Publications

Jaakkola K, Koivuniemi E, Hart K, Mazanowska N, Roccaldo R, Censi L, Egan B, Mattila L, Buonocore P, Löyttyniemi E, Raats M, Ruggeri S, Wielgos M, Laitinen K. Fish oil and probiotic food supplements: consumptions and attitudes of pregnant women in four European countries. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Apr 5;64(4):146. doi: 10.1007/s00394-025-03654-5.

Saros L, Setänen S, Hieta J, Kataja EL, Suorsa K, Vahlberg T, Tertti K, Niinikoski H, Stenholm S, Jartti T, Laitinen K. The effect of maternal risk factors during pregnancy on children’s motor development at 5-6 years. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Apr;66:236-244. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.01.047.

Saros L, Vahlberg T, Pellonperä O, Tertti K, Laitinen K. Diet intake and adherence to recommendations in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2025 Mar 19. doi: 10.1038/s41430-025-01596-z.

Lotankar M, Houttu N, Mokkala K, Laitinen K. Diet-Gut Microbiota Relations: Critical Appraisal of Evidence From Studies Using Metagenomics. Nutr Rev. 2024 Dec 24:nuae192. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae192.

Viitaharju J, Polari L, Kauko O, Merilahti J, Rokka A, Toivola DM, Laitinen K. Improved breast milk proteome coverage by DIA based LC-MS/MS method. Proteomics. 2024 Jul;24(14):e2300340. doi: 10.1002/pmic.202300340.

Saros L, Hart K, Koivuniemi E, Egan B, Raats M, Laitinen K. Micronutrient supplement recommendations in pregnancy vary across a geographically diverse range of countries: a narrative review. Nutr Res. 2024 Mar;123:18-37. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2023.

Houttu N, Vahlberg T, Miles EA, Calder PC, Laitinen K. The impact of fish oil and/or probiotics on serum fatty acids and the interaction with low-grade inflammation in pregnant women with overweight and obesity: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Br J Nutr. 2024 Jan 28;131(2):296-311. doi: 10.1017/S0007114523001915.

Komulainen M, Saros L, Vahlberg T, Nermes M, Jartti T, Laitinen K. Maternal fish oil and/or probiotics intervention: allergic diseases in children up to two years old. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2023 Aug;34(8):e14004. doi: 10.1111/pai.14004.

Soukka J, Polari L, Kalliomäki M, Saros L, Laajala TD, Vahlberg T, Toivola MD, Laitinen K. The effect of a fish oil and/or probiotic intervention from early pregnancy onwards on colostrum immune mediators: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial in overweight/obese mothers. Mol Nutr Food Res 2023, e2200446. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.202200446.

Muhli E, Benchraka C, Lotankar M, Houttu N, Niinikoski H, Lahti L, Laitinen K. Aberrations in the early pregnancy serum metabolic profile in women with prediabetes at two years postpartum. Metabolomics. 2023 Mar 24;19(4):20. doi: 10.1007/s11306-023-01994-z.

Alanne S, Koivunimi E, Löyttyniemi E, Laitinen K. Elementary School-Aged Children’s and Parents’ Report of Health-Related Quality of Life and Relationships with Lifestyle Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients. 2023 Mar 3;15(5):1264. doi: 10.3390/nu15051264.

Houttu, N., Benchraka, C., Lotankar, M. Muhli E, Niinikoski H, Lahti L, Laitinen K. Gut microbiota composition and function in pregnancy as determinants of prediabetes at two-year postpartum. Acta Diabetol. 2023 Aug;60(8):1045-1054. doi: 10.1007/s00592-023-02064-5.

Mäkelä I, Koivuniemi E, Vahlberg T, Raats MM, Laitinen K. Self-Reported Parental Healthy Dietary Behavior Relates to Views on Child Feeding and Health and Diet Quality. Nutrients. 2023 Feb 18;15(4):1024. doi: 10.3390/nu15041024.

