How can we investigate if schoolchildren become healthier and more concentrated when …
How can we investigate if schoolchildren become healthier and more concentrated when we replace their habitual lunch packs with school meals based on the New Nordic Diet? This is the focus of this presentation. We will introduce the whole design, the rationale, and the concept of the OPUS School Meal Study.
In the presentation, we will introduce the health benefits of the New …
In the presentation, we will introduce the health benefits of the New Nordic Diet based on existing research. We will also present a broader picture of the New Nordic Diet, a more holistic perspective on how the diet can be part of a more sustainable development. Finally, we will look at some of the challenges the New Nordic Diet faces in relation to implementation.
The aim of this presentation is to expand the students’ knowledge about …
The aim of this presentation is to expand the students’ knowledge about the OPUS School Meal Study, and presents some of the most interesting results and conclusions of the study regarding the impact of introducing New Nordic Diet in a school setting. Furthermore, we will focus on the cardiometabolic health markers in children.
In this presentation, we will focus on the SHOP system and ow …
In this presentation, we will focus on the SHOP system and ow is has affected the participant’s health. In continuation of this, we will provide an introduction, to the computer system, developed to monitor and control the participant’s nutritional composition of the food they collected in the shop.
The aim of this presentation is to expand the students’ knowledge about …
The aim of this presentation is to expand the students’ knowledge about the SHOPUS (Shop-in-OPUS) project, which tests the health benefits of the New Nordic Diet on adults. Furthermore, we will discuss why the use of a shop model may be a better way to test the health benefits of diets.
In this presentation, we will go through some of the very interesting …
In this presentation, we will go through some of the very interesting results and our preliminary interpretation of the data from the SHOPUS project. Furthermore, we will talk about how using the shop model made it possible to achieve a very high compliance to the New Nordic Diet and the control diet (average Danish diet) and how to obtain the expected differences in food intake between those two study diets.
This presentation introduces different ways people learn to accept foods, mainly from …
This presentation introduces different ways people learn to accept foods, mainly from a sensory perspective. The mechanisms of food acceptance by the consumers and the eating habits people develop over a lifespan are closely related. Thus, the sensory properties of food play an important role in people’s food habits. We will present data that shows how food acceptance can evolve from early exposures as well as simple conditioning mechanisms.
In this presentation, we will explore the sociological aspects of accepting a …
In this presentation, we will explore the sociological aspects of accepting a new diet such as the New Nordic Diet. As you may know the OPUS study is working towards creating a new healthy Nordic food culture in Denmark, to do this, OPUS is developing, testing and disseminating a New Nordic Diet to the public.
The aim of this presentation is to talk about sustainable food and …
The aim of this presentation is to talk about sustainable food and beverages, and the sustainability of your complete diet both in general and in relation to the New Nordic Diet. In continuation of this, we will introduce life-cycle assessment as a method for measuring sustainability.
This presentation introduces factors for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. In continuation of …
This presentation introduces factors for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. In continuation of this, we will discuss the rationale for including measurements of activity and sleep in the OPUS School Meal Study. Furthermore, we will describe the methods used to quantify physical activity and sleep. Finally, we will highlight the important ongoing data analyses from the physical activity and sleep measurements.
This presentation introduces the methods and research conducted in the OPUS project …
This presentation introduces the methods and research conducted in the OPUS project regarding the relation between food and learning. In continuation of this, we will discuss the importance of healthy school lunch on concentration and learning.
Besides measuring the health effects of school meals based on the New …
Besides measuring the health effects of school meals based on the New Nordic Diet, the OPUS Study also evaluated the effect of the intervention on cognitive performance of the children. In continuation of this, we will explain why it is relevant to measure cognitive performance and provide a short summary of the methods we used and the findings.
This presentation discusses how we can improve the health of the population …
This presentation discusses how we can improve the health of the population and how child nutrition affects this. In the childhood, many diseases, mental problems, cognitive problems and health detrimental conditions are established. Thus, it is important to focus on the children’s diet, exercise patterns, and lifestyle in order to elucidate the effects of diet on the children’s health.
In this presentation, Claus Meyer (co-founder of the renowned Danish restaurant NOMA) …
In this presentation, Claus Meyer (co-founder of the renowned Danish restaurant NOMA) introduces the process of starting a culinary project in Denmark, which had a certain influence on food culture in Scandinavia. Furthermore, Claus Meyer will introduce how such a project can be of value to people living far from Scandinavia.
This is a step-by-step timetable for the Nobel Prize Lesson about a …
This is a step-by-step timetable for the Nobel Prize Lesson about a 2018 Nobel Prize. This lesson package consists of four parts: a slide show with a speaker’s manuscript for the teacher, a student worksheet, two short videos and this teacher’s guide. The lesson is designed to take 45 minutes.
There is a vast need for mental health support in populations affected …
There is a vast need for mental health support in populations affected by adversity globally. However, current evidence-based psychological interventions require significant resources and are highly challenging to bring to scale. This presentation will focus on an effort to address needs for mental health support through a WHO-developed guided self-help intervention. The presentation will discuss the adaptation and evaluation of the intervention with South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. Subsequently, the speaker will reflect on how this type of intervention may lend itself for integration in programming outside of the health sector to address the social determinants of mental health.
Nordic Global Health Talks is a monthly webinar series about global health research at Nordic universities, hosted by the Nordic Network on Global Health.
The North Carolina Nurses Association website provides information on current trends and …
The North Carolina Nurses Association website provides information on current trends and issues facing nurses in the state, links to political issues that impact the provision of nursing care, and information on membership.
The provision of northern health care entails many unique challenges and circumstances …
The provision of northern health care entails many unique challenges and circumstances that are rarely represented in mainstream health sciences education. This OpenEd Resource provides accessible content on health and health care from a northern perspective for the growing number of health professionals being educated in northern communities.
The provision of northern health care entails many unique challenges and circumstances …
The provision of northern health care entails many unique challenges and circumstances that are rarely represented in mainstream health sciences education. This OpenEd Resource provides accessible content on health and health care from a northern perspective for the growing number of health professionals being educated in northern communities.
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