Jyrki Virtanen
Research Director
Nutrition researcher
Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
[email protected] | +358 40 355 2957
I am a nutrition researcher, an adjunct professor of nutritional epidemiology and a licensed nutritionist. My main topics of interest include the role of dietary factors in development of chronic diseases, mainly cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and memory disorders. The study methods include both observational cohort studies and clinical trials.
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Associations of fructose consumption with prevalence and incidence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) - the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study
Saarinen, Ronja H; Virtanen, Heli EK; Hantunen, Sari; Salonen, Jukka T; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K, 2026, Journal of nutrition, 156, 2, 101318. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Circulating saturated fatty acids and incident chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of de-novo prospective cohort investigations
Lidgard, Benjamin; Fretts, Amanda M.; Zelnick, Leila R.; van Westing, Anniek C.; Geleijnse, Johanna M.; Steur, Marinka; Samieri, Cécilia; Helmer, Catherine; Le Goff, Mélanie; Chen, Yun Yu; Chien, Kuo Liong; Ong, Kwok Leung; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Siscovick, David; Wu, Jason H.Y.; de Boer, Ian H.; Imamura, Fumiaki; Forouhi, Nita G.; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Birukov, Anna; Jäeger, Susanne; Schulze, Matthias B.; Tuomilehto, Jaakko; Uusitupa, Matti; Lindström, Jaana; Tintle, Nathan; Harris, William S.;, 2026, American journal of clinical nutrition, 126, 101138. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Differences of self-regulated learning between higher education students with and without a history of pedagogical support. A learning analytics approach
Venäläinen, Kalle; Sointu, Erkko; Väisänen, Sanna; López Pernas, Sonsoles; Tuominen, Ville; Valtonen, Teemu; Saqr, Mohammed; Virtanen, Jyrki; Hirsto, Laura, 2026, E-learning and education, [Published 2026-02-25], 1-22. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Reply to JK DiStefano and GS Gerhard
Saarinen, Ronja H.; Virtanen, Heli E.K.; Hantunen, Sari; Salonen, Jukka T.; Tuomainen, Tomi Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K., 2026, Journal of nutrition, 156, 5, 101439. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
The Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on the Risk of Falls in a General Population — The Finnish Vitamin D Trial
Rikkonen, Toni; Hantunen, Sari; Kröger, Heikki; Lamberg‐Allardt, Christel; Manson, JoAnn E; Nurmi, Tarja; Tuppurainen, Marjo; Voutilainen, Ari; Tuomainen, Tomi‐Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K, 2026, Journal of the american geriatrics society, [First published: 13 January 2026], 1-10. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Vitamin D supplementation and incidence of major depressive disorder – A randomized clinical trial
Ahl, Noora-Maria; Hantunen, Sari; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Lamberg-Allardt, Christel; Manson, JoAnn E; Nurmi, Tarja; Uusitupa, Matti; Voutilainen, Ari; Tolmunen, Tommi; Virtanen, Jyrki K, 2026, Clinical nutrition, 57, 106570. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Adherence to a healthy Nordic diet is associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms
Roponen, Johanna; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Partonen, Timo; Absetz, Pilvikki; Hantunen, Sari; Tuomainen, Tomi Pekka; Nuutinen, Outi; Tolmunen, Tommi; Ruusunen, Anu, 2025, British journal of nutrition, 134, 1, 79-85. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Associations of serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations with heart rate at rest, during and after exercise in men
Esmaili, Haleh; Tajik, Behnam; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Kurl, Sudhir; Salonen, Jukka T; Virtanen, Jyrki K, 2025, Nutrition metabolism and cardiovascular diseases, 35, 7, 103873. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Associations of serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations with heart rate-corrected QT and JT intervals in middle-aged males
Esmaili, Haleh; Tajik, Behnam; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Kauhanen, Jussi; Kurl, Sudhir; Salonen, Jukka T; Virtanen, Jyrki K, 2025, Journal of nutrition, 155, 11, 4016-4022. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Concentrations of the serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and hair mercury in men in different apolipoprotein E phenotypes
Fagerholm, Unna; Virtanen, Heli EK; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Salonen, Jukka T; Virtanen, Jyrki K, 2025, Biometals, 38, 3, 807-816. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research