Frøydis Nordgård Vik

• Beinert, Cecilie; Nistås, Anita; Myrvoll, Eli Anne; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Røed, Margrethe (2026). Beyond the plate: Exploring students’ experiences with a food education intervention in an after-school program setting. Public Health in Practice. 12. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100815. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objectives Establishing healthy dietary patterns in childhood lowers the risk of developing non-communicable diseases. After-school programs are important settings in public health work, as they reach a majority of young students and shape everyday food and meal practices. The aim of this study was to explore students’ experiences of being “food agents”, a central role in an intervention aiming to increase food literacy competencies. The after-school program employees' experiences with students as food agents during the intervention were included in the analysis, to broaden the perspectives. Study design Qualitative focus groups and individual interviews. Methods Qualitative focus groups with 19 students from 2nd (7-8 years old) to 4th grade (10-11 years old) and individual interviews with six after-school program employees in Norway. The anonymous transcripts were uploaded to Nvivo 15 and analysed inductively using Braun and Clarkes reflexive thematic analysis approach. Results The students enjoyed being part of the intervention and acting as food agents. They reported joy of preparing and serving food, learning new cooking skills and trying new foods. Gaining responsibility and receiving positive feedback from peers on their work is something which provided them with a sense of growth and mastering. This feedback was supported by the staff who observed positive engagement among the students. Conclusions Our results suggest that including students in preparing and serving meals in after-school programs can provide students with valuable experiences related to both food literacy competencies and personal growth.

• Osorio, Natalie Garzon; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Helland, Sissel Heidi; Love, Penelope & Abel, Marianne Hope [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2026). A Formative Evaluation of Parental Perceptions Related to Acceptability, Appropriateness, Feasibility, and Reported Use of an e-Learning Resource Targeting Diet in the First 1000 Days: Survey Study. JMIR Formative Research. 10, p. 1–13. doi: 10.2196/84277. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background In October 2022, the Nutrition Now (NN) e-learning resource was implemented within Maternal and Child Healthcare centers and Early Childhood Education and Care centers of a southern Norwegian municipality. The e-learning resource targets expectant parents, parents of children aged 0‐2 years, and Early Childhood Education and Care staff, aiming to promote healthy dietary behaviors during the first 1000 days of life. Objective This study aimed to explore parental perceptions related to the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, and reported use of the NN e-learning resource among parents. Methods From October 2022 to May 2023, expecting parents and parents of children aged 0‐2 years were recruited from 2 Norwegian municipalities, one intervention group receiving access to the NN e-learning resource, and one control. Participants in the intervention group received a web-based follow-up questionnaire 7 months after gaining access to the NN e-learning resource. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results Of the 179 participants in the NN study intervention group, 48 completed the web-based follow-up questionnaire administered 7 months after enrollment. Parents rated the e-learning resource positively on items assessing whether they liked and appreciated the resource, perceived it as an appropriate source of information, and found it doable and easy to use. Most respondents reported visiting the resource (38/48, 79%), although only 21% (10/48) reported frequent visits. Less than half of the participants answering the web-based follow-up questionnaire reported having watched the theme films (20/48, 42%), the recipe films (17/48, 35%), or making food using recipes provided in the e-learning resource (20/48, 42%). Conclusions Parents rated the NN e-learning resource positively but reported limited use. These findings point to the need for strategies that enhance engagement with self-guided digital interventions among expectant parents and parents of young children. Future efforts should focus on identifying how to maximize potential adoption of the e-learning resource and evaluate its impact to promote healthy dietary behaviors during the first 1000 days of life.

• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Medin, Anine Christine; Valen, Erlend Nuland; Salvesen, Lorentz; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord (2026). Lessons learned from digital dietary interventions targeting the preconception population. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. ISSN 0029-6651. doi: 10.1017/S0029665126102286. Full text in Research Archive
• Valen, Erlend Nuland; Wills, Andrew Keith; Medin, Anine Christine; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Engeset, Dagrun & Salvesen, Lorentz [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2026). Effect of a digital dietary intervention on diet quality in young adults in Norway – The PREPARED randomised controlled trial. BMC Nutrition. 12. doi: 10.1186/s40795-026-01278-4. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Nutritional status and lifestyle during the preconception phase, the months and years before conception, may have substantial impact on the health of the next generation. Diet quality during these years has been a neglected in previous dietary assessments. Methods The PREPARED study is a digital intervention with a randomised controlled trial design with the aim to assess its effectiveness on diet quality and micronutrient adequacy. Individuals with a Norwegian identification number without biological children aged 20–35 were recruited using social media platforms. Data was collected digitally using a dietary screener which was recoded into a diet quality score (DQS) and a 24-hour recall recoded into binary variables to compare adherence to the average requirement defined by the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. The intervention group received access to a digital resource where all components were created using the Determinants of Nutrition and Eating framework (DONE), with new weekly content across 6 months. Results From the total sample of 1374, the follow-up sample consisted of 186 participants (13.5%) (Control: 99, Intervention: 87) on DQS, and 150 (10.9%) on micronutrient adequacy. The mean difference between intervention and control in total diet quality score was + 1.0 (IQR − 3.0, 4.9) (adjusted p = 0.63). The results showed no improvement in diet quality or change in proportion of participants reaching average requirements between the intervention and control group. Conclusions We found no evidence towards having a healthier diet in any of the groups at the end of the trial, and there were no differences in proportions reaching average requirement for selected micronutrients. The substantial loss to follow-up might have had a significant impact on the results. Improving or developing strategies for recruitment and keeping retention rates is an important area for future intervention studies.

• Lian, Henrik; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Medin, Anine Christine; Osorio, Natalie Garzon & Helle, Christine [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2025). Implementation strategies: lessons learned during an e-learning intervention to improve dietary behaviors and feeding practices in early childhood education and care. BMC Nutrition. 11(1). doi: 10.1186/s40795-024-00990-3. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centers play an important role in fostering healthy dietary habits. The Nutrition Now project focusing on improving dietary habits during the first 1000 days of life. Central to the project is the implementation of an e-learning resource aimed at promoting feeding practices among staff and healthy dietary behaviours for children aged 0–3 years in ECEC. Implementing new interventions often presents challenges. This study explores ECEC staff views and experiences with selected strategies for implementing an e-learning resource in ECEC centers in a municipality in Southern Norway. Methods The study is a part of the Nutrition Now study, a hybrid type 1 non-randomized controlled trial. The implementation process followed the Dynamic Integrated Evaluation Model (DIEM). Implementation strategies were selected from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project and included identify and prepare champions, conduct educational meetings, distribute educational materials, create a learning collaborative, and remind clinicians. ECEC teachers from participating ECEC centers in the intervention municipality were recruited as champions. Brief (5–7 min minutes), semi-structured phone interviews, covering key points, were conducted with the champions 8 times, evenly distributed over six months. The interviews were analysed using qualitative thematic analysis. Results In total, 29 of the invited ECEC centers (53%) participated, and 260 brief interviews (88%) were conducted with champions (n=37). An evaluation of the feedback from the champions suggests that the five selected implementation strategies were acceptable. Five main themes were developed by qualitative analysis: 1) Being a champion resembles what I already do. 2) Educational meetings are fine but take time. I prefer when peers share experiences. 3) Newsletters were helpful and reminded me, but I do not always have enough time to read. 4) Evaluations have increased my awareness, and we do them informally and formally. 5) The regular phone calls reminded me I could receive support and express my opinion Conclusion This study’s findings suggest that several implementation strategies are acceptable for stakeholders in an ECEC e-learning healthy eating intervention. However, time constraints among champions may hinder deep engagement. These results provide valuable insights into how the selected implementation strategies may function in practice and how they are perceived and experienced by the ECECs staff. Trial registration Trial registration on June 6, 2022: ISRCTN10694967.

