Association of maternal plasma total cysteine and growth among infants in Nepal: A cohort study. (external link)
• Synne Groufh-Jacobsen; Lise Mette Mosand; Ingvild Oma et al. (2020). Mild to Moderate Iodine Deficiency and Inadequate Iodine Intake in Lactating Women in the Inland Area of Norway. (external link)
• Xin Wang; You Li ; Maria Deloria-Knoll et al. (2020). Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study. (external link)
• Chris A Rees; Sudha Basnet; Angela Gentile et al. (2020). An analysis of clinical predictive values for radiographic pneumonia in children. (external link)
• Merina Shrestha; Catherine Schwinger; Mari Hysing et al. (2020). Agreement between mothers and fieldworkers while assessing child development using ages and stages questionnaires, Third edition in Nepal. (external link)
• Beate Stokke Solvik; Tor A Strand; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2020). Dietary intake and biomarkers of folate and cobalamin status in Norwegian preschool children: The FINS-KIDS Study. (external link)
• Kjersti Sletten Bakken; Ingvild Oma; Synne Groufh-Jacobsen et al. (2020). The Reliability of Iodine Concentration in Diaper-Retrieved Infant Urine Using Urine Collection Pads, and in Their Mothers' Breastmilk. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Sunita Taneja; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2020). Vitamin D Status in Early Childhood Is Not Associated With Cognitive Development and Linear Growth at 6-9 Years of Age in North Indian Children: A Cohort Study. (external link)
• Krishnamachari Srinivasan; Susan Thomas; Shilpa Anand et al. (2020). Vitamin B-12 Supplementation During Pregnancy and Early Lactation Does Not Affect Neurophysiologic Outcomes in Children Aged 6 Years. (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Mari Hysing; Sunita Taneja et al. (2020). Linear growth between early and late childhood and cognitive outcomes at 6 to 9 years of age. (external link)
• Achintya D. Singh; Prashant Singh; Naba Farooqui et al. (2020). Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Patients With Short Stature: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (external link)
• Asborg Sine Aanstad Bjertnæs; Catherine Schwinger; Petur Benedikt Juliusson et al. (2020). Health-related behaviors in adolescents mediate the association between subjective social status and body mass index. (external link)
• Lene Frost Andersen; Paula Berstad; Monica Hauger Carlsen et al. (2020). Protocol and description of literature searches for the risk-benefit assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet. The Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Mari Skar Manger; Daniela Hampel et al. (2020). Vitamin B12 concentrations in milk from Norwegian women during the six first months of lactation. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Anne Lise Brantsæter; Kristin Holvik et al. (2020). Benefit and risk assessment of iodization of household salt and salt used in bread and bakery products. Scientific opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Asborg Sine Aanstad Bjertnæs; Ingrid Nesdal Fossum; Ingvild Oma et al. (2020). A cross-sectional study of the relationship between mental health problems and overweight and obesity in adolescents. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Ram K. Chandyo; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2020). Prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity in adults in Bhaktapur, Nepal in 2015–2017. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo; Mari Hysing et al. (2020). Effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment and growth in Nepalese Infants: A randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Jan Alexander; Alexey A. Tinkov; Tor A Strand et al. (2020). Early nutritional interventions with zinc, selenium and vitamin D for raising anti-viral resistance against progressive COVID-19. (external link)