Saros L, Lind A, Setänen S, Tertti K, Koivuniemi E, Ahtola A, Haataja L, Shivappa N, Hébert JR, Vahlberg T, Laitinen K. Maternal obesity, gestational diabetes mellitus, and diet in association with neurodevelopment of 2-year-old children. Pediatr Res. 2023 Jul;94(1):280-289. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02455-4.

Saros L, Vahlberg T, Koivuniemi E, Houttu N, Niinikoski H, Tertti K, Laitinen K. Fish Oil And/Or Probiotics Intervention in Overweight/Obese Pregnant Women and Overweight Risk in 24-Month-Old Children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Feb 1;76(2):218-226. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003659.

Koivuniemi E, Raats MM, Ollila H, Löyttyniemi E, Laitinen K. Characterising the use, users and effects of a health app supporting lifestyle changes in pregnant women. Br J Nutr. 2023 Aug 14;130(3):433-445. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522003439.

Houttu N, Mokkala K, Saleem WT, Virtanen S, Juhila J, Koivuniemi E, Pellonperä O, Tertti K, Loukonen P, Sorsa T, Salonen A, Lahti L, Laitinen K. Potential pathobionts in vaginal microbiota are affected by fish oil and/or probiotics intervention in overweight and obese pregnant women. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2022 May 149:112841. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112841.

Lotankar M, Mokkala K, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Sørensen N, Nielsen HB, Munukka E, Lahti L, Laitinen K. Distinct Diet-Microbiota-Metabolism Interactions in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women: a Metagenomics Approach. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Apr 27;10(2):e0089321. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00893-21.

Miles EA, Vahlberg T, Calder PC, Houttu N, Pajunen L, Koivuniemi E, Mokkala K, Laitinen K. Iodine status in pregnant women and infants in Finland. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Sep;61(6):2919-2927. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02852-9.

Mokkala K, Gustafsson J, Vahlberg T, Vreugdenhil ACE, Ding L, Shiri-Sverdlov R, Plat J, Laitinen K. Serum CathepsinD in pregnancy: Relation with metabolic and inflammatory markers and effects of fish oils and probiotics. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 May;32(5):1292-1300. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2022.02.011.

Koivuniemi E, Hart K, Mazanowska N, Ruggeri S, Egan B, Censi L, Roccaldo R, Mattila L, Buonocore P, Löyttyniemi E, Raats MM, Wielgos M, Laitinen K. Food Supplement Use Differs from the Recommendations in Pregnant Women: A Multinational Survey. Nutrients. 2022 Jul 15;14(14):2909. doi: 10.3390/nu14142909.

Pajunen L, Korkalo L, Koivuniemi E, Houttu N, Pellonperä O, Mokkala K, Shivappa N, Hébert JR, Vahlberg T, Tertti K, Laitinen K. A healthy dietary pattern with a low inflammatory potential reduces the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Apr;61(3):1477-1490. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02749-z.

Mokkala K, Vahlberg T, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Lahti L, Laitinen K. Impact of combined consumption of fish oil and probiotics on the serum metabolome in pregnant women with overweight or obesity. EBioMedicine 2021;73, 103655. doi: 10.1016/j-ebiom.2021.103655.

Koivuniemi E, Nuutinen O, Riskumäki M, Vahlberg T, Laitinen K. Development of a stand-alone index for the assessment of diet quality in elementary school-aged children. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Dec;24(17):5629-5640. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021003657.

Koivuniemi E, Gustafsson J, Mäkelä I, Koivisto VJ, Vahlberg T, Schwab U, Niinikoski H, Laitinen K. Parental and Child Factors Associated With 2- to 6-Year-Old Children’s Diet Quality in Finland. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Jan;122(1):129-138.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2021.06.014.