• Valand, Ida Ulrikke; Bjørkkjær, Tormod; Kiland, Charlotte; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2025). Feasibility of a dietary life skills course aimed at fostering cooking skills and a healthy diet among university students. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 11. doi: 10.1186/s40814-025-01680-y. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background The transition from living at home to independent university life has been associated with deteriorated health outcomes, and many university students lack cooking skills. Life skills education promotes skills essential to mastering everyday challenges such as planning and preparing healthy meals. We developed a dietary life skills course to foster cooking skills and a healthy diet among university students. This paper describes the feasibility testing of this Skills for Life course.

• Ruge, Dorte; Johannesen, Heather Dawn; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Janik, Zdenek & Kostanjevec, stojan (2024). Introduction to Thematic issue: Interdisciplinarity. Futures of Education, Culture and Nature - Learning to Become (FECUN). ISSN 2794-2899. 2(3). Full text in Research Archive
• Zhou, Bin; Cesare, Mariachiara Di; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A; Ahmad, Nor Ani; Bovet, Pascal & Chen, Zhengming [Show all 51 contributors for this article] (2024). General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants. The Lancet. ISSN 0140-6736. 404(10455), p. 851–863. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01405-3. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Adiposity can be measured using BMI (which is based on weight and height) as well as indices of abdominal adiposity. We examined the association between BMI and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) within and across populations of different world regions and quantified how well these two metrics discriminate between people with and without hypertension. Methods: We used data from studies carried out from 1990 to 2023 on BMI, WHtR and hypertension in people aged 20–64 years in representative samples of the general population in eight world regions. We graphically compared the regional distributions of BMI and WHtR, and calculated Pearson's correlation coefficients between BMI and WHtR within each region. We used mixed-effects linear regression to estimate the extent to which WHtR varies across regions at the same BMI. We graphically examined the prevalence of hypertension and the distribution of people who have hypertension both in relation to BMI and WHtR, and we assessed how closely BMI and WHtR discriminate between participants with and without hypertension using C-statistic and net reclassification improvement (NRI). Findings: The correlation between BMI and WHtR ranged from 0·76 to 0·89 within different regions. After adjusting for age and BMI, mean WHtR was highest in south Asia for both sexes, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean and the region of central Asia, Middle East and north Africa. Mean WHtR was lowest in central and eastern Europe for both sexes, in the high-income western region for women, and in Oceania for men. Conversely, to achieve an equivalent WHtR, the BMI of the population of south Asia would need to be, on average, 2·79 kg/m2 (95% CI 2·31–3·28) lower for women and 1·28 kg/m2 (1·02–1·54) lower for men than in the high-income western region. In every region, hypertension prevalence increased with both BMI and WHtR. Models with either of these two adiposity metrics had virtually identical C-statistics and NRIs for every region and sex, with C-statistics ranging from 0·72 to 0·81 and NRIs ranging from 0·34 to 0·57 in different region and sex combinations. When both BMI and WHtR were used, performance improved only slightly compared with using either adiposity measure alone. Interpretation: BMI can distinguish young and middle-aged adults with higher versus lower amounts of abdominal adiposity with moderate-to-high accuracy, and both BMI and WHtR distinguish people with or without hypertension. However, at the same BMI level, people in south Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the region of central Asia, Middle East and north Africa, have higher WHtR than in the other regions. Funding: UK Medical Research Council and UK Research and Innovation (Innovate UK).

• Medin, Anine Christine; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Helle, Christine; Helland, Sissel Heidi; Wills, Andrew Keith & Osorio, Natalie Garzon [Show all 22 contributors for this article] (2024). Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting: an implementation trial – protocol for Phase 2 of the Nutrition Now project. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1326787. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Few effective health interventions transition from smaller efficacy or effectiveness studies to real-world implementation at scale, representing a gap between evidence and practice. Recognising this, we have developed Nutrition Now – a tailored digital resource building on four efficacious dietary interventions, aiming to improve nutrition in the important first 1,000 days of life. Nutrition Now targets and guides expectant parents and parents of 0–2 year olds, serves as a reliable source of evidence-based information for midwives and public health nurses at maternal and child healthcare (MCH) centres, and offers pedagogical tools for early childhood education and care (ECEC) staff. The aim of this study is to implement Nutrition Now at scale and evaluate the impact of different sets of multifaceted implementation strategies on implementation outcomes. Methods: A quasi-experimental design with three study arms will be used, providing either low, medium or high implementation support, when rolled out in 50 municipalities in 2 counties in Norway. Nutrition Now will be implemented in MCH and ECEC settings and made available to expectant parents and parents of 0–2 year olds through social media and MCH. The implementation support builds on strategies described in the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) implementation framework and is informed by dialogues with stakeholders. Impact of the different degree of implementation support will be assessed by examining reach, adoption, fidelity, and sustainability using usage data generated from the Nutrition Now resource, publicly available municipal data and qualitative interviews with MCH and ECEC staff. Discussion: Nutrition Now Phase 2 will break new ground by scaling up successively delivered and complementary dietary interventions in the first 1,000 days of life in a real-life context. The project also seeks to identify what level of implementation support is most effective when implementing digital, scalable, evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in community settings. The project will inform implementation research and provide knowledge about effective implementation strategies to be used in a national scale-up of Nutrition Now. Trial registration: The study is registered prospectively (submitted 14/06/2022, registration date: 19/06/2022) in the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number registry (ISRCTN): reg. Number: ISRCTN10694967, https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10694967.

• Wills, Andrew Keith; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Lippevelde, Wendy Van; Barker, Mary Elizabeth; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2024). Preconception diet in adolescence and its association with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and preterm birth. Results from The HUNT study. British Journal of Nutrition. ISSN 0007-1145. p. 1–8. doi: 10.1017/S0007114524000746. Full text in Research Archive
• Ruge, Dorte; Johannsen, Heather Dawn; Gaarsmand, Solveig; Lauridsen, Anja Rousing; Thedchanmoorthy, Thujetha & Janik, Zdenek [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Interdisciplinarity and the fostering of sustainable - competences-implications and limitations. Futures of Education, Culture and Nature - Learning to Become (FECUN). ISSN 2794-2899. p. 99–127. Full text in Research Archive
• Røed, Margrethe; Beinert, Cecilie; Bjornes, Camilla & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2024). Sustainable Diets: A submodule in the SustainComp Curriculum. Futures of Education, Culture and Nature - Learning to Become (FECUN). ISSN 2794-2899. 2(3), p. 11–27. Full text in Research Archive
• Ostojic, Sergej; Phelps, Nowell H.; Singleton, Rosie K.; Zhou, Bin; Heap, Rachel & Mishra, Anu [Show all 54 contributors for this article] (2024). Worldwide trends in the underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3,633 population-representative studies with 222 million school-aged children, adolescents, and adults. The Lancet. ISSN 0140-6736. 403(10431), p. 1027–1050. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods We used data from 3663 population-based studies with 222 million participants that measured height and weight in representative samples of the general population. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends in the prevalence of different BMI categories, separately for adults (age ≥20 years) and school-aged children and adolescents (age 5–19 years), from 1990 to 2022 for 200 countries and territories. For adults, we report the individual and combined prevalence of underweight (BMI <18·5 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI <2 SD below the median of the WHO growth reference) and obesity (BMI >2 SD above the median). Findings From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity in adults decreased in 11 countries (6%) for women and 17 (9%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 that the observed changes were true decreases. The combined prevalence increased in 162 countries (81%) for women and 140 countries (70%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80. In 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity was highest in island nations in the Caribbean and Polynesia and Micronesia, and countries in the Middle East and north Africa. Obesity prevalence was higher than underweight with posterior probability of at least 0·80 in 177 countries (89%) for women and 145 (73%) for men in 2022, whereas the converse was true in 16 countries (8%) for women, and 39 (20%) for men. From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of thinness and obesity decreased among girls in five countries (3%) and among boys in 15 countries (8%) with a posterior probability of at least 0·80, and increased among girls in 140 countries (70%) and boys in 137 countries (69%) with a posterior probability of at least 0·80. The countries with highest combined prevalence of thinness and obesity in school-aged children and adolescents in 2022 were in Polynesia and Micronesia and the Caribbean for both sexes, and Chile and Qatar for boys. Combined prevalence was also high in some countries in south Asia, such as India and Pakistan, where thinness remained prevalent despite having declined. In 2022, obesity in school-aged children and adolescents was more prevalent than thinness with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 among girls in 133 countries (67%) and boys in 125 countries (63%), whereas the converse was true in 35 countries (18%) and 42 countries (21%), respectively. In almost all countries for both adults and school-aged children and adolescents, the increases in double burden were driven by increases in obesity, and decreases in double burden by declining underweight or thinness. Interpretation The combined burden of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries, driven by an increase in obesity, while underweight and thinness remain prevalent in south Asia and parts of Africa. A healthy nutrition transition that enhances access to nutritious foods is needed to address the remaining burden of underweight while curbing and reversing the increase in obesity.