2003

• Tor A Strand; SK Hollingshead; K Julshamn et al. (2003). Effects of zinc deficiency and pneumococcal surface protein A immunization on zinc status and the risk of severe infection in mice. (external link)
• Tom Hemming Karlsen; Halvor Sommerfelt; Skjalg Klomstad et al. (2003). Oral zinc supplementation modulates the immune response to an oral B-subunit-whole-cell cholera vaccine. (external link)
• TA Strand; Ingeborg Aase S. Aaberge; A Maage et al. (2003). The immune response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in zink-depleted mice. (external link)
• Tor A Strand (2003). Zinc and infectious disease - studies of mice and men. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; SK Hollingshead; Kåre Julshamn et al. (2003). Effects of zinc deficiency and pneumococcal surface protein A immunization on zinc status and the risk of severe infection in mice. (external link)
• Bjarne Robberstad; Tor A Strand; Robert E. Black (2003). Cost-effectiveness of zinc as adjunct treatment in acute childhood diarrhea. (external link)
• Frode Lindemark; Tor A Strand; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2003). Levels of antibodies against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Tom Hemming Karlsen; Halvor Sommerfelt; Skjalg Klomstad et al. (2003). Intestinal and systemic immune responses to an oral B-subunit-whole-cell cholera vaccine administered during zinc supplementation. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; IS Aaberge; Amund Maage et al. (2003). The immune response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in zinc depleted mice. (external link)

2016

• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Sigrun Henjum; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2016). The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Marian Kjellevold Malde; Manjeswori Ulak et al. (2016). Iodine concentration in breastmilk and urine among lactating women of Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Manjeswori Ulak; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman et al. (2016). Vitamin status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-methionine. Statement of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Tonje Holte Stea; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-serine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Tor A Strand (2016). Vitamin B12, growth, and cognitive development; a breastfeeding controversy. (external link)
• Bjørn Steen Skålhegg; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-leucine, L-isoleucine and L-valine, the branched chain amino acids (BCAA). Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Per Ole Iversen; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - creatine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Johanne Haugen; Manjeswori Ulak; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2016). Low Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothers. (external link)
• Kristin Holvik; Per Ole Iversen; Arild Vaktskjold et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-histidine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Per Ole Iversen; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - conjugated linoleic acids. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Kristin Holvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-tryptophan. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Tor A Strand; Mari Hysing et al. (2016). Biological Risks and Neurodevelopment in Young North Indian Children. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Tor A Strand; Trine Bjøro et al. (2016). Thyroid function among breastfed children with chronically excessive iodine intakes. (external link)
• Grethe S. Tell; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - L-arginine and arginine alpha-ketoglutarate. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Margaretha Haugen; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Tor A Strand et al. (2016). Risk assessment of magnesium in food supplements. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Margaretha Haugen; Inger Therese L. Lillegaard; Livar Frøyland et al. (2016). Assessment of dietary intake of vitamin C and calcium in the Norwegian population. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen; Kristin Holvik et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-phenylalanine and DL-phenylalanine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Martinus Løvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" - L-glutamine and L-glutamic acid. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Manjeswori Ulak; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2016). Nutritional intake and status of cobalamin and folate among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Kristin Holvik; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-proline. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen; Sigrun Henjum et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-tyrosine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Manjeswori Ulak; Tor A Strand; Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman et al. (2016). Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating mothers and infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-lysine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)
• Prashant Singh; Arora Shubangi; Suman Lal et al. (2016). Celiac disease in women with infertility: A meta-analysis. (external link)
• Sudha Basnet; Tor Arne Strand (2016). Severe pneumonia in hospitalized young Nepalese children. Studies on the efficacy of oral zinc, respiratory viruses and prognostic determinants. (external link)
• Grethe S. Tell; Livar Frøyland; Margaretha Haugen et al. (2016). Risk assessment of "other substances" – glycine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. (external link)