Hulkkonen P, Kataja EL, Vahlberg T, Koivuniemi E, Houttu N, Pellonperä O, Mokkala K, Karlsson H, Laitinen K. The efficacy of probiotics and/or n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids intervention on maternal prenatal and postnatal depressive and anxiety symptoms among overweight and obese women. J Affect Disord. 2021 Jun 15;289:21-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.006.

Houttu N, Mokkala K, Koivuniemi E, Pellonperä O, Juhila J, Sorsa T, Laitinen K. The Impacts of Fish Oil and/or Probiotic Intervention on Low-Grade Inflammation, IGFBP-1 and MMP-8 in Pregnancy: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial. Biomolecules. 2020 Dec 22;11(1):5. doi: 10.3390/biom11010005.

Pellonperä O, Vahlberg T, Mokkala K, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Tertti K, Rönnemaa T, Laitinen K. Weight gain and body composition during pregnancy: a randomised pilot trial with probiotics and/or fish oil. Br J Nutr. 2021 Aug 28;126(4):541-551. doi: 10.1017/S0007114520004407.

Mokkala K, Juhila J, Houttu N, Sorsa T, Laitinen K. Early pregnancy serum IGFBP-1 relates to lipid profile in overweight and obese women. Heliyon. 2020 Aug 30;6(8):e04788. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04788.

Gerdes V, Gueimonde M, Pajunen L, Nieuwdorp M, Laitinen K. How strong is the evidence that gut microbiota composition can be influenced by lifestyle interventions in a cardio-protective way? Atherosclerosis. 2020 Oct;311:124-142. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.08.028.

Mokkala K, Paulin N, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Pellonperä O, Khan S, Pietilä S, Tertti K, Elo LL, Laitinen K. Metagenomics analysis of gut microbiota in response to diet intervention and gestational diabetes in overweight and obese women: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Gut. 2021 Feb;70(2):309-318. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321643.

Mokkala K, Vahlberg T, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Laitinen K. Distinct Metabolomic Profile Because of Gestational Diabetes and its Treatment Mode in Women with Overweight and Obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Sep;28(9):1637-1644. doi: 10.1002/oby.22882.

Mokkala K, Vahlberg T, Pellonperä O, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Laitinen K. Distinct Metabolic Profile in Early Pregnancy of Overweight and Obese Women Developing Gestational Diabetes. J Nutr. 2020c;150(1):31–37. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz220.

Mokkala K, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Sørensen N, Nielsen HB, Laitinen K. GlycA, a novel marker for low grade inflammation, reflects gut microbiome diversity and is more accurate than high sensitive CRP in reflecting metabolomic profile. Metabolomics. 2020 Jun 20;16(7):76. doi: 10.1007/s11306-020-01695-x.

Houttu N, Kalliomäki M, Grönlund MM, Niinikoski H, Nermes M, Laitinen K. Body composition in children with chronic inflammatory diseases: A systematic review. Clin Nutr. 2020 Jan 11:S0261-5614(20)30003-0. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.12.027.

Pellonperä O, Koivuniemi E, Vahlberg T, Mokkala K, Tertti K, Rönnemaa T, Laitinen K. Dietary quality influences body composition in overweight and obese pregnant women. Clin Nutr. 2019 Aug;38(4):1613-1619. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.08.029.

Pellonperä O, Mokkala K, Houttu N, Vahlberg T, Koivuniemi E, Tertti K, Rönnemaa T, Laitinen K. Efficacy of Fish Oil and/or Probiotic Intervention on the Incidence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in an At-Risk Group of Overweight and Obese Women: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial. Diabetes Care. 2019 Jun;42(6):1009-1017. doi: 10.2337/dc18-2591.

Pellonperä O, Koivuniemi E, Vahlberg T, Mokkala K, Tertti K, Rönnemaa T, Laitinen K. Body composition measurement by air displacement plethysmography in pregnancy: Comparison of predicted versus measured thoracic gas volume. Nutrition. 2019 Apr;60:227-229. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.09.035.

