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The Healthy Diet Index developed by Finnish nutrition experts facilitates the assessment of diet quality.

n her dissertation, Elina Rautiainen, MHSc, examined the social and health service use patterns of individuals with AUDs in relation to care outcomes by using regional electronic social and health care registers.

The University of Eastern Finland’s doctoral conferment ceremony at the Kuopio Campus is postponed to 9–11 June 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

MSc Kaisa Airaksinen's PhD thesis shows that the consumption of betaine, polydextrose and lactitol may assist in reversing obesity-related metabolic changes.

Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

Several UEF researchers representing the fields of medicine and molecular medicine were ranked in world's top 10,000 scientists for career-long impact. Ranked in the top 100 in their own field were particularly researchers representing forest sciences.

Vaginal delivery and breastfeeding supported the development of asthma protection associated gut microbiota at the age of two months.

The serum metabolite profile can be used to identify individuals likely at risk of developing an alcohol-related disease in the future.