2022

• Camilla Svendsen; Heidi Amlund; Monica Hauger Carlsen et al. (2022). Food and chemical substances relevant for monitoring - Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Jan Alexander; Gro Ingunn Hemre; Merete Hofshagen et al. (2022). Matproduksjon, mattrygghet og miljø - innspill om kunnskapsbehov til gjennomføringen av det grønne skiftet - Uttalelse fra hovedkomiteen i Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). (external link)
• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Catherine Monika Schwinger; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2022). The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• V. Miller; J Reedy; F Cudhea et al. (2022). Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database.. (external link)
• Suman Ranjitkar; Tor Arne Strand; Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo et al. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Catherine Schwinger et al. (2022). Biomass fuel use for cooking in Nepalese families and child cognitive abilities, results from a community-based study. (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Sunita Taneja; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2022). Early child stimulation, linear growth and neurodevelopment in low birth weight infants. (external link)
• Branly Kilola Mbunga; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2022). Distribution and Determinants of Serum Zinc, Copper, and Selenium Levels among Children under Five Years from Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Ingrid Kvestad; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2022). The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Ingrid Kvestad; Ram K Chandyo et al. (2022). Associations between biomass fuel use and child health: a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Siri Kaldenbach; Marja Leonhardt; Lars Lien et al. (2022). Sleep and energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents – a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Sunita Taneja; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2022). Milk-cereal mix supplementation during infancy and impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 and 24 months of age: A randomized controlled trial in India. (external link)
• Sunita Taneja; Ranadip Chowdhury; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2022). Vitamin B12 and/or folic acid supplementation on linear growth; A 6 years follow-up study of a randomised controlled trial in early childhood in North India. (external link)
• Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo; Ingrid Kvestad; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2022). The effect of infant vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment: A follow-up of a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Nepal.. (external link)
• Benjamin J. J Mccormick; Stephanie A Richard; Laura E Murray-Kolb et al. (2022). Full breastfeeding protection against common enteric bacteria and viruses: Results from the MAL-ED cohort study. (external link)
• Branly Kilola Mbunga; Elin Lovise Folven Gjengedal; Freddy Bangelesa et al. (2022). Heavy metals in children's blood from the rural region of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study and spatial analysis. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Mari Hysing; Suman Ranjitkar et al. (2022). The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country. (external link)
• Kjersti Sletten Bakken; Kristina Randjelovic Nermo; Bjørn Gunnar Nedrebø et al. (2022). Antenatal thyroid hormone therapy and antithyroid drug use in Norway from 2004 to 2018. (external link)
• Xavier Carbonell-Estrany; Eric A. F Simões; Louis J Bont et al. (2022). Identifying the research, advocacy, policy and implementation needs for the prevention and management of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in low- and middle-income countries. (external link)
• Lene Frost Andersen; Paula Berstad; Barbara Alexandra Bukhvalova et al. (2022). Benefit and risk assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet - Scientific Opinion of the Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Inger Aakre; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2022). Infant iodine status and associations with maternal iodine nutrition, breastfeeding status and thyroid function. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Ingrid Kvestad; Ram K Chandyo et al. (2022). Associations between biomass fuel use and child health: a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Chris A. Rees; Tim Colbourn; Shubhada Hooli et al. (2022). Derivation and validation of a novel risk assessment tool to identify children aged 2-59 months at risk of hospitalised pneumonia-related mortality in 20 countries. (external link)
• Helena Martin; Jennifer Falconer; Emmanuel Addo-Yobo et al. (2022). Assembling a global database of child pneumonia studies to inform WHO pneumonia management algorithm: Methodology and applications. (external link)

2004

• Tor A Strand; Ramesh K Adhikari; Ram K Chandyo et al. (2004). Predictors of plasma zinc concentrations in children with acute diarrhea. (external link)
• Frode Lindemark; Tor A Strand; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2004). Levels of antibodies against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae in young childrenin Bhanktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Frode Lindemark; Tor A Strand; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2004). Levels of antibodies against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae in young childrenin Bhanktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Ram K Chandyo; Tor A Strand; Manju S Ulak et al. (2004). Cobalamin and folate status among adolescent girls in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Ram K Chandyo; Tor A Strand; Rune J Ulvik et al. (2004). Effect of zinc on childhood diarrhea. Results from the Bhaktapur study. (external link)
• Ram K Chandyo; Tor A Strand (2004). Zinc for Child Health- Implications of research findings. (external link)
• Bjarne Robberstad; Tor A Strand; Robert E Black et al. (2004). Cost-effectiveness of zinc as adjunct therapy for acute childhood diarrhoea in developing countries. (external link)

1998

• Tor A Strand; D.E. Briles; H. Gjessing et al. (1998). Pulmonary pneumococcal infection and septicemia in zinc deficient mice. (external link)