Laitinen K, Mokkala K. Overall Dietary Quality Relates to Gut Microbiota Diversity and Abundance. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 13;20(8):1835. doi: 10.3390/ijms20081835.

Vähämiko S, Laiho A, Lund R, Isolauri E, Salminen S, Laitinen K. The impact of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on DNA methylation of obesity-related genes in mothers and their children. Eur J Nutr. 2019 Feb;58(1):367-377. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1601-1.

García-Patterson A, Balsells M, Yamamoto JM, Kellett JE, Solà I, Gich I, van der Beek EM, Hadar E, Castañeda-Gutiérrez E, Heinonen S, Hod M, Laitinen K, Olsen SF, Poston L, Rueda R, Rust P, van Lieshout L, Schelkle B, Murphy HR, Corcoy R. Usual dietary treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus assessed after control diet in randomized controlled trials: subanalysis of a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Diabetol. 2019 Feb;56(2):237-240. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1238-4.

Houttu N, Mokkala K, Laitinen K. Overweight and obesity status in pregnant women are related to intestinal microbiota and serum metabolic and inflammatory profiles. Clin Nutr. 2018 Dec;37(6 Pt A):1955-1966. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.12.013.

Yamamoto JM, Kellett JE, Balsells M, García-Patterson A, Hadar E, Solà I, Gich I, van der Beek EM, Castañeda-Gutiérrez E, Heinonen S, Hod M, Laitinen K, Olsen SF, Poston L, Rueda R, Rust P, van Lieshout L, Schelkle B, Murphy HR, Corcoy R. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Examining the Impact of Modified Dietary Interventions on Maternal Glucose Control and Neonatal Birth Weight. Diabetes Care. 2018 Jul;41(7):1346-1361. doi: 10.2337/dc18-0102. 

Mokkala K, Pussinen P, Houttu N, Koivuniemi E, Vahlberg T, Laitinen K. The impact of probiotics and n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on intestinal permeability in pregnancy: a randomised clinical trial. Benef Microbes. 2018 Feb 27;9(2):199-208. doi: 10.3920/BM2017.0072.

Mokkala K, Houttu N, Vahlberg T, Munukka E, Rönnemaa T, Laitinen K. Gut microbiota aberrations precede diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus. Acta Diabetol. 2017 Dec;54(12):1147-1149. doi: 10.1007/s00592-017-1056-0.

Röytiö H, Mokkala K, Vahlberg T, Laitinen K. Dietary intake of fat and fibre according to reference values relates to higher gut microbiota richness in overweight pregnant women. Br J Nutr. 2017 Sep;118(5):343-352. doi: 10.1017/S0007114517002100.

Mokkala K, Pellonperä O, Röytiö H, Pussinen P, Rönnemaa T, Laitinen K. Increased intestinal permeability, measured by serum zonulin, is associated with metabolic risk markers in overweight pregnant women. Metabolism. 2017 Apr;69:43-50. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2016.12.015.

Mokkala K, Tertti K, Rönnemaa T, Vahlberg T, Laitinen K. Evaluation of serum zonulin for use as an early predictor for gestational diabetes. Nutr Diabetes. 2017 Mar 20;7(3):e253. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2017.9.

Mokkala K, Röytiö H, Ekblad U, Laitinen K. Opportunities for probiotics and polyunsaturated fatty acids to improve metabolic health of overweight pregnant women. Benef Microbes. 2017 Feb 7;8(1):3-15. doi: 10.3920/BM2016.0068.

Hautero U, Poussa T, Laitinen K. Simple dietary criteria to improve serum n-3 fatty acid levels of mothers and their infants. Public Health Nutr. 2017 Feb;20(3):534-541. doi: 10.1017/S136898001600238X.

Mokkala K, Laitinen K, Röytiö H. Bifidobacterium lactis 420 and fish oil enhance intestinal epithelial integrity in Caco-2 cells. Nutr Res. 2016 Mar;36(3):246-52. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.11.014.

