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Jannike Øyen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Bergen, Norway. Her research spans nutritional science with a focus on bone health, cardiovascular epidemiology, and maternal-child nutrition. She works at the intersection of food composition, dietary interventions, and clinical outcomes.
Her research interests center on the relationship between dietary patterns and health outcomes. Dr. Øyen has led numerous randomized controlled trials examining the effects of seafood consumption on biomarkers, child development, and metabolic health. Her work particularly emphasizes the role of marine nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, iodine, and selenium in human health across the lifespan. She investigates how specific dietary components influence bone mineral density, cardiovascular risk factors, and developmental outcomes in children.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on nutritional epidemiology and intervention studies. Her research consistently examines the health impacts of seafood consumption, with particular attention to vulnerable populations including pregnant women and children. The work combines clinical trials with biomarker analysis to establish causal relationships between diet and health outcomes.
Dr. Øyen has supervised doctoral research, including Katina Dingtorp Handeland's 2017 thesis on fatty fish intake in adolescents. Her collaborative work extends across multiple Norwegian institutions, particularly involving the Hordaland Health Study cohort. She has received research funding from the Research Council of Norway (reference 222648) for her work on child nutrition.
She leads or participates in several major research initiatives including the FINS-KIDS (Fish Intervention Studies in Norwegian Schoolchildren) and FINS-TEENS studies, which examine the effects of fatty fish consumption on cognitive performance and mental health in children and adolescents. These projects involve collaboration between the University of Bergen, the Institute of Marine Research, and clinical departments at Haukeland University Hospital.