2024

• Amelia Ahles; Andrew Muhammad; Jacqueline N. Yenerall et al. (2024). How prices and income influence global patterns in saturated fat intake by age, sex and world region: a cross-sectional analysis of 160 countries. (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)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo; Suman Ranjitkar et al. (2024). Social withdrawal behaviour in Nepalese infants and the relationship with future neurodevelopment; a longitudinal cohort study. (external link)
• Sanjaya Shrestha; Jasmin Shrestha; Binob Shrestha et al. (2024). Enteroviruses, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Seasonal Coronaviruses in Influenza-like Illness Cases in Nepal. (external link)
• Beate Stokke Solvik; Kjersti Sletten Bakken; Adrian McCann et al. (2024). Breastfeeding and biomarkers of folate and cobalamin status in Norwegian infants: A cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Muneera Abdul Rasheed; Sondre Aasen Nilsen; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2024). Is home environment associated with child fluid reasoning abilities in middle childhood in high-risk settings? findings from a cross-sectional study in Pakistan. (external link)
• Siri Kaldenbach; Mari Hysing; Tor A. Strand et al. (2024). Energy drink consumption and sleep parameters in college and university students: a national cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Kristina Randjelovic Nermo; Jan Ludvig Lyche; Gabrielle Haddad-Weiser et al. (2024). Quantification of persistent organic pollutants in breastmilk and estimated infant intake, Norway. (external link)
• Beena Koshy; Manikandan Srinivasan; Rebecca Scharf et al. (2024). Stability and predictability of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development: evidence from a south Indian birth cohort prospective study. (external link)
• Kjersti Sletten Bakken; Apeksha Niraula; Ram K. Chandyo et al. (2024). Reference Ranges and Determinants of Thyroid Function and TSH Receptor Antibodies During Early Pregnancy in Nepal. (external link)
• Jasmin Shrestha; Sanjaya Shrestha; Carl Mason et al. (2024). Rotavirus strains in children less than 5 years of age: A case control study. (external link)
• Catherine Schwinger; Siri Kaldenbach; James A. Berkley et al. (2024). Cohort profile: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood. (external link)
• Laura Lara-Castor; Renata Micha; Frederick Cudhea et al. (2024). Intake of sugar sweetened beverages among children and adolescents in 185 countries between 1990 and 2018: population based study. (external link)
• Merina Shrestha; Ingrid Kvestad; Mari Hysing et al. (2024). The relationship between the ages and stages questionnaire, 3rd edition scores in early childhood and future cognitive abilities in young Nepalese children. (external link)
• Beate Stokke Solvik; Tor Arne Strand (2024). Biotin: a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. (external link)
• Rukman Manapurath; Ranadip Chowdhury; Sunita Taneja et al. (2024). Epidemiology of overweight in under-five children in India: Insights from National Family Health Survey. (external link)
• Kristina Randjelovic Nermo; Kjersti Sletten Bakken; Jan Ludvig Lyche et al. (2024). Trend analyses of persistent organic pollutants in human milk from first-time mothers in Norway between 2002 and 2021. (external link)
• Tor Arne Strand; Adrian McCann; Ingrid Kvestad et al. (2024). Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnant women – Authors' reply. (external link)
• Ranadip Chowdhury; Rukman Manapurath; Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy et al. (2024). Impact of an integrated health, nutrition, and early child stimulation and responsive care intervention package delivered to preterm or term small for gestational age babies during infancy on growth and neurodevelopment: study protocol of an individually randomized controlled trial in India (Small Babies Trial). (external link)
• Ravi Prakash Upadhyay; Barsha Gadapani Pathak; Shrish Vijaykumar Raut et al. (2024). Linear growth beyond 24 months and child neurodevelopment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Morten Haugen; Karin Magnussen; Tonje Eiane Aarsland et al. (2024). The effect of donation frequency on donor health in blood donors donating plasma by plasmapheresis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (external link)