Mokkala K, Röytiö H, Munukka E, Pietilä S, Ekblad U, Rönnemaa T, Eerola E, Laiho A, Laitinen K. Gut Microbiota Richness and Composition and Dietary Intake of Overweight Pregnant Women Are Related to Serum Zonulin Concentration, a Marker for Intestinal Permeability. J Nutr. 2016 Sep;146(9):1694-700. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.235358. 

Röytiö H, Jaakkola J, Hoppu U, Poussa T, Laitinen K. Development and evaluation of a stand-alone index for the assessment of small children’s diet quality. Public Health Nutr. 2015 Aug;18(11):1941-9. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014002535.

Jaakkola J, Isolauri E, Poussa T, Laitinen K. Benefits of repeated individual dietary counselling in long-term weight control in women after delivery. Matern Child Nutr. 2015 Oct;11(4):1041-8. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12115.

Vähämiko S, Isolauri E, Laitinen K. Weight status and dietary intake determine serum leptin concentrations in pregnant and lactating women and their infants. Br J Nutr. 2013 Sep 28;110(6):1098-106. doi: 10.1017/S0007114513000214.

Niinivirta K, Isolauri E, Laakso P, Linderborg K, Laitinen K. Dietary counseling to improve fat quality during pregnancy alters maternal fat intake and infant essential fatty acid status. J Nutr. 2011 Jul;141(7):1281-5. doi: 10.3945/jn.110.137083. 

Gage H, Raats M, Williams P, Egan B, Jakobik V, Laitinen K, Martin-Bautista E, Schmid M, von Rosen-von Hoewel J, Campoy C, Decsi T, Morgan J, Koletzko B. Developmental origins of health and disease: the views of first-time mothers in 5 European countries on the importance of nutritional influences in the first year of life. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Dec;94(6 Suppl):2018S-2024S. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.001255.

Laitinen K, Poussa T, Isolauri E; Nutrition, Allergy, Mucosal Immunology and Intestinal Microbiota Group. Probiotics and dietary counselling contribute to glucose regulation during and after pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial. Br J Nutr. 2009 Jun;101(11):1679-87. doi: 10.1017/S0007114508111461.

M. Lotankar, K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen. Dietary intakes of nutrients differently associate with specific gut microbial taxa of phyla, Euryarchaeota and Lentisphaerota. The 13th Nordic Nutrition Conference, Bergen Norway, 17.-19.6.2024

K. Laitinen, T. Vahlberg, O, Pellonperä, K. Tertti, L, Saros. Adherence to diet recommendations in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. The 13th Nordic Nutrition Conference 2024, Bergen Norway, 17.-19.6.2024.

E. Koivuniemi, K. Hart, N. Mazanowska, S. Ruggeri, B. Ega, L. Censi, R. Roccaldo, P. Buonocore, E. Löyttyniemi, M. Raats, M. Wielgos, K. Laitinen. Food supplement use differs from the recommended doses among pregnant women in four European countries. The 13th Nordic Nutrition Conference 2024, Bergen Norway, 17.-19.6.2024.

K. Laitinen, I. Mäkelä, T. Vahlberg, M. Raats, E. Koivuniemi. Relation of self-reported parental healthy dietary behaviour with child’s diet quality and weight. Nordic Obesity Meeting, Helsinki, Finland 1.-3.2.2024.

E. Koivuniemi, M. Raats, H. Ollila, E. Löyttyniemi, K. Laitinen. Health app use may motivate the maintenance of physical activity during pregnancy. 14th European Nutrition Conference (ENC), FENS 2023. Belgrade, Serbia 14-17.11.2023.

K. Laitinen, I. Mäkelä, T. Vahlberg, M. Raats, E. Koivuniemi. Self-perceived Parental Dietary Behavior Relates to Diet Quality and Weight Statis of Children. 14th European Nutrition Conference (ENC), FENS 2023. Belgrade, Serbia 14-17.11.2023.

