Effects of prebiotic chitooligosaccharides, postbiotics, and hydrolyzed whey protein, on health markers and gut microbiota composition and activity: evidence from dietary intervention studies The human gut microbiota plays a crucial role in health and well-being, and its imbalance, known as dysbiosis, can lead…
Childhood asthma background and preventative strategies Allergic diseases, such as atopic eczema, asthma and allergies, are one of the most common chronic diseases affecting both children…
Supporting the maturation of child´s immune system Overall aim is to obtain a better understanding of the child’s maturing immune system and the influencing factors. Publications Seitz…
Early life determinants of child immune system development and metabolic health – a multi-omics approach The PhD research focuses on determining maternal diet and metabolome related factors during pregnancy, and breast milk components that undermine…
Long-term metabolic consequences of obesity and gestational diabetes The aim of my project is to examine the effects of diet, metabolism, and weight gain during pregnancy on the metabolic…
Eating behaviour, diet and obesity from early pregnancy to childbirth and preschool age This PhD research aims to investigate multidimensional eating behaviour as a mediating factor between diet and body weight and elucidate…
Maternal obesity, gestational diabetes and diet: impacts on child’s growth and neurodevelopment up to 5-6 years of age Overall aim is to investigate the extent to which maternal health and diet during pregnancy as well as fish oil…
Precision health approaches through machine learning: diet-microbiome-metabolome interactions revealed for benefit of maternal and child health The objective of PhD work is to understand the relations between diet, gut microbiota and serum metabolites during pregnancy using…
Determinants of gut health: studies on gut microbiota and gut mucus properties and function PhD research aims to investigate how dietary interventions, obesity, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affect gut health as characterized by…
Influence of maternal obesity and gestational diabetes on breast milk composition: A multi-omics approach The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of maternal factors, especially obesity and GDM, on the metabolomics,…