Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition - News

The University of Eastern Finland is involved in two research consortia focusing on the changing Arctic region and public mental health.

Different BMI trajectories were associated with significant differences in comorbidities, diabetes medication and healthcare service use over the ten-year follow-up period.

Plant-based meat and dairy alternatives can improve cholesterol metabolism, according to two extensive dietary interventions carried out as part of the EU-funded HealthFerm project.

The PhD study investigated the relationship between serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and direct measures of cardiac performance and electrophysiology in middle-aged Finnish men..

New additions include recommendations on reducing exposure to air pollution and on the use of individually tailored, multidomain interventions to address several risk factors simultaneously.

Children who have been in contact with dogs in early childhood are on average healthier and require fewer antibiotic courses than children without such contact.

In Eastern Finland, efforts are underway to strengthen the retention of international talent even before immigration. The University of Eastern Finland has launched a training programme in the country of origin to support students' settlement and encourage them to stay in the region after graduation.

Increased total body fat and abdominal fat from adolescence predicted worsening cardiac structural and functional outcomes by young adulthood. However, in younger children body fat was not linked to adverse cardiac changes.

This year’s topics include Future Clinical RDI, Personalised Medicine, Prevention, and Aging.

Sleep disturbances during pregnancy may be a significant risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a recent study by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland shows.