2023

• Ingrid Kvestad; Jaya S. Silpakar; Mari Hysing et al. (2023). The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Johanna Eva Bodin; Inger Aakre; Jan Alexander et al. (2023). Risk assessment of hyaluronic acid in food supplements. (external link)
• Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo; Ingrid Kvestad; Ram Krishna Chandyo et al. (2023). The Effect of Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Leukocyte Telomere Length in Mildly Stunted Nepalese Children: A Secondary Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Kjersti Sletten Bakken; Ingrid Kvestad; Sol Maja Graasvold Bjørkevoll et al. (2023). Vitamin B12 status in infancy and the effect of a vitamin B12 injection in infants with subclinical vitamin B12 deficiency: study protocol for a register-based randomised controlled trial. (external link)
• Hanna Sara Strandler; Tor Arne Strand (2023). Thiamin (Vitamin B1) – A scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. (external link)
• Tor Arne Strand; Tonje Eiane Aarsland (2023). Balancing Iodine Recommendations in Populations. (external link)
• Branly Kilola Mbunga; Mala Ali Mapatano; Landry Egbende et al. (2023). An example of a convergent mixed-methods analysis to examine food security: the case of Popokabaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (external link)
• Meghan O’Hearn; Laura Lara-Castor; Frederick Cudhea et al. (2023). Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries. (external link)
• Victoria Miller; Patrick Webb; Frederick Cudhea et al. (2023). Children’s and adolescents’ rising animal-source food intakes in 1990–2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity. (external link)
• Shubhada Hooli; Carina King; Eric D. McCollum et al. (2023). In-hospital mortality risk stratification in children aged under 5 years with pneumonia with or without pulse oximetry: A secondary analysis of the Pneumonia REsearch Partnership to Assess WHO REcommendations (PREPARE) dataset. (external link)
• Siri Kaldenbach; Tor Arne Strand; Mads Nikolaj Holten-Andersen (2023). Experiences with energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents. (external link)
• Sanjaya Shrestha; Jasmin Shrestha; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2023). The Molecular Epidemiology of Enterovirus in a Birth Cohort in Nepal. (external link)
• Rukman Manapurath; Tor Arne Strand; Ranadip Chowdhury et al. (2023). Daily Folic Acid and/or Vitamin B12 Supplementation Between 6 and 30 Months of Age and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers After 6–7 Years: A Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Shakira Yoosuf; Prashant Singh; Ashank Khaitan et al. (2023). Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Patients With Liver Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. (external link)
• Tor Arne Strand; Maria Mathisen (2023). Zinc - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. (external link)
• Tonje Eiane Aarsland; Beate Stokke Solvik; Kjersti Sletten Bakken et al. (2023). Iodine Nutrition in Children ≤2 years of Age in Norway. (external link)
• Laura Lara-Castor; Renata Micha; Frederick Cudhea et al. (2023). Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries. (external link)
• Sol Maja Graasvold Bjørkevoll; Carolien Konijnenberg; Ingrid Hafting Kvestad et al. (2023). Vitamin B12 and folate status in pregnant females and their infants in Norway: Secondary analysis from the Mommy´s Food Study. (external link)
• Ram K. Chandyo; Ingrid Kvestad; Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo et al. (2023). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth and development in Nepal: a community-based, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. (external link)
• Tonje Eiane Aarsland; Siri Kaldenbach; Kjersti Sletten Bakken et al. (2023). Inadequate Iodine Intake in Mothers of Young Children in Innlandet County, Norway. (external link)
• Muneera Abdul Rasheed; Ingrid Kvestad; Fariha Shaheen et al. (2023). The predictive validity of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III at 2 years for later general abilities: Findings from a rural, disadvantaged cohort in Pakistan. (external link)

