Rikard Landberg

Rikard Landberg is a Professor at Chalmers University of Technology's Department of Food Science, specializing in Food and Health research. His work focuses on the effects of food components on health outcomes, particularly plant-based diets, cardiometabolic risk factors, and biomarkers development. His group uses nutritional metabolomics (MS and NMR techniques) to identify biomarkers for dietary exposure and disease risk. Collaborations span international teams in statistics, epidemiology, and medicine. Key research themes include appetite regulation, hormone metabolism, and gut microbiota interactions. Landberg leads projects analyzing dietary patterns, metabolic responses, and translational studies linking food science to clinical outcomes.

Research Interests:

• Plant-based diets and cardiometabolic health
• Metabolomics-based biomarker discovery
• Wholegrain and fiber impacts on obesity/diabetes
• Food component bioavailability
• Personalized nutrition strategies

Recent Work Trends: 2025 publications emphasize mechanistic studies of dietary fibers (SCFAs, alkylresorcinols), randomized controlled trials on probiotics and Mediterranean diets, and population studies linking meat/plant metabolites to cardiovascular risks. His work bridges basic science with public health applications, often using multi-omics approaches.

Grants & Collaborations: Active in EU-funded projects like LongITools and CRCbiome, involving multi-institutional teams across Europe. His lab collaborates with clinical groups on ADHD dietary interventions and cancer biomarker studies.