E. Koivuniemi, L. Pajunen, T. Vahlberg, O. Nuutinen, K. Laitinen. Child and paternal factors associate with a health-promoting dietary pattern in Finnish primary school-aged children. 22nd IUNS-ICN International Congress on Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan 6.-11.12.2022.

E. Koivuniemi, K. Laitinen. Overweigth and obesity associates with diet quality in mothers of newborn babies. Nutrition 2022 Live Online Virtual Congress, 14.-16.6.2022.

E. Koivuniemi, O. Nuutinen, M. Riskumäki, T. Vahlberg, K. Laitinen. Development of a stand-alone diet quality index for elementary school-aged children. 29th European Congress on Obesity, Zoom Forward ECO2022 Maastricht, Netherlands 4.-7.5.2022.

N. Houttu, K. Mokkala, E. Koivuniemi, O. Pellonperä, J. Juhila, T. Sorsa, K. Laitinen. The Impacts of Fish Oil and/or Probiotic Intervention on Low-Grade Inflammation, IGFBP-1 and MMP-8 in Pregnancy: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial. ZoomForward, the 2022 European Congress on Obesity — a joint congress hosted by EASO and IFSO-EC. Maastricht, Netherlands, 4.-7.5.2022

K. Laitinen, T. Vahlberg, N. Houttu, E. Koivuniemi, L. Lahti, K. Mokkala. Serum metabolome in pregnant women with overweight or obesity: intervention with fish oil and/or probiotics. ZoomForward, the 2022 European Congress on Obesity — a joint congress hosted by EASO and IFSO-EC. Maastricht, Netherlands, 4.-7.5.2022

E. Koivuniemi, O. Nuutinen, K. Laitinen. Dietary intake in Finnish primary school-aged children with normal weight and overweight/obesity. 28th European Congress on Obesity ECO2021. Virtual congress. 10.-13.5.2021.

E. Koivuniemi, K. Laitinen. Consumption of health indicator foods in preschool-aged Finnish children. 12th Nordic Nutrition Conference (NNC2020). Virtual conference. Helsinki, Finland, 14.-16.12.2020

K. Mokkala, E. Koivuniemi, N. Houttu, K. Laitinen. Adherence to the recommended diet by pregnant women. 12th Nordic Nutrition Conference (NNC2020). Virtual conference. Helsinki, Finland, 14.-16.12.2020

K. Schorr, E. Koivuniemi, K. Laitinen. The influence of obesity on eating behaviour in pregnancy. 12th Nordic Nutrition Conference (NNC2020). Virtual conference. Helsinki, Finland, 14.-16.12.2020

K. Laitinen, E. Muhli, E. Koivuniemi, Impact of previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes on lifestyle habits in the next pregnancy. 13th European Nutrition Conference (Fens 2019). Dublin, Ireland, 15.-18.10.2019

N. Houttu, K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen. Obesity status may intervene in the relation between dietary fiber intake and gut microbiota diversity. 13th European Nutrition Conference (Fens 2019). Dublin, Ireland, 15.-18.10.2019

K. Laitinen, A. Merikivi, E. Muhli, E. Koivuniemi. Use of mobile app for health promotion in normal weight and overweight or obese pregnant women. 26th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2019). Glasgow, Scotland, 28.4-1.5.2019

E. Koivuniemi, J. Gustafsson, I. Mäkelä, V. Koivisto, K. Laitinen. Diet quality and its association with obesity in 2 to 6 year old Finnish children. 26th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2019). Glasgow, Scotland, 28.4-1.5.2019

E. Muhli, E. Koivuniemi, K. Laitinen. Diet quality of overweight and obese women during pregnancy in a population-based study. 26th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2019). Glasgow, Scotland, 28.4-1.5.2019

K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen. Gut microbiota diversity and dietary quality with reference to the recommended. The 12th Finnish Gut Day, 17.01 2019

N. Houttu, K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen. Degree of obesity in pregnant women is related to metabolic and inflammatory profiles. 25th European Congress on Obesity (ECO2018). Vienna, Austria, 23.-26.5.2018.