2014

• Tor Strand; Sunita Taneja; Tivendra Kumar et al. (2014). The Effect of Daily Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Supplementation on Growth in 6-30 Month Old Children in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Prakash Sunder Shrestha; Sanjaya Kumar Shrestha; Ladaporn Bodhidatta et al. (2014). Bhaktapur, Nepal: The MAL-ED birth cohort study in Nepal. (external link)
• Manjeswori Ulak; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Ramesh K. Adhikari et al. (2014). Cobalamin and folate status in 6 to 35 months old children presenting with acute diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Mari Skar Manger; Eli Skeie et al. (2014). Iron deficiency is uncommon among lactating women in urban Nepal, despite a high risk of inadequate dietary iron intake. (external link)
• Tivendra Kumar; Sunita Taneja; Chittaranjan S. Yajnik et al. (2014). Prevalence and predictors of anemia in a population of North Indian children. (external link)
• Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola; Tor Strand; Nidhi Goyal et al. (2014). Effect of withholding breastfeeding on the immune response to a live oral rotavirus vaccine in North Indian infants. (external link)
• Sarmila Mazumder; Sunita Taneja; Rajiv Bahl et al. (2014). Effect of implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness programme on treatment seeking practices for morbidities in infants: cluster randomised trial. (external link)
• Stian Ellefsen; Olav Vikmoen; Gunnar Slettaløkken et al. (2014). Irisin and FNDC5: effects of 12-week strength training, and relations to muscle phenotype and body mass composition in untrained women. (external link)
• Stian Ellefsen; Olav Vikmoen; Erika Zacharoff et al. (2014). Reliable determination of training-induced alterations in muscle fiber composition in human skeletal muscle using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. (external link)
• Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola; Brita Askeland Winje; Nidhi Goyal et al. (2014). Compliance of mothers following recommendations to breastfeed or withhold breast milk during rotavirus vaccination in North India: A randomized clinical trial. (external link)

2012

• Tor A Strand; Pushpa R Sharma; Håkon K. Gjessing et al. (2012). Risk factors for extended duration of acute diarrhea in young children. (external link)
• Nita Bhandari; Sarmila Mazumder; Sunita Taneja et al. (2012). Effect of implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) programme on neonatal and infant mortality: cluster randomised controlled trial. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Stian Ellefsen (2012). Nivåinndeling av tidsskrifter. (external link)
• Sudha Basnet; Prakash S. Shrestha; Arun Sharma et al. (2012). A randomized controlled trial of zinc as adjuvant therapy for severe pneumonia in young children. (external link)
• Manjeswori Ulak; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Lotta Mellander et al. (2012). Infant feeding practices in Bhaktapur, Nepal: across-sectional, health facility based survey. (external link)
• Shinjini Bhatnagar; Uma Chandra Mouli Natchu; Nitya Wadhwa et al. (2012). Zinc for probable serious bacterial infection in infants reply. (external link)
• Shinjini Bhatnagar; Nitya Wadhwa; Satinder Aneja et al. (2012). Zinc as adjunct treatment in infants aged between 7 and 120 days with probable serious bacterial infection: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. (external link)
• Sigrun Henjum; Ingrid Elisabet Barikmo; Tor A Strand et al. (2012). Iodine-induced goitre and high prevalence of anaemia among Saharawi refugee women. (external link)

2001

• Tor A Strand; DE Briles; HK Gjessing et al. (2001). Pneumococcal pulmonary infection, septicemia and survival in young zinc-depleted mice. (external link)
• Maharaj Kishan Bhan; Halvor Sommerfelt; Tor A Strand (2001). Micronutrient deficiency in children. Commentary. (external link)
• Rajiv Bahl; A Baqui; Maharaj Kishan Bhan et al. (2001). Effect of zinc supplementation on clinical course of acute diarrhoea, WHO Meeting Report, 2001. (external link)
• Tom Hemming Karlsen; Harleen M. S. Grewal; Skjalg Klomstad et al. (2001). Mucosal and systemic immune responses to the oral CTB-whole cell cholera vaccine (rBS-WC) administered during zinc supplementation to zinc-replete adults. (external link)
• Tom Hemming Karlsen; Harleen M. S. Grewal; Skjalg Klomstad et al. (2001). Mucosal and systemic immune responses to the oral CTB-whole cell cholera vaccine (rBS-WC) administered during zinc supplementation to zinc-replete adults. (external link)
• Tom Hemming Karlsen; Harleen M. S. Grewal; Skjalg Klomstad et al. (2001). Mucosal and systemic immune responses to the oral CTB-whole cell cholera vaccine (rBS-WC) administered during zinc supplementation to zinc-replete adults. (external link)