• Osorio, Natalie Garzon; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Helle, Christine; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Helland, Sissel Heidi [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2024). Implementing an early-life nutrition intervention through primary healthcare: staff perspectives. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11582-z. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Nutrition interventions targeting early childhood can be cost-effective and may provide lifelong, intergenerational benefits. From October 2022 to April 2023 the Nutrition Now (NN) e-learning resource was implemented within Early Childhood Education and Care centres and the Maternal and Child Healthcare Centre (MCHC) in a southern Norwegian municipality. As part of the NN project, the present study aims to explore the MCHC staff’s experiences with implementing the NN resource, to gain insights into measures important to scale up digital early-life nutrition interventions. Methods: Three group interviews were conducted among public health nurses and midwives alongside one individual interview with the department leader of a MCHC in May 2023. An inductive thematic analysis, as described by Braun and Clarke, was conducted to generate the key themes and subthemes regarding the implementation process of NN within the MCHC. Results: Three main themes were generated: [1] Important resource but not always utilized; [2] Parents are interested but had issues with access; and [3] Staff and stakeholder buy-in and commitment needed from the start. Overall, the staff viewed the NN resource as a potential tool for promoting diet-related topics and believed it could support the guidance they were already providing parents. However, few staff members fully familiarized themselves with the resource. While staff perceived parents as positive when informed about NN, they believed issues such as access challenges, competing platforms, and time constraints reduced parental engagement. Lastly, staff suggested improvements for NN’s implementation, including enhanced training, better planning, assigning champions, and lowering the threshold for access. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the real-world implementation of digital evidence-based health behaviour interventions is feasible but would be enhanced by employing strategies focusing on engagement and utilization.

• Beinert, Cecilie; Røed, Margrethe & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2024). How effective is nutrition training for staff running after school programs in improving quality of food purchased and meal practices? A program evaluation. BMC Research Notes. 17(1). doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06798-5. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Medin, Anine Christine; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Ostojic, Sergej (2023). Nutrition in a lifecourse perspective: From molecular aspects to public health approaches. Maternal & Child Nutrition. ISSN 1740-8695. 20(S2). doi: 10.1111/mcn.13582. Full text in Research Archive
• Ostojic, Sergej; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Individual nutrients and serum klotho levels in adults aged 40–79 years. Food Science & Nutrition. 11(6), p. 3279–3286. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.3310. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Several dietary factors (including adherence to the Mediterranean diet or higher nut intake) seem to positively affect circulating antiaging Klotho protein levels; yet, a description of possible relationships between individual nutrients and Klotho activity has not been evaluated. We analyzed the association of dietary intake of individual macro- and micronutrients and nonnutritive food components with circulating Klotho levels in a sample of 40- to 79-year-old US adults. Data from the 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Nutrient/food component intakes were calculated in relation to total energy intake using the nutrient density method, and available pristine serum samples were analyzed for serum Klotho concentrations. The final study sample consisted of 2637 participants (mean age 59.0 ± 10.7 years; 52% women). Higher Klotho concentrations were found with higher intake of carbohydrates (p < .001), total sugars (p < .001), dietary fibers (p < .001), vitamin D (p = .05), total folates (p = .015), and copper (p = .018). The results of the regression analysis with a crude model showed significant associations among five nutrients/food components (carbohydrates, alcohol, total sugars, dietary fibers, and niacin) and soluble Klotho levels across the sample. After adjusting the models for age and gender, the nutrient/food component–Klotho association remained significant for carbohydrates, total sugars, and alcohol (p < .05). Dietary exposure to individual nutrients and nonnutritive food components appears to be associated with Klotho activity; however, additional research is needed to investigate the relationship between cause and effect in diet composition–Klotho interplay.

• Ruge, Dorte; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Björklund, Johanna & Frödén, Sara (2023). Introduksjon. In Ruge, Dorte; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Björklund, Johanna & Frödén, Sara (Ed.), Læring gennem mad og måltider i grundskolen Teori og praksis fra Danmark, Sverige og Norge. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202797744. p. 11–32. doi: 10.23865/noasp.182.ch1.1. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Skolemåltidet som sosial arena og sosial utjevning. In Ruge, Dorte; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Björklund, Johanna & Frödén, Sara (Ed.), Læring gennem mad og måltider i grundskolen Teori og praksis fra Danmark, Sverige og Norge. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202797744. p. 237–255. doi: 10.23865/noasp.182.ch3.3. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This chapter provides novel insight into experiences from one municipality in Norway in serving a free lunchtime meal to all school students for the past 14 years, through a program that is still ongoing. The chapter also looks at the School Meal Project in Southern Norway and the experiences of students and teachers with its one-year free school meal program. Overall experiences from these two initiatives are that a free school meal creates a social arena that is important to the students and the teachers. Furthermore, they reduced social inequalities, representing a substantial public health potential. Both students and teachers emphasized that sharing a meal together created social interaction between students and between students and teachers at mealtime, promoted well-being, social learning processes and equality among the students. Social equality was also emphasized because all the students were served the same food, and no one was embarrassed by not bringing a proper packed lunch from home. The students that have received free school meals for 14 years expressed pride in the school meal and that they feel the school/municipality cares about their health and well-being. Municipal administrators registered contentment, improved social skills and reduced social inequality among students.

