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Anna Sigríður Ólafsdóttir - Professor
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School of Education
Anna Sigríður Ólafsdóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Professor
Location
Stakkahlíð - Enni
Phone
525 - 5327
Email
annaso [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Studies
Website
http://bragdlaukathjalfun.hi.is
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7258-1727
Research portal – Anna Sigríður Ólafsdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
NÆR606G - Clinical Nutrition and pathology I
ÍÞH036M - Health behaviour and food choice
HÍT201G - Nutrition and energy balance
HÍT401G - Nutrition and health
HHE201M - Skills training for health promotion (practicum)
NÆR613M - Food and culture
HÍT501M - Nutrition and training in youth
HÍT502M - Nutrition in performance sports
HÍT503M - Nutrition in performance sports
Published works
2024
On autopilot
Laeknabladid
Frávik í blóðgildum og skerðing á insúlínnæmi barna og unglinga í Heilsuskóla Barnaspítala Hringsins
Læknablaðið
A real‐life snapshot: Evaluating exposures to low energy availability in male athletes from various sports
Physiological Reports
Patterns of energy availability and carbohydrate intake differentiate between adaptable and problematic low energy availability in female athletes
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
2023
Changes in Anxiety following Taste Education Intervention
Nutrients
Cost-utility analysis of the UPRIGHT intervention promoting resilience in adolescents
BMC Psychiatry
Body Composition in Fussy-Eating Children, with and without Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Their Parents, Following a Taste Education Intervention
Nutrients
Body dissatisfaction, disordered eating and exercise behaviours
BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
Incidence of mental disorders in the general population aged 1–30 years disaggregated by gender and socioeconomic status
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2022
Changes in Eating Behaviors Following Taste Education Intervention: Focusing on Children with and without Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Their Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Nutrients
2021
Randomized Trial for Weight Loss Using a Digital Therapeutic Application
Journal of diabetes science and technology
Odds of fussy eating are greater among children with obesity and anxiety
Obesity Science and Practice
Fussy eating among children and their parents
Nutrients
Old question revisited
Nutrients
Henta lágkolvetnamataræði og föstur í þjálfun?
Læknablaðið
Taste education – A food-based intervention in a school setting, focusing on children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. A randomized controlled trial
Appetite
Relevance of well-being, resilience, and health-related quality of life to mental health profiles of European adolescents
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Measuring Resilience Across Participating Regions in the UPRIGHT EU Horizon 2020 Project
Frontiers in Psychology
2020
Þegar orkuna skortir-áhrif hlutfallslegs orkuskorts í í róttum (RED-s) á heilsu og árangur
Laeknabladid
Þegar orkuna skortir
Læknablaðið
Development and validation of the theory-driven School Resilience Scale for Adults
Children and Youth Services Review
Þegar orkuna skortir
Læknablaðið
Co-creation and regional adaptation of a resilience-based universal whole-school program in five European regions
European Educational Research Journal
2019
UPRIGHT, a resilience-based intervention to promote mental well-being in schools: study rationale and methodology for a European randomized controlled trial
BMC Public Health
2018
Cross-sectional study of randomly selected 18-year-old students showed that body mass index was only associated with sleep duration in girls
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Incorporating appetite awareness training within family-based behavioral treatment of pediatric obesity
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
The UPRIGHT project
Composition of School Meals in Sweden, Finland, and Iceland
Journal of School Health
2017
Helicobacter pylori infection in Icelandic children
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Offitumeðferð barna í Heilsuskóla Barnaspítalans: Breytingar á algengi ADHD, einhverfu, kvíða og þunglyndis
Sálfræðiritið
The effect of schooling on basic cognition in selected nordic countries
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Health promotion and home economics belong together-progress towards extended curricula in teacher education
International Journal of Home Economics
Matarumhverfi við íþróttaiðkun barna
Netla – Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Matarumhverfi við íþróttaiðkun barna: rannsóknarverkefni
Netla
Nordic children’s conceptualizations of healthy eating in relation to school lunch
Health Education
2016
Development and validation of a photographic method to use for dietary assessment in school settings
PLoS ONE
Health behavior and metabolic risk factors associated with normal weight obesity in adolescents
PLoS ONE
Fæðuval unglinga og samspil við aðra heilsutengda hegðun
Hamlandi viðhorf til eigin mataræðis - algengi og forspárþættir á Íslandi
Læknablaðið
School meal provision, health, and cognitive function in a Nordic setting - The ProMeal-study
Food and Nutrition Research
The relation between physical activity, fitness, and fatness in adolescents
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council
Hamlandi viðhorf til eigin mataræðis - Algengi og forspárþættir á Íslandi
Laeknabladid
2015
Mikilvægi mittismáls við eftirlit barna með offitu. Alvarleg frávik í blóðgildum hjá íslenskum börnum með offitu
Læknablaðið
Fatness but Not Fitness Relative to the Fat-Free Mass Is Related to C-Reactive Protein in 18 Year-Old Adolescents
PLoS ONE
Mikilvægi mittismáls við eftirlit barna með offitu. Alvarleg frávik í blóðgildum hjá íslenskum börnum með offitu
Læknablaðið
2014
Fjölskyldumiðuð atferlismeðferð fyrir of feit börn - Samantekt á niðurstöðum meðferðar og langtímaniðurstöðum við tveggja ára eftirfylgd
Laeknabladid
2013
Áhrif 6 mánaða fjölþættrarþjálfunar á hreyfigetu, vöðvakraft, þol og líkamsþyngdarstuðul eldri einstaklinga. Eru áhrif þjálfunar sambærileg hjá konum og körlum?
Læknabladid
Weight loss before conception
Food and Nutrition Research
Effects of exercise training and nutrition counseling on body composition and cardiometabolic factors in old individuals
European Geriatric Medicine
2012
Lifestyle intervention at sea changes body composition, metabolic profile and fitness
Public Health
Childhood obesity and co-morbid problems
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Holdafar, úthald, hreyfing og efnaskiptasnið meðal 18 ára íslenskra framhaldsskólanema
Laeknabladid
Effects of a 6-month multimodal training intervention on retention of functional fitness in older adults
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Teasing and social rejection among obese children enrolling in family-based behavioural treatment
International Journal of Obesity
2011
A randomized-controlled pilot study of Epstein's family-based behavioural treatment for childhood obesity in a clinical setting in Iceland
Nordic Psychology
The role of parental motivation in family-based treatment for childhood obesity
Obesity
Áhrif mismunandi fræðslu á matarvenjur og matargerð eldri einstaklinga
Netla
2006
Combined effects of maternal smoking status and dietary intake related to weight gain and birth size parameters
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Relationship between high consumption of marine fatty acids in early pregnancy and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Comparison of women's diet assessed by FFQs and 24-hour recalls with and without underreporters
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
Polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet and breast milk of lactating Icelandic women with traditional fish and cod liver oil consumption
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
Maternal diet in early and late pregnancy in relation to weight gain
International Journal of Obesity
2005
Relationship between dietary intake of cod liver oil in early pregnancy and birthweight
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2001
Fat-soluble vitamins in the maternal diet, influence of cod liver oil supplementation and impact of the maternal diet on human milk composition
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
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