Mari Charlotte Wik Myhrstad

Mari Charlotte Wik Myhrstad is a Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University's Department of Nursing and Health Promotion within the Faculty of Health Sciences, where she also serves as Head of Studies. Her research spans molecular nutrition, metabolic regulation, and public health nutrition, with specialized focus on gut microbiota interactions, omics technology applications, and dietary interventions for non-communicable diseases.

Her current research projects include:

• Investigating diet-gut microbiota-metabolism relationships
• Assessing healthy food availability in children's sports arenas
• Examining metabolic health in spinal cord injury patients

She teaches across bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels and leads the ADEPT (Advanced hEalth intelligence and brain-insPired Technologies) research group.

Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on:

• Metabolic effects of dietary fats and fibers
• Gut microbiome interactions with human physiology
• Public health nutrition interventions
• Nutritional biochemistry of antioxidants and phytochemicals

Methodologically, her work emphasizes human intervention studies, randomized controlled trials, and omics technologies.