2007

• Ram Krishna Chandyo; Tor A Strand; Rune Johan Ulvik et al. (2007). Prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among healthy women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Sunita Taneja; S TaneJa; Nita Bhandari et al. (2007). Cobalamin and folate status in infants and young children in a low-to-middle income community in India. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Sunita Taneja; Nita Bhandari et al. (2007). Folate, but not vitamin B-12 status, predicts respiratory morbidity in north Indian children. (external link)

2006

• Vu Duy Kien; Knut Fylkesnes; Tor A Strand et al. (2006). Cost- effectiveness of a 100% condom use programme to prevent HIV infection for female sex workers in An Giang, Vietnam. (external link)

2011

• Mari Skar Manger; Tor A Strand; Sunita Taneja et al. (2011). Cobalamin Status Modifies the Effect of Zinc Supplementation on the Incidence of Prolonged Diarrhea in 6-to 30-Month-Old North Indian Children. (external link)
• Maria Mathisen; Sudha Basnet; Arun Sharma et al. (2011). RNA viruses in young Nepalese children hospitalized with severe pneumonia. (external link)
• Natya Wadhwa; Uma Chandra Mouli Natchu; Halvor Sommerfelt et al. (2011). ORS containing zinc does not reduce duration or stool volume of acute diarrhea in hospitalized children. (external link)
• Mari Skar Manger; Sunita Taneja; Tor A Strand et al. (2011). Poor folate status predicts persistent diarrhea in 6- to 30-month-old north Indian children. (external link)

2013

• Tor A Strand; Sunita Taneja; Per Magne Ueland et al. (2013). Cobalamin and folate status predicts mental development scores in North Indian children 12-18 mo of age. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Sunita Taneja; Tivendra Kumar et al. (2013). The assessment of developmental status using the Ages and Stages questionnaire-3 in nutritional research in north Indian young children. (external link)
• Sunita Taneja; Tor A Strand; Tivendra Kumar et al. (2013). Folic acid and vitamin B-12 supplementation and common infections in 6-30-mo-old children in India: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. (external link)
• Michael N. Bates; Ram Krishna Chandyo; Palle Valentiner-Branth et al. (2013). Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Childhood and Household Fuel Use in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)

2002

• Tor A Strand; RK Chandyo; Rajiv Bahl et al. (2002). Zinc administration in Nepalese children with acute diarrhea, who will benefit most?. (external link)
• Rajiv Bahl; Nita Bhandari; M. Saksena et al. (2002). Efficacy of Zinc-fortified oral rehydration solution in 6- to 35-month-old children with acute diarrhea. (external link)
• Nita Bhandari; Rajiv Bahl; S. Taneja et al. (2002). Substantial Reduction in Severe Diarrheal Morbidity by Daily Zinc Supplementation in Young North Indian Children. (external link)
• Nita Bhandari; Rajiv Bahl; S. Taneja et al. (2002). Effect of routine zinc supplementation on pneumonia in children aged 6 months to 3 years: randomised controlled trial in an urban slum. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; RK Chandyo; Rajiv Bahl et al. (2002). Effectiveness and efficacy of zinc for the treatment of acute diarrhea in young children. (external link)

2005

• Tor A Strand; Maria Mathisen (2005). Zinc and childhood infections: From the laboratory to new treatment recommendations. (external link)
• Tor A Strand; Sunita Taneja; Nita Bhandari et al. (2005). Folate, but not cobalamin status predicts respiratory morbidity in north Indian children. (external link)
• Halvor Sommerfelt; Sunita Taneja; Tor A Strand et al. (2005). Effect of daily zinc supplementation for 4 months on plasma concentrations of folate, cobalamin, and other markers of B-vitamin status: A randomized placebo-controlled trial in young north Indian children. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in NVA.