• Valen, Erlend Nuland; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Hardy-Johnson, Polly; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Salvesen, Lorentz & Omholt, Mona Linge [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Lessons learned from talking with adults about nutrition: A qualitative study in the PREPARED project. Maternal & Child Nutrition. ISSN 1740-8695. 20(S2). doi: 10.1111/mcn.13540. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Improving diet and dietary behaviour of men and women before pregnancy has thepotential to benefit both their current and long‐term health and the health of theirchildren. Little is known, however, about adults' perception of diet's role inprepregnancy health. This study aimed to explore the state of knowledge andawareness of preconception nutritional health in adults within the fertile age rangeand what they perceived could motivate healthy eating using the self‐determinationtheory as a theoretical framework. We analysed 33 short exploratory interviewswith men (n= 18) and women (n= 15) aged 18–45 years. Participants were grabsampled from three different public locations in the southern part of Norway.Interviews were audio‐recorded, transcribed verbatim in 2020 and analysed using athematic analysis with a semantic approach in 2022. The findings suggest that adultswithin the fertile age range are not intrinsically motivated to eat healthily, but whenthey do, it is because eating healthily often aligns with other goals consistent withtheir values, that is, getting fit or looking good. They possess some basic knowledgeof healthy behaviours during pregnancy but are generally unaware of the importanceof preconception health and nutrition. There is a need to increase awareness ofthe impact of preconception health on the health of this and future generations.Improved nutritional education on the significance of diet before conception mightfacilitate optimal conditions for conceiving and for pregnancy in the adult populationwithin fertile age range.

• Mishra, Anu; Zhou, Bin; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, Honor; Singleton, Rosie K. & Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. [Show all 1,626 contributors for this article] (2023). Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development. Nature. ISSN 0028-0836. 615(7954), p. 874–883. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05772-8. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1,2,3,4,5,6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million participants, to report the height and body-mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years on the basis of rural and urban place of residence in 200 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, children and adolescents residing in cities were taller than their rural counterparts in all but a few high-income countries. By 2020, the urban height advantage became smaller in most countries, and in many high-income western countries it reversed into a small urban-based disadvantage. The exception was for boys in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in some countries in Oceania, south Asia and the region of central Asia, Middle East and north Africa. In these countries, successive cohorts of boys from rural places either did not gain height or possibly became shorter, and hence fell further behind their urban peers. The difference between the age-standardized mean BMI of children in urban and rural areas was <1.1 kg m–2 in the vast majority of countries. Within this small range, BMI increased slightly more in cities than in rural areas, except in south Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and some countries in central and eastern Europe. Our results show that in much of the world, the growth and developmental advantages of living in cities have diminished in the twenty-first century, whereas in much of sub-Saharan Africa they have amplified.

• Salvesen, Lorentz; Valen, Erlend Larsen; Wills, Andrew Keith; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Engeset, Dagrun [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Developmental origins of health and disease knowledge is associated with diet quality in preconception young adult men and women. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. ISSN 2040-1744. 15(5). doi: 10.1017/S2040174423000314. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) approach supports that nutritional exposures in early life affect an individual’s later health and risk of disease. Dietary exposure during the preconception period may also influence individual, and inter- and transgenerational health and disease risk, in both men and women. This study aimed to describe knowledge of the DOHaD approach (DOHaDKNOWLEDGE) and diet quality in preconception young adults in Norway, to assess associations between DOHaDKNOWLEDGE and a Diet Quality Score (DQS), and to assess gender differences in those above. Data from 1362 preconception young adults was obtained from the PREPARED study baseline dataset. The sample had 88% women participants, a mean age of 27 years, 36% had overweight or obesity, and 77% had higher level of education. DOHaDKNOWLEDGE was assessed by the participants’ agreement to five statements using a Likert scale. Diet quality was assessed using aspects of diet quality and a DQS derived from a dietary screener. We found moderate level of both DOHaDKNOWLEDGE (12/20 points) and diet quality (DQS: 60/100 points), indicating potential for improvements. Specifically, the greatest potential for diet quality improvements were observed for sugary foods, red and processed meats, legumes, and unsalted nuts and seeds. Gender differences were observed for both DOHaDKNOWLEDGE and diet quality. DOHaDKNOWLEDGE was positively associated with DQS, adjusted for sociodemographic factors, with little evidence of an interaction effect by gender. This study indicates that knowledge of the DOHaD approach is positively associated with diet quality in preconception young men and women. Future studies should consider incorporating pregnancy intentions, relationship status, and health literacy.

• Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen; Ruge, Dorte; Leblanc, Marissa Erin; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Associations between having breakfast and reading literacy achievement among Nordic primary school students. Education Inquiry. doi: 10.1080/20004508.2022.2092978. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Having breakfast is associated with improved diet quality, cognitive- and academic performance and can therefore positively impact learning and health, although the impact on reading literacy is unknown in the Nordic countries. The aim of this study was to assess the association between having breakfast often versus rarely and reading literacy achievement based on Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) from 2016. The sample consisted of Danish (N = 3508), Finnish (N = 4896), Norwegian (N = 4232) and Swedish (N = 4525) students, 10–11 years old. Students self-reported their frequency of having breakfast. Linear regression analysis (adjusted for socio-economic status and gender) showed that those who often vs. rarely had breakfast achieved a higher reading literacy score. The results suggest that having breakfast may be important for reading literacy achievement even after adjusting for socioeconomic status. This potential relationship between breakfast intake and students’ academic achievement should be given priority for further research and practice as breakfast is a modifiable factor that can be both improved and be intervened on.

• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). School meals in Norway – current status and a way forward? In Ruge, Dorte; Torres, Irene Martínez & Powell, Darren (Ed.), School Food, Equity and Social Justice Critical Reflections and Perspectives. Routledge. ISSN 9780367632496. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Nilsen, Trude & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2022). Aspects of nutritional deficits and cognitive outcomes – Triangulation across time and subject domains among students and teachers in TIMSS. International Journal of Educational Development. ISSN 0738-0593. 89. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102553. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This article describes associations between breakfast intake and school achievements among Norwegian 9th graders in 2015 and 2019. The study involved a representative sample based on Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), N = 4499 (2015) and N = 4685 (2019). This trend study using structural equation modelling and triangulation revealed a significant positive association between breakfast intake and school achievements among Norwegian 9th graders. This was found for both mathematics and science achievements, in 2015 and 2019, reported both by the students and their teachers. Mediation analyses showed that being hungry at school explained a third of the decrease in science achievement and more than half of the decrease in mathematics achievement from 2015 to 2019.

• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Nilsen, Trude & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2022). Associations between sleep deficit and academic achievement - triangulation across time and subject domains among students and teachers in TIMSS in Norway. BMC Public Health. 22, p. 1–9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14161-1. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Sufficient sleep is important to an individual’s health and well-being, but also for school achievement among adolescents. This study investigates the associations between sleepiness, sleep deficits, and school achievements among adolescents. Methods This trend study involved a representative sample of Norwegian adolescents based on the “Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study” (TIMSS), N = 4499 (2015) and N = 4685 (2019) and their teachers. The students were 9th graders from a Norwegian compulsory secondary school. The survey included questions on students’ sleepiness as students reported in 2019 and sleep deficits among students that limited teaching in class as their teachers reported in 2015 and 2019. Regression, triangulation, and mediation analyses were used. Mplus was used to perform the statistical analyses. Results The results revealed significant negative associations between sleep deficits and school achievements, adjusted for gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and minority status among Norwegian 9th graders. These results were found for both mathematics and science achievements in 2015 and 2019. Sleepiness that the students reported was negatively associated with school achievements in 2019. Trend and mediation analyses showed that sleep deficits explained 18 and 11% of the decrease in mathematics and science achievements, respectively, from 2015 to 2019. Conclusions Sleep deficits were associated with school achievements in mathematics and science among Norwegian 9th graders. Mediation analyses revealed that sleep deficits explained a significant part of the decline in academic achievements. Insufficient sleep may have negative public health implications and influence adolescents’ academic achievements and competences, and should therefore be discussed in both the educational and health systems.

• Valand, Ida Ulrikke; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Strömmer, Sofia; Barker, Mary Elizabeth; Bjornes, Camilla & Nordli, Julie [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). “It is really just brilliant to get credits for something that is so important to you!” Skills for Life: University students’ perceptions of a planned dietary life skills course. PLOS ONE. 17(4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260890. Full text in Research Archive
• Beinert, Cecilie; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Project LifeLab Food and Health – Innovative Teaching for the Future: Development of Student Active Learning Tasks for Home Economics Education in the 21st Century. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal – CEPS Journal. ISSN 1855-9719. 11(4), p. 63–80. doi: 10.26529/CEPSJ.1179. Full text in Research Archive
• Beinert, Cecilie; Palojoki, Päivi; Åbacka, Gun; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). “Is there any sugar in bread?” : A qualitative video analysis of student activating learning tasks in Home Economics. Acta Didactica Norden (ADNO). 15(1). doi: 10.5617/adno.8078. Full text in Research Archive
• Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Johannessen, Berit & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Possible effects of a free school meal on school environment: The School Meal Intervention in Norway. Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education. ISSN 1029-5968. 25(1), p. 8–20. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Evidence suggests that a free school meal can improve children and adolescent diet, social environment, concentration, and school performance. This study aimed to investigate possible effects of a free, healthy school meal among students that usually eat packed meals on behavioral issues, inactiveness, self-efficacy, school enjoyment and classroom environment. A school meal according to the dietary guidelines was served to students in the intervention group (n=55) for one year. A control group consumed packed meals as usual (n=109). Students (10-12 years) responded to a questionnaire at baseline and after one year. We used linear regression analyses and did not find significant effects of a free school meal on behavioral issues (B= 0.01, p 0.86), inactiveness (B= -0.05, p 0.51), self - efficacy (B= -0.04, p 0.52), school enjoyment (B= 0.11, p 0.19) or classroom environment (B= -0.07, p 0.26). Methodological limitations might explain our lack of findings.

• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Medin, Anine Christine; Valen, Erlend Larsen; Salvesen, Lorentz; Wills, Andrew Keith & Engeset, Dagrun [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Effectiveness of a digital dietary intervention program targeting young adults before parenthood: protocol for the PREPARED randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 11(12). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055116. Full text in Research Archive
• Beinert, Cecilie; Sørlie, Anne Cathrine; Åbacka, Gun; Palojoki, Päivi & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Does food and health education in school influence students’ everyday life? Health Education Journal. ISSN 0017-8969. 81(1), p. 29–39. doi: 10.1177/00178969211045722. Full text in Research Archive
• Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen; Johannessen, Berit; Barker, Mary Elizabeth; Hardy-Johnson, Polly; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Free school meals as an opportunity to target social equality, healthy eating, and school functioning: experiences from students and teachers in Norway. Food & Nutrition Research (FNR). ISSN 1654-6628. 65. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v65.7702. Full text in Research Archive
• Røed, Margrethe; Medin, Anine Christine; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Lippevelde, Wendy Van & Campbell, Karen [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Effect of a Parent-Focused eHealth Intervention on Children's Fruit, Vegetable, and Discretionary Food Intake (Food4toddlers) : Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). ISSN 1439-4456. 23(2). doi: 10.2196/18311. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: In Western countries, children’s diets are often low in fruits and vegetables and high in discretionary foods. Diet in early life tends to track through childhood and youth and even into adulthood. Interventions should, therefore, be delivered in periods when habitual traits are established, as in toddlerhood when children adapt to their family’s diet. Objective: In this study, we assessed the effect of the Food4toddlers eHealth intervention, which aimed to enhance toddlers’ diets by shaping their food and eating environment. Methods: The Food4toddlers randomized controlled trial was conducted in Norway in 2017-2018. Parent-child dyads were recruited through social media. In total, 298 parents completed an online questionnaire at baseline (mean child age 10.9 months, SD 1.2). Postintervention questionnaires were completed immediately after the intervention (ie, follow-up 1; mean child age 17.8 months, SD 1.3) and 6 months after the intervention (ie, follow-up 2; mean child age 24.2 months, SD 1.9). The intervention was guided by social cognitive theory, which targets the linked relationship between the person, the behavior, and the environment. The intervention group (148/298, 49.7%) got access to the Food4toddlers website for 6 months from baseline. The website included information on diet and on how to create a healthy food and eating environment as well as activities, recipes, and collaboration opportunities. To assess intervention effects on child diet from baseline to follow-up 1 and from baseline to follow-up 2, we used generalized estimating equations and a time × group interaction term. Between-group differences in changes over time for frequency and variety of fruits and vegetables and frequency of discretionary foods were assessed. Results: At follow-up 1, a significant time × group interaction was observed for the frequency of vegetable intake (P=.02). The difference between groups in the change from baseline to follow-up 1 was 0.46 vegetable items per day (95% CI 0.06-0.86) in favor of the intervention group. No other significant between-group differences in dietary changes from baseline to follow-up 1 or follow-up 2 were observed. However, there is a clear time trend showing that the intake of discretionary foods increases by time from less than 1 item per week at baseline to more than 4 items per week at 2 years of age (P<.001), regardless of group. Conclusions: A positive intervention effect was observed for the frequency of vegetable intake at follow-up 1 but not at follow-up 2. No other between-group effects on diet were observed. eHealth interventions of longer duration, including reminders after the main content of the intervention has been delivered, may be needed to obtain long-terms effects, along with tailoring in a digital or a personal form.

• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Grasaas, Erik; Polspoel, Maaike E. M.; Røed, Margrethe; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2021). Parental phone use during mealtimes with toddlers and the associations with feeding practices and shared family meals : a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 21. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10757-1. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Positive parental feeding practices and a higher frequency of family meals are related to healthier child dietary habits. Parents play an essential role when it comes to the development of their child’s eating habits. However, parents are increasingly distracted by their mobile phone during mealtimes. The aim of this study was to describe the feeding practices and daily shared family meals among parents who use and do not use a mobile phone during mealtimes, and further to explore the associations between the use of a mobile phone during mealtimes and feeding practices and daily shared family meals, respectively. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the Food4toddler study were used to explore the association between mobile use during meals and parental feeding practices including family meals. In 2017/2018 parents of toddlers were recruited through social media to participate in the study. In total 298 out of 404 who volunteered to participate, filled in a baseline questionnaire, including questions from the comprehensive feeding practices questionnaire (CFPQ), questions of frequency of family meals and use of mobile phone during meals. Results: Herein, 4 out of 10 parents reported various levels of phone use (meal distraction) during mealtimes. Parental phone use was associated with lower use of positive parental feeding practices like modelling (B = − 1.05 (95% CI -1.69; − 0.41)) and family food environment (B = − 0.77 (95% CI -1.51; − 0.03)), and more use of negative parental feeding practices like emotional regulation (B = 0.73 (95% CI 0.32; 1.14)) and the use of pressure to eat (B = 1.22 (95% CI 0.41; 2.03)). Furthermore, parental phone use was associated with a lower frequency of daily family breakfast (OR = 0.50 (95% CI 0.31; 0.82)) and dinner (OR = 0.57 (95% CI 0.35; 0.93)). Conclusions: Mobile phone use is common among parents during mealtimes, and findings indicate that parental phone use is associated with less healthy feeding practices and shared family meals. These findings highlight the importance of making parents aware of potential impacts of meal distractions.

• Røed, Margrethe; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Lippevelde, Wendy Van & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2020). Associations between parental food choice motives, health-promoting feeding practices, and infants’ fruit and vegetable intakes : the Food4toddlers study. Food & Nutrition Research (FNR). ISSN 1654-6628. 64. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v64.3730. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Heslien, Kaia Elisabeth Paulsen; Lippevelde, Wendy Van & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2020). Effect of a free healthy school meal on fruit, vegetables and unhealthy snacks intake in Norwegian 10- to 12-year-old children. BMC Public Health. 20. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09470-2. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Norwegian children have a lower intake of fruit, vegetables, and a higher intake of unhealthy snacks compared to dietary guidelines. Such dietary inadequacies may be detrimental for their current and future health. Schools are favorable settings to establish healthy eating practices. Still, no school meal arrangement is provided in Norway, and most children typically bring packed lunches from home. The aim of this study was to investigate whether serving a free healthy school meal for one year resulted in a higher intake of fruit and vegetables and a lower intake of unhealthy snacks in total among 10–12-year-olds in Norway. Methods: The School Meal Project in Southern Norway was a non-randomized trial in two elementary schools in rural areas in the school year 2014/2015. The study sample consisted of 10- to 12-year-old children; an intervention group (N = 55) and a control group (N = 109) resulting in a total of 164 school children at baseline. A food frequency questionnaire was completed by the children at baseline, at five months follow-up and after one year to assess fruit, vegetable, and snacks intake. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess intervention effects on overall intake of fruit and vegetables and unhealthy snacks. Results: Serving of a free healthy school meal for one year was associated with a higher weekly intake of vegetables on sandwiches in the intervention group compared to the control group, adjusted for baseline intake (B: 1.11 (95% CI: .38, 1.85)) at the end of the intervention. No other significant intervention effects were found for the remaining fruit and vegetables measures. Serving of a free healthy school meal was not associated with a lower weekly intake of unhealthy snacks (i.e. potato chips, candy, sugar sweetened beverages) in the intervention group compared to the control group. Conclusions: A free healthy school meal was associated with a higher weekly intake of vegetables on sandwiches but did not significantly change any other investigated dietary behaviors. However, given the inadequate intake of vegetables among children and that even moderate improvements have public health relevance, a free healthy school meal for all school children could be beneficial.

• Beinert, Cecilie; Esteri, Palojoki Päivi; Åbacka, Gun; Hardy-Johnson, Polly; Engeset, Dagrun & Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2020). The mismatch between teaching practices and curriculum goals in Norwegian Home Economics classes : a missed opportunity. Education Inquiry. doi: 10.1080/20004508.2020.1816677. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Røed, Margrethe & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2020). Association between parental feeding practices and shared family meals. The Food4toddlers study. Food & Nutrition Research (FNR). ISSN 1654-6628. 64. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v64.4456. Full text in Research Archive
• Røed, Margrethe; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Lippevelde, Wendy Van; Medin, Anine Christine & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2020). Process Evaluation of an eHealth Intervention (Food4toddlers) to Improve Toddlers' Diet: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Human Factors. 7(3). doi: 10.2196/18171. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Beinert, Cecilie; Palojoki, Päivi; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Engeset, Dagrun & Ask, Anne Merete Selvik [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2020). Differences in formal education among Norwegian Home Economics teachers. Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education. ISSN 1029-5968. 24(2), p. 45–59. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Many Norwegian teachers in Food and Health (Home Economics) do not have any formal subject-specific education. This study aims to explore potential differences between teachers with formal versus no formal Food and Health education. In 2018, Food and Health teachers in all primary and lower secondary schools in Norway were invited to answer a web-based questionnaire. In total, 1170 Food and Health teachers completed the questionnaire. We found several differences between the groups. Most importantly, 49% of the teachers at the secondary school level had formal Food and Health education despite national requirements. Also, a higher proportion of the formally educated group showed more contentment with teaching and reported to a greater extent mastering teaching (p≤0.001) compared to the non-educated group. With higher coverage of formally educated teachers in Food and Health, the subject can be strengthened towards fulfilling its potential of being influential for motivation, knowledge and life skills related to food and health.

• Beinert, Cecilie; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Åbacka, Gun; Engeset, Dagrun; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord & Ask, Anne Merete Selvik [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). The state of learning activities in teaching Home Economics : A cross sectional study in Norwegian schools. International Journal of Home Economics. 13(1), p. 2–14. Full text in Research Archive
• Lippevelde, Wendy Van; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Wills, Andrew Keith; Strømmer, Sofia; Barker, Mary E. & Skreden, Marianne [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2020). The impact of diet during adolescence on the neonatal health of offspring: evidence on the importance of preconception diet. The HUNT study. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. ISSN 2040-1744. p. 1–13. doi: 10.1017/S2040174420001087. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Lippevelde, Wendy Van & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2019). Free school meals as an approach to reduce health inequalities among 10-12- year-old Norwegian children. BMC Public Health. 19(1). doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7286-z. Full text in Research Archive
• Røed, Margrethe; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Lippevelde, Wendy Van & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2019). The Food4toddlers study-study protocol for a web-based intervention to promote healthy diets for toddlers: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 19(563). doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6915-x. Full text in Research Archive

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• Ruge, Dorte; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Björklund, Johanna & Frödén, Sara (2023). Læring gennem mad og måltider i grundskolen Teori og praksis fra Danmark, Sverige og Norge. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISBN 9788202797744. 260 p. doi: 10.23865/noasp.182. Full text in Research Archive

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• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2025). Professor rollen. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2025). Hjernen trenger mye energi. [Journal]. Namdalsavisa. doi: https:/www.namdalsavisa.no/frokost-kan-hjelpe-barna-a-prestere-bedre-pa-skolen-en-klar-sammenheng/s/5-121-1478791?key=2025-08-28T05%3A00%3A00.000Z%2Fopoint%2F15d2bade0d32b01dad20c70f0e98378e89bf749e. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2025). Frokost, skoleprestasjoner. [Radio]. NrK. doi: https:/radio.nrk.no/serie/distriktsprogram-soerlandet/sesong/202508/DKSL02015725. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2025). Frokost hjelper på leseferdighetene. [TV]. NrK. doi: https:/tv.nrk.no/serie/distriktsnyheter-soerlandet/sesong/202508/episode/DKSL98081925. Full text in Research Archive
• Raanaas, Ruth Kjærsti; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Vedøy, Ingeborg Barth; Lorentzen, Catherine Anne Nicole & Fugelsnes, Marie Strand (2025). Hvordan skape vinn-vinn for kommunale folkehelseaktører og folkehelseutdanninger. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  I henhold til folkehelseloven har kommunene et overordnet ansvar for det systematiske folkehelsearbeidet, men mange sliter med knappe ressurser. Studenter innen folkehelse og helsefremming opparbeider seg viktig folkehelserelatert kompetanse, og kan være en ressurs for kommunene. Samtidig kan kommunale folkehelseaktører bidra i ytterligere styrking av studentenes kompetanse, i tillegg til å styrke folkehelseutdanningenes arbeidslivsrelevans. En slik vinn-vinn-situasjon kan oppnås gjennom tettere samarbeid mellom disse aktørene. Målsetning med prosjektet er å stimulere til og styrke samarbeid mellom praksisfeltet og utdanningene innen folkehelse og helsefremming som grunnlag for å styrke 1) praksisfeltets forutsetninger i folkehelsearbeidet, 2) kompetansen blant studenter i respektive utdanninger med tanke på deres forutsetninger for å gå inn i folkehelserelaterte stillinger og 3) folkehelseutdanningenes arbeidslivsrelevans. Metode: Workshop etter cafedialog prinsippet på Folkehelsekonferansen 2025 Målgrupper for workshopen er praktikere innen folkehelsearbeid i kommuner og fylkeskommuner samt sosiale entreprenører og frivillige aktører som kan ha en rolle som samarbeidspartnere med folkehelseutdanningene. Videre ønsker vi å nå ut til representanter for utdanninger innen helsefremming og folkehelse – samt politikere.

• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2025). Dette måltidet kan gi deg en fordel på skolen. [Internet]. Nrk . Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2025). Frokostinntak og skoleprestasjoner. [Radio]. Nrk . Full text in Research Archive
• Medin, Anine Christine; Worren, Tone; Nordli, Ramani Konstanse Cornels; Borøchstein, Kira; Vevik-Myraker, Martine & Ephrem, Mekdelawit [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2025). Mat, makt og unge stemmer - kan unge medforskere gjøre lokale matsystemer mer bærekraftige? Full text in Research Archive
• Ihlebæk, Camilla Martha; Espnes, Geir Arild; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Torp, Steffen; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Raanaas, Ruth Kjærsti (2025). Vi trenger mer enn samfunns­medisinsk kompetanse for å sikre god folkehelse. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Worren, Tone Merete (2025). Partnerskap mellom akademia og kommuner for å løse folkehelseutfordringer. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Røed, Margrethe & Beinert, Cecilie (2024). How effective is an educational intervention targeting staff running after school programs (ASP) in changing the foods in line with dietary guidelines? Full text in Research Archive
• Ruge, Dorte; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Johannsen, Heather Dawn; Zdeněk, Janík; Kostanjevec, stojan & Reissmannova, Jitka [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Sustainable Competences in Higher Education -Design Based Research Development of New ESD Curriculum. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Worren, Tone Merete (2024). Partnerskap og samarbeid mellom akademia og kommuner for å løse folkehelseutfordringer. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2024). Lite mat - lite læring. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2024). Matnyttig - en sosial innovasjon de første 1000 dagene av livet. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2024). Arbeidslivsrelevans i masterprogrammet i folkehelsevitenskap. Full text in Research Archive
• Valand, Ida Ulrikke; Bjørkkjær, Tormod; Kiland, Charlotte; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2024). Feasibility of a dietary life skills course aiming to foster cooking skills and healthy diet among university students. Full text in Research Archive
• Valand, Ida Ulrikke; Bjørkkjær, Tormod; Kiland, Charlotte; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2024). Feasibility of a dietary life skills course aiming to foster cooking skills and healthy diet among university students. Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring (NTFE). ISSN 1503-5034. doi: 10.18261/ntfe.22.5.35. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Bjornes, Camilla & Røed, Margrethe (2024). Sustainable Diets. Full text in Research Archive
• Osorio, Natalie Garzon; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Medin, Anine Christine (2024). Determinanter for implementering av Matnyttig blant helsestasjonsansatte. Full text in Research Archive
• Osorio, Natalie Garzon; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Medin, Anine Christine (2024). Facilitators & barriers in implementing early life nutrition interventions in Norwegian primary care: a qualitative assessment using the CFIR. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2024). Lite mat gir dårlige skoleprestasjoner. [Journal]. Skolemagasinet - Fagavis for læremidler og skoleutvikling. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2024). Lite mat gir lite læring. [Internet]. uia.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2024). Mat og måltidsglede. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Björklund, Johanna (2024). Frokost og skoleprestasjoner. [Radio]. NrK. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Matnyttig. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Bedre mennesker av gratis skolemat? [Radio]. NrK Ekko. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Rutter, Harry; Medin, Anine Christine; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). Implementering av Matnyttig – en digital kostholdsressurs de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Osorio, Natalie Garzon; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Medin, Anine Christine & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). The selection and operationalization of implementation strategies in the Nutrition Now project. Full text in Research Archive
• Ruge, Dorte; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Björklund, Johanna & Frödén, Sara (2023). Forord. In Ruge, Dorte; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Björklund, Johanna & Frödén, Sara (Ed.), Læring gennem mad og måltider i grundskolen Teori og praksis fra Danmark, Sverige og Norge. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202797744. p. 7–8. doi: 10.23865/noasp.182.ch2.1. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Forskarar usikre på effekten av gratis skulemat. [Internet]. nrk.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Valand, Ida Ulrikke; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Kiland, Charlotte; Bjørkkjær, Tormod; Bjornes, Camilla & Nordli, Julie [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). The development of course content for a dietary life skills course targeting students – co-creation with future users. Full text in Research Archive
• Medin, Anine Christine; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). A hybrid 3 study evaluating the scale-up of evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in a community setting - the Nutrition Now project protocol for phase 2. Full text in Research Archive
• Bjørkkjær, Tormod & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Nordiske næringsstoff-anbefalinger og kommende kostråd. Kommentar fra Norge med fokus på kostråd og prosess videre. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Presentasjon av Antologien: Læring gjennem mad og måltider i grundskolen - hvordan er dette i Norge? Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Matnyttig - tidlig innsats, de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Matnyttig, tidlig innsats - de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Matnyttig - tidlig innsats med fokus på de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Matnyttig - kosthold de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Matnyttig - digital ressurs med fokus på de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). Presentasjon av NFR-prosjektet Matnyttig. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Medin, Anine Christine (2023). Matnyttig - digital ressurs - de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). Matnyttig - tidlig innsats med fokus på de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). Matnyttig - en digital ressurs med fokus på de 1000 første dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). Presentasjon av Matnyttig. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). Matnyttig - tidlig innsats - de første 1000 dagene. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2023). Matnyttig - Hvordan fremme gode matvaner de første 1000 dagene? Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Matnyttig er et samarbeidsprosjekt mellom UiA, Agder Fylkeskommune, Arendal kommune og Agder kommuner hvor implementering av ny forskningsbasert kunnskap omkring matvaner tidlig i livet er sentralt. Målgruppene er gravide, foreldre til barn 0-2 år og barnehageansatte. Arenaene hvor Matnyttig kan brukes er barnehagen og helsestasjon. Matnyttig er støttet av Norges Forskningsråd.

• Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Matnyttig - en digital ressurs til bruk i barnehager og helsestasjoner i Agder. Full text in Research Archive
• Raanaas, Ruth Kjærsti; Espnes, Geir Arild; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Larsen, Torill Bogsnes; Torp, Steffen & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Hvorfor satse alt på å reparere? Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Det er bedre for befolkningen og billigere for samfunnet å forebygge uhelse i stedet for å reparere og behandle den. Da trenger vi flere som er eksperter på nettopp dette, skriver Norsk nettverk for utdanning og forskning innen helsefremming.

• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Helland, Sissel Heidi; Helle, Christine; Wills, Andrew Keith & Lamu, Admassu Nadew [Show all 23 contributors for this article] (2023). Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in a community setting a hybrid type 1 non-randomized trial – the Nutrition Now project protocol. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1071489. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Disappointingly few efficacious health interventions are successfully scaled up and implemented in real world settings. This represents an evidence-to-practice gap, with loss of opportunity to improve practice. Aiming to improve nutrition in the first 1000 days of life, we have combined four efficacious dietary interventions into a single adapted digital resource (Nutrition Now) for implementation in a Norwegian community setting. Nutrition Now targets pregnant women and parents of 0–2-year-olds with messages focusing on healthy dietary behaviours. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) staff are provided with pedagogical tools addressing healthy food exposure and child food acceptance. Objectives: a) evaluate the effectiveness of provision of the Nutrition Now resource on child diet and diet-related outcomes, with special attention to the influence of socio-economic position, b) gather information on the effectiveness of the implementation process to inform forthcoming scale-up and c) perform trial- and model-based economic evaluations. This is a hybrid type 1 implementation study, focusing on evaluation of effectiveness. A quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-tests, where one municipality gets access to the resource (n~800), while a matched non-equivalent control municipality (n~800) does not, will be used. Effectiveness will be assessed by examining e.g., diet outcomes, developmental outcomes, and feeding practices. The resource will be implemented in ECEC settings and made available to pregnant women and parents through the Norwegian system of maternal and child health (MCH) care. The implementation process includes iterative adjustments and implementation strategies from the implementation framework Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) informed by dialogues with stakeholders. Implementation outcomes (e.g., acceptability and adoption) will be assessed through questionnaires and interviews with parents, ECEC and MCH staff, with particular attention to ethnic diverse groups. Both within-trial and modelling-based economic evaluation will be performed. Nutrition Now will bridge the existing evidence-to-practice gap through rigorous scientific effectiveness evaluation of municipal scale up and inform subsequent county scale up. The study is the first to implement efficacious nutrition interventions in early life with potential for health improvement using technology to maximise the reach and impact of both parental and MCH dietary guidance and ECEC practice.

