
Nutritional epidemiology research group
Leaders
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Jyrki Virtanen
Associate ProfessorSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Sari Hantunen
Senior University LecturerSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition
We mainly do observational research, but also run clinical trials. Our main study population is the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD), one of the most extensively examined study populations in the world. An important clinical trial is the Finnish Vitamin D Trial (FIND), a 5-y study of the effects of vitamin D supplementation on disease prevention. We are also involved in the Kuopio Birth Cohort study (KuBiCo), which investigates the effects of genetics and environmental and lifestyle factors during pregnancy on health status of the mother and the child. In order to reduce costs and save time in data collection, we have created an internet-based and automated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to collect nutrition data in large study populations.
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Leaders
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Jyrki Virtanen
Associate ProfessorSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Sari Hantunen
Senior University LecturerSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition
Professors
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Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen
ProfessorSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Eija Lönnroos
ProfessorSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition
Senior Researchers
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Anu Ruusunen
Clinical LecturerSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition