Nina Cecilie Øverby
Biographic Data
| ID | 5484151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nina Cecilie Øverby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nina Cecilie |
| FAMILY NAME | Øverby |
| SIGNATURE | ØVERBY N C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Agder |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1871-041X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 40 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting
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…
I’m not sure whether I will implement it”
This study was not registered in a trial registry as it is not a clinical trial or intervention study but serves as a pilot for the Nutrition Now study, trial identifier ISRCTN10694967 ( https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10694967 ), registration date: 19/06/2022
Enhancing core components for a digital “healthy eating” resource in early childhood and care settings
This study was not registered in a trial registry as it is not a clinical trial or intervention study but serves as a pilot for the Nutrition Now study, trial identifier ISRCTN10694967 (https//doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10694967), registration date 19/06/2022
Lessons learned from talking with adults about nutrition
Improving diet and dietary behaviour of men and women before pregnancy has the potential to benefit both their current and long-term health and the health of their children. Little is known, however, about adults' perception of diet's role in prepregnancy health. This study aimed to explore the state of knowledge and awareness of preconception nutritional health in adults within the fertile age range and what they perceived could motivate healthy…
Maternal mental health is associated with children's frequency of family meals at 12 and 24 months of age
Diet during the child's first years is important for growth and development. In toddlerhood, higher diet quality is reported among children eating meals together with family. Although previous literature has documented several associations between maternal mental health and early child feeding practices, less is known about the relationship between maternal mental health and child frequency of shared family meals. This study explores associations…
A qualitative study of public health nurses' perspectives and experiences on nutritional guidance for parents of infants and toddlers
In Norway, public health nurses (PHNs) are responsible for giving parents nutritional knowledge, but limited research describes how they perceive this task. This study explores PHNs' perceptions and experiences on nutritional guidance for parents of infants and toddlers. Semistructured interviews with six PHNs were conducted and transcribed verbatim. Data were subjected to thematic analysis. Five main themes were identified: (1) Dietary guidance …
Beyond Plants
Global food systems are a central issue for personal and planetary health in the Anthropocene. One aspect of major concern is the dramatic global spread of ultra-processed convenience foods in the last 75 years, which is linked with the rising human burden of disease and growing sustainability and environmental health challenges. However, there are also calls to radically transform global food systems, from animal to plant-derived protein sources…
Staff feeding practices, food neophobia, and educational level in early education and care settings
Feeding practices in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings are important for the development of healthy eating habits early in life. However, there is limited research on feeding practices among ECEC staff working with infants and toddlers, and how these practices relate to staff education. This study assessed the feeding practices, level of food neophobia, and participation in shared meals among ECEC staff, and examined whether ther…
Associations between sleep deficit and academic achievement - triangulation across time and subject domains among students and teachers in TIMSS in Norway
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
Associations between having breakfast and reading literacy achievement among Nordic primary school students
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 cons…
Aspects of nutritional deficits and cognitive outcomes – Triangulation across time and subject domains among students and teachers in TIMSS
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 amo…
Development and description of New Nordic Diet scores across infancy and childhood in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
In recent years, examining dietary patterns has become a more common way of investigating potential associations between diet and adverse health outcomes. The New Nordic Diet (NND) is a potentially healthy and sustainable dietary pattern characterized by foods that are locally available and traditionally consumed in the Nordic countries. The diet has been typically examined in adult populations, and less is known about compliance to the NND from …
Parental phone use during mealtimes with toddlers and the associations with feeding practices and shared family meals
ISRCTN92980420 . Registered 13 September 2017. Retrospectively registered
Alcohol consumption among students and its relationship with nutritional intake
Objective: Excessive alcohol consumption during reproductive years may impact the integrity of developing eggs and sperm, potentially affecting the life-long health of future children. Inadequate diets could aggravate these preconception effects of alcohol. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of excessive alcohol consumption and explore whether weekly alcohol intake is associated with energy and nutrient intake and adequacy …
Wow! They really like celeriac! Kindergarten teachers' experiences of an intervention to increase 1-year-olds’ acceptance of vegetables
Exposure to varied foods in early life is important for short- and long-term health and development. Strategically introducing toddlers to new vegetables is not a common practice in Norwegian kindergartens. Therefore, we developed, conducted, and evaluated a web-based cluster randomised kindergarten intervention, Pre-schoolers' Food Courage 2.0. The purpose of the current qualitative study was to explore kindergarten teachers' experience of imple…
Childhood adherence to a potentially healthy and sustainable Nordic diet and later overweight
