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Christine Helle is an Associate Professor at the University of Agder's Department of Nutrition and Public Health. She holds dual roles as a medical doctor and specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry, with extensive clinical experience at Sørlandet Hospital's ABUP unit. Her academic work focuses on maternal and child nutrition, parental feeding practices, and the First 1000 Days framework, emphasizing early-life nutrition's impact on lifelong health outcomes.
Her research integrates epidemiological studies with implementation science, particularly in scaling evidence-based digital interventions (e.g., the Nutrition Now project). She leads the Matnyttig initiative, an eHealth intervention promoting healthy infant feeding practices through primary healthcare. Key contributions include linking maternal mental health to family meal frequency and identifying correlations between early diet and child mental health/personality traits using Norway's MoBa cohort study.
Dr. Helle collaborates with the Priority Research Centre of Life Course Nutrition, addressing social inequalities in nutrition and health. Her work spans peer-reviewed articles, media engagement (e.g., interviews on NRK and Forskning.no), and community-focused initiatives like the Nutrition Now implementation trial. She emphasizes translating research into actionable tools for public health nurses and early childhood educators.