PI or project manager:

1. 2020-2023 South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (HSØ),: iRART: Vitamin B12 status in infancy– a register-based, Randomized Controlled Trial (HSØ 2020096): NOK7 M
2. 2019-2025 Innlandet Hosptial Trust (IHT) The Research Council of Norway (RCN),: Iodine status in infancy: NOK 4 M
3. 2020-2025 IHT: Thyroid functioning in pregnancy: NOK 4.2 M
4. 2019-2024 IHT: Vitamins and Telomeres: NOK 4.3 M
5. 2018-21: IHT Fish, inflammation and vitamin B status. Analyses from a randomized, placebo controlled trial. NOK 3 M
6. 2018-19: The Research Council of Norway (RCN): Innlandet Mother and Child Cohort study. NOK 400 K
7. 2017-19: CG Rieber foundation: Support for cognitive development assessment. NOK 600 K
8. 2014-19: RCN, “Impact of vitamin B12 on neurodevelopment and cognitive function from early life into school age, follow up of cohorts and RCTs in Tanzania and India” NOK 12 M  (RCN 234495)
9. 2014-19: RCN: Efficacy of zinc in reducing case fatality in children with severe bacterial illness. 21 M NOK
10. 2014-18: Thrasher Research Fund “The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation in Nepali infants on growth and development”  US$ 373 K 
11. 2012-20014: CG Rieber foundation: The association between nutritional status in infancy and cognitive development in early childhood. NOK 870 K
12. 2012-16: South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority: Studies on zinc, vitamin D and respiratory infections: observational studies and clinical trials. NOK 4 M
13. 2010-14: RCN, "Rotavirus Vaccine Trials, bilateral competence building." NOK 7 M (201208/S50)
14. 2008-11: Thrasher Research Fund “Routine administration of folic acid and vitamin B12 to prevent childhood infections” US$ 398 K (02827-3)
15. 2006-08: NUFU. “Program to improve child health and nutrition in Nepal” NOK 1,1 M(NUFUSUM 2007 10177)
16. 2005-12: RCN. Focus on Nutrition and Child Health:  Intervention Studies in Low-income Countries: budget approximately NOK 12 M  (172226/S30)
17. 2004-08: EU-INCO-DC: "Community- and health facility-based intervention with zinc as adjuvant therapy for pneumonia to enhance child health and nutrition". budget: EURO 915 K (003740)
18. 2004-06: Meltzer Høyskole fund: “Zinc as treatment for severe pneumonia in young children”, budget NOK 400 K
19. 2004-07: RCN. Postdoctoral grant “Zinc and infections, clinical trials in Nepal”, budget approximately NOK 3 M (160854)

Co-investigator:

1. 2015-Innland University College: Effect of vitamin D supplementation in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
2. 2015-20 RCN: An effectiveness trial to evaluate protection of pregnant women by a HEV vaccine in Bangladesh and risk factors for severe HEV infection. 41 M NOK
3. 2014-24: RCN Centre of Excellence: “Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health” 187 M NOK
4. 2009-18: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  "Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences, International research consortium" (MAL-ED) coordinated from the National Institute of Health and the University of Virginia (USA) Role: associated investigator for the component in Nepal. This network consist of eight research sites in Peru, Brazil, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa, and Tanzania that is using common and harmonized protocols. Budget approx. 31 M US$
5. 2007-11: RCN / WHO: Evaluation of the Impact of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness Strategy on Neonatal and Infant Mortality. 
6. 2001-05: NORAD. Indo-Norwegian project "Extended studies on safety and efficacy of zinc-ORS compared to ORS alone in hospitalized children with severe and complicated acute diarrhea" NOK 2 M

 

Dr. Med. (PhD), Medical Faculty, University of Bergen, 2003.

PhD Thesis: “Zinc and childhood infections – studies in mice and men” submitted May 23, 2003.

Internship (turnustjeneste) 1.1.1995-15.07.96: Lillehammer Hospital.

Cand. Med., Medical Faculty, University of Bergen. 1988- 94

 

Epidemiologi, human ernæring, infeksjoner, statistikk, kliniske forsøk, global helse, barnehelse, vitaminer, mikroernæring