Blar i SIHF Open Archive på forfatter "Strand, Tor A"
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Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-methionine. Statement of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. VKM report 2016:57
Strand, Tor A; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Henjum, Sigrun; Holvik, Kristin; Skålhegg, Bjørn Steen; Stea, Tonje Holte; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2016) -
Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-phenylalanine and DL-phenylalanine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2016)At the request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA), the Norwegian Scientific Committee on Food Safety (VKM) has characterised the risk of specified doses of Lphenylalanine and DL-phenylalanine in food supplements. ... -
Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-proline. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. VKM report 2016:61
Holvik, Kristin; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Henjum, Sigrun; Løvik, Martinus; Skålhegg, Bjørn Steen; Stea, Tonje Holte; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2016)At the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has characterised the risk of specified doses of L-proline in food supplements. VKM concludes that: • In ... -
Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-serine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. VKM report 2016:59
Stea, Tonje Holte; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Henjum, Sigrun; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Skålhegg, Bjørn Steen; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2016)At the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has characterised the risk of daily doses of 50, 500, 1000, 1250, 1500 and 1750 mg/day L-serine in food ... -
Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-threonine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
Løvik, Martinus; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Henjum, Sigrun; Holvik, Kristin; Skålhegg, Bjørn Steen; Stea, Tonje Holte; Strand, Tor A; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2017)Short summary At the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has characterised the risk of specified doses of L-threonine in food supplements. VKM concludes ... -
Risk assessment of "other substances" – L-tryptophan. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
Holvik, Kristin; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Løvik, Martinus; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2016)The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, assessed the risk of specified doses of L-tryptophan in food supplements. VKM concludes that the specified ... -
Risk assessment of beta-carotene in food supplements. Scientific opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy
Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Frølich, Wenche; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2015)Beta-carotene is a provitamin, i.e. a precursor of vitamin A (retinol), which is classified as an essential nutrient for humans. Beta-carotene is one of many carotenoids found in plants, fungi and bacteria. Carotenoids are ... -
Risk assessment of folic acid in food supplements. Scientific opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy
Haugen, Margaretha; Frølich, Wenche; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Frøyland, Livar; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2015)The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) received a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to assess whether the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of folic acid should be amended in light of new ... -
Risk assessment of magnesium in food supplements. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
Haugen, Margaretha; Lillegaard, Inger Therese L.; Strand, Tor A; Frøyland, Livar; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2016)The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk associated with magnesium in ... -
Risk assessment of “other substances” - L-cysteine and L-cystine. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
Strand, Tor A; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Tell, Grethe S.; Vaktskjold, Arild; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2015)The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, assessed the risk of specified doses of L-cysteine and L-cystine in food supplements. VKM concludes ... -
Risk assessment of “other substances” – eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Vaktskjold, Arild; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2015)The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, assessed the risk of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and docosahexaenoic acid ... -
Sex-related change in BMI of 15- to 16-year-old Norwegian girls in cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2017
Bjertnæs, Asborg Sine Aanstad; Grundt, Jacob Holter; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Markestad, Trond Jacob; Strand, Tor A; Holten-Andersen, Mads Nikolaj (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity (OWOB) has stabilized in some countries, but a portion of children with high body mass index (BMI) may have become heavier. This study aimed to describe the distributions ... -
The Association Between Heart Rate Variability and Neurocognitive and Socio-Emotional Development in Nepalese Infants
Ask, Torvald F.; Ranjitkar, Suman; Manjeswori, Ulak; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Hysing, Mari; Strand, Tor A; Kvestad, Ingrid; Shrestha, Laxman; Andreassen, Marita; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Shilpakar, LB; Shrestha, Marina; Sütterlin, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Many young children in developing countries do not reach their developmental potential. Traditional methods for assessing developmental outcome are time consuming, thus, physiological measures that can ... -
The effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Kvestad, Ingrid; Shrestha, Merina; Ranjitkar, Suman; Basnet, Sudha; Hysing, Mari; Shrestha, Laxman; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Abstract INTRODUCTION: Vitamin B12 is crucial for normal cell division and differentiation, and necessary for the development and myelination of the central nervous system. Pregnant mothers in resource poor settings ... -
Thyroid function among breastfed children with chronically excessive iodine intakes
Aakre, Inger; Strand, Tor A; Bjøro, Trine; Nordheim, Ingrid; Barikmo, Ingrid; Ares, Susana; Alcorta, Marta Duque; Henjum, Sigrun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Iodine excess may impair thyroid function and trigger adverse health consequences for children. This study aims to describe iodine status among breastfed infants with high iodine exposure in the Saharawi refugee camps ... -
Vitamin B12 concentrations in milk from Norwegian women during the six first months of lactation
Henjum, Sigrun; Manger, Mari Skar; Hampel, Daniela; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh; Bastani, Nasser Ezzatkhah; Strand, Tor A; Refsum, Helga; Allen, Lindsay H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Human milk vitamin B12 (B12) concentrations depend on maternal status and intake; only few data are available in high-income countries. Objective: We assessed human milk B12 concentrations during the first 6 ... -
Vitamin B12, folate, and cognition in 6-to 9-year-olds: a randomized controlled trial
Kvestad, Ingrid; Taneja, Sunita; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Hysing, Mari; Bhandari, Nita; Strand, Tor A (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vitamin B12 and folate are important for normal brain development. Our objective for this study was to measure the effects of 6-month supplementation of vitamin B12 and/or folic acid in early ... -
Vitamin status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Ulak, Manjeswori; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L.; Henjum, Sigrun; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øivind; Shrestha, Prakash S.; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Graybill, Lauren; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Vitamin deficiencies are known to be common among infants residing in low- and middle-income countries but relatively few studies have assessed several biochemical parameters simultaneously. The objective of the study was ... -
Vitamin-D status and neurodevelopment and growth in young north Indian children: a secondary data analysis
Chowdhury, Ranadip; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Kvestad, Ingrid; Strand, Tor A; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Abstract Background Vitamin-D deficiency has been linked with impaired development in animal studies; however, the evidence from human studies is scanty. Evidence as to whether vitamin-D deficiency during early ...