K. Laitinen, N. Houttu, K. Mokkala. High prepregnancy BMI and low dietary intake of fibre relate to increased circulating VLDL lipids in pregnant women. 25th European Congress on Obesity (ECO2018). Vienna, Austria, 23.-26.5.2018.

N. Houttu, K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen. Gut microbiota is related to obesity status in pregnant women. Poster. The 11th Finnish Gut day. 2nd February 2018.

K. Mokkala, H. Röytiö, K. Laitinen. Diverse impacts of dietary fat quality on gut microbiota richness. Poster. The 11th Finnish Gut day. 2nd February 2018.

N. Houttu, K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen. Gut microbiota is related to obesity status in pregnant women. 11th Finnish Gut Day. Helsinki, Finland, 2.2.2018

K. Mokkala. Dietary intake of fibre and gut microbiota is related to lower levels of glycoprotein acetylation, a marker of low-grade inflammation, in pregnant overweight women. Oral presentation. 21st International Congress of Nutrition (IUNS). Buenos Aires, Argentina. October 2017.

K. Laitinen. Adherence to dietary recommendations modifies gut microbiota richness and composition during pregnancy. Poster. 21st International Congress of Nutrition (IUNS). Buenos Aires, Argentina. October 2017.

K.Mokkala, H.Röytiö, E.Munukka, S.Pietilä, U.Ekblad, T.Rönnemaa, E.Eerola, A.Laiho, K.Laitinen. Gut microbiota composition and dietary intake are related to serum zonulin, a marker of intestinal permeability, of overweight pregnant women. Poster and oral presentation. Beneficial microbes conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. October 2016.

T. Rönnemaa, K. Mokkala, H.Röytiö, E. Munukka, S. Pietilä, U. Ekblad, E. Eerola, A. Laiho, K. Laitinen: Diet composition and gut microbiota composition of overweight pregnant women at risk of gestational diabetes are related to intestinal permeability. Oral presentation. European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2016. Munich, Germany. 14th September 2016.http://www.easdvirtualmeeting.org/users/41024

K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen, H. Röytiö: Bifidobacterium lactis 420 and fish oil enhances intestinal epithelial integrity in vitro. The 12th European Nutrition Conference FENS, Berlin, Germany, 20.10-23.10, 2015.

K. Mokkala, H. Röytiö, U Ekblad, T Rönnemaa and K. Laitinen: Diet composition of overweight pregnant women is related to serum zonulin concentration, a marker for intestinal permeability. The 12th European Nutrition Conference FENS, Berlin, Germany, 20.10-23.10, 2015.

K. Mokkala, K. Laitinen, and H. Röytiö: Bifidobacterium lactis 420 and fish oil enhances intestinal epithelial integrity in vitro. Moderated poster. The 12th European Nutrition Conference FENS. Berlin, Germany. October 2015.

K. Mokkala, H. Röytiö, U Ekblad, T Rönnemaa and K. Laitinen: Diet composition of overweight pregnant women is related to serum zonulin concentration, a marker for intestinal permeability. Moderated poster. The 12th European Nutrition Conference FENS. Berlin, Germany. October 2015.

Ella Koivuniemi: Lifestyle habits and novel means for dietary screening and health promotion in pregnant women and children, 2024

Noora Houttu: Interrelations between microbiota, metabolism and low-grade inflammation with obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus: means to intervene during pregnancy, 2023

Outi Pellonperä: Determinants of gestational diabetes in overweight and obese women: body composition and intervention with fish oil and probiotics, 2020

Kati Mokkala: Intestinal permeability in pregnancy: dietary and microbial determinants and metabolic consequences, 2017