• Andersen, Linea Marie; Guttormsen, Vigdis; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Bjørkkjær, Tormod & Ruge, Dorte (2022). Nymarkskolens elever har haft internationalt besøg i skolekøkkenet: Norsk forsker er imponeret over eleverne. [Journal]. Ugeavisen Svendborg. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Ketchup-alarm. [Journal]. Ekstrabladet. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Sammenhenger mellom frokost og skoleprestasjoner blant 9.klassinger i Norge. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Nytt tilbud til foreldre og barnehager. Mål: Bedre kosthold til barna. [Internet]. Agderposten.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Tar matforskningen ut i barnehagen. [Journal]. Agderposten. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Kampen mot ketchup i SFO. [Radio]. NrK Sørlandet. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Kampen mot ketshup på SFO. [Radio]. Nyhetsmorgen NrK radio. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Skolematen skal bli sunnere på SFO. [TV]. NrK. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). SFO må legge fram kvitteringer: – Nå sier vi farvel til ketchup. [Internet]. NrK Sørlandet. Full text in Research Archive
• Bjørkkjær, Tormod & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Knyter tettare band til praksisfeltet. [Internet]. www.uia.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Bedre helse og levekår​. Støtte barnets utvikling og potensiale- via mat- og måltidsvaner. Full text in Research Archive
• Rutter, Harry; Medin, Anine Christine; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Helland, Sissel Heidi & Helle, Christine (2022). What are the factors that influence children’s diet? A mapping session for local stakeholders in Arendal. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Samfunnsernæring og folkehelse i Norge. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Scaling up and implementation of obesity prevention interventions in the first 2000 days. Perspectives from Norway. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Skolematprosjektet i Agder. Kan gratis skolemat redusere sosiale ulikheter? Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Matnyttig - et NFR implementeringsforskningsprosjekt. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Frokost og skoleprestasjoner i Norge. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Nilsen, Trude & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Derfor er frokosten så viktig for skoleelever. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Nilsen, Trude & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2022). Derfor er frokosten så viktig for skoleelever. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Folkehelserpogrammet 2017-2027: Erfaringer fra akademia i forbindelse med evaluering av tiltak. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Beinert, Cecilie (2021). Utdanningsnivået blant mat- og helselærere i Norge er urovekkende lavt. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Bedre kosthold og ernæring de første 1000 dagene av livet. [Internet]. NrK. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Grasaas, Erik & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2021). Sjekker du mobilen og svarer på et par mail mens smårollingen spiser? Full text in Research Archive
• Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Hva mener elevene selv om gratis skolemat? Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Skolemat i lys av ny svensk studie. [Radio]. NrK Studio 2. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). I Sverige får elever gratis skolemat. Forskere har undersøkt hva det har å si senere i livet. [Journal]. Forskning.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Helle, Christine; Medin, Anine Christine; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Tidlig innsats som virker! Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Kostholdstiltak på ulike arenaer; helsestasjon – barnehage - skole. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Beinert, Cecilie (2021). Utdanningsnivået blant mat- og helse-lærere er urovekkende lavt. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Helland, Sissel Heidi; Helle, Christine & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Kosthold og ernæring i de første 1000 dagene – kan vi investere klokere? Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2021). Mors og fars kosthold fra før de ble foreldre kan være viktig for barnas helse. [Radio]. NrK Dagens. Full text in Research Archive
• Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2020). Forskere: Politikere har i årevis vendt det blinde øje til sultne skoleelever – men løsningen er lige for. Skolemonitor. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2020). Skolematprosjektet LEARNFOOD Seminar. Full text in Research Archive
• Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Kostholdets betydning for barns og barnebarns helse. Full text in Research Archive
• Røed, Margrethe; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Lippevelde, Wendy van & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2019). How parental food choice motives and health promoting feeding practices predict toddlers’ fruit and vegetables intake Mediation analyses from the Food4toddlers study. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Leksefri skole og gratis skolemat. [Journal]. Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Kosthold som risikofaktor for sjukdom: Overvekt og fedme. In Engeset, Dagrun; Torheim, Liv Elin & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (Ed.), Samfunnsernæring. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215030630. p. 125–129. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Røed, Margrethe; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Lippevelde, Wendy Van & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2019). A web-based intervention to promote healthy diets for toddlers: The Food4toddlers study. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Lippevelde, Wendy Van & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2019). A free healthy school meal is most profitable for children from lower socio-economic families: The School Meal Project in Southern Norway. Full text in Research Archive
• Beinert, Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Åbacka, Gun & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2019). Lifelab Food and health. Inovative teaching for the school of the future. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). The School Meal Project – promoting healthy eating and reducing inequalities. Full text in Research Archive
• Beinert, Cecilie; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Åbacka, Gun & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). LifeLab mat og helse. Innovativ undervisning for fremtidens skole. Mat og helse i skolen. ISSN 1890-3193. p. 20–21. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Øverby, Nina Cecilie (2019). Kan gratis skolemat utjevne sosiale helseforskjeller? Full text in Research Archive
• Medin, Anine Christine; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Helland, Sissel Heidi & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Tar samfunnet kosthold på alvor? Skolemat, barnehagemåltid og sukkeravgift. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Forsker: – Begynte nesten å grine da gratis skolefrukt ble avviklet. [Journal]. ABC Nyheter. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Skolemad i Norge kan utgjevne sociale forskjelle. [Radio]. Borholm Radio. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Nyt studie: Gratis skolemad udjævner sociale forskelle mellem elever. [Journal]. Fagbladet 3F. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Skolemat, gir alle like muligheter. [Journal]. Østlandsposten. Full text in Research Archive
• Beinert, Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Øverby, Nina Cecilie & Åbacka, Gun (2019). LifeLab Mat og helse. Innovativ undervisning for fremtidens skole. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Man tar ikke kosthold på alvor når man avvikler tiltak som man vet virker, mener forsker ved Universitetet i Agder. [Internet]. msn.livsstil. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2019). Skolemat - sosial ulikhet. [TV]. Nrk Dagsnytt 18. Full text in Research Archive
• Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Ruud, Vemund & Beinert, Cecilie (2024). Prosjekt Skolemat - Sluttrapport. UiA. Full text in Research Archive
• Skailand, Julie; Folkestad, Mia; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård & Kiland, Charlotte (2024). Implementering av en digital nettressurs for å fremme helsefremmende matvaner i hjemmesituasjonen. UiA. Full text in Research Archive
• Røed, Margrethe; Beinert, Cecilie & Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (2023). Læringsrik mat på SFO i Lindesnes. Universitetet i Agder. Full text in Research Archive

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