Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition - News

Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to a new comprehensive systematic review of epidemiological research.

Can vitamin D supplementation prevent cancer, diabetes or COVID-19? Recent research has yielded both hope, disappointments and new questions.

Malting, the processing of cereal grains into malt, generates rootlets as a side-stream product, which is currently mostly utilised as animal feed. However, this leftover material has not only a high protein content, but also high amounts of phytochemicals.

The new strategy aims is to make Finland a key player in the transition to a healthy and sustainable global food system.

The Working Conditions of Home Offices (ETERGO) study examines, for the first time, the conditions of remote work as a whole, taking into account physical and cognitive ergonomics, communality, and indoor air, and their associations with recovery from work, work ability and health.

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.