The New Nordic Diet (NND) is a potentially healthy and sustainable dietary pattern represented by locally available and traditionally consumed foods in the Northern countries. The diet has been commonly examined in adult populations, but less is known regarding its potential associations with overweight/obesity in children. We have previously developed child diet scores measuring compliance to the NND at child age 6 and 18 months and 3 and 7 year…
Effect of a free healthy school meal on fruit, vegetables and unhealthy snacks intake in Norwegian 10- to 12-year-old children
ISRCTN61703361 . Date of registration: December 3rd, 2018. Retrospectively registered
The mismatch between teaching practices and curriculum goals in Norwegian Home Economics classes
Current curriculum guidelines emphasise the importance of both nutrition education and the development of practical cooking skills in the school subject Food and Health (FH). This study aimed to explore teachers’ and students’ perspectives and experiences of current classroom practices in FH. Focus group discussions (FGDs) with teachers and students at three schools in Southern Norway were conducted and thematically analysed. Our findings suggest…
The Food4toddlers study - study protocol for a web-based intervention to promote healthy diets for toddlers
ISRCTN92980420 . Registered 13 September 2017. Retrospectively registered
Free school meals as an approach to reduce health inequalities among 10–12- year-old Norwegian children
ISRCTN61703361 . Date of registration: December 3rd, 2018. Retrospectively registered
Socio-economic status and maternal BMI are associated with duration of breast-feeding of Norwegian infants
Objective To explore whether there is an association between socio-economic status and maternal BMI and duration of any breast-feeding/exclusive breast-feeding among Norwegian infants at 4 and 5 months of age in 2016. Design Cross-sectional design. Baseline data from a randomized controlled trial. Data concerning breast-feeding were collected by FFQ. Setting Recruitment was done at child health-care centres and through Facebook in 2016. In total,…
A bumpy road”
The association between time scarcity, sociodemographic correlates and consumption of ultra-processed foods among parents in Norway
Results from the present study showed that time scarcity, various sociodemographic factors and weight status was associated with consumption of processed foods. Future studies with a longitudinal design are needed to further explore these patterns over a longer period of time
Early food for future health
ISRCTN13601567
Food neophobia and its association with intake of fish and other selected foods in a Norwegian sample of toddlers
Food neophobia and its association with intake of fish and other selected foods in a Norwegian sample of toddlers
Associations between parental feeding practices and child vegetable consumption. Mediation by child cognitions
A bumpy road”
Aspects of nutritional deficits and cognitive outcomes – Triangulation across time and subject domains among students and teachers in TIMSS
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 amo…
Wow! They really like celeriac! Kindergarten teachers' experiences of an intervention to increase 1-year-olds’ acceptance of vegetables
Exposure to varied foods in early life is important for short- and long-term health and development. Strategically introducing toddlers to new vegetables is not a common practice in Norwegian kindergartens. Therefore, we developed, conducted, and evaluated a web-based cluster randomised kindergarten intervention, Pre-schoolers' Food Courage 2.0. The purpose of the current qualitative study was to explore kindergarten teachers' experience of imple…
High intake of added sugar among Norwegian children and adolescents
Objective: It is debated whether the intake of added sugar displaces micronutrient-rich foods and dilutes the nutrient density of the diet, and whether there is a link between sugar and the increased rate of obesity. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of added sugar on the intakes of energy, micronutrients, fruit and vegetables, and to examine the association between intake of added sugar and age, sex, body mass index, physic…
Factors associated with exclusive breast-feeding and breast-feeding in Norway
Objective To identify factors associated with exclusive breast-feeding and breast-feeding during the first year of life among Norwegian infants. Design Data on breast-feeding practices were collected by a semi-quantitative FFQ. Setting In 2006–2007 about 3000 infants were invited to participate in a population-based prospective cohort study in Norway. Subjects A total of 1490 mothers/infants participated at both 6 and 12 months of age. Results Ex…
Changes in meal pattern among Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008
Objective The present study aimed to analyse changes in meal pattern among Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008 in general; to analyse associations between meal pattern and gender, parental educational level and number of parents in the household; and to analyse the association between intake of unhealthy snacks, meal pattern and the mentioned variables. Design Within the Fruits and Vegetables Make the Marks (FVMM) project, two cross-sectional st…
The F it for D elivery study
Aiming at preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy, 10 specific dietary recommendations are given to pregnant women in the intervention arm of the Norwegian Fit for Delivery (FFD) study. This paper presents the rationale and test-retest reliability of the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a dietary score measuring adherence to the recommendations. The study is part of the ongoing FFD study, a randomised, controlled, intervention stu…
Changes in beverage consumption in Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008
Objective To analyse (i) differences in beverage pattern among Norwegian children in 2001 and 2008; (ii) beverage intake related to gender, parental education and family composition; and (iii) potential disparities in time trends among the different groups. Design Within the Fruits and Vegetables Make the Marks (FVMM) project, 6th and 7th grade pupils filled in a questionnaire about frequency of beverage intake (times/week) in 2001 and 2008. Sett…
Child consumption of fruit and vegetables
Objective To examine the roles of child cognitions and parental feeding practices in explaining child intentions and behaviour regarding fruit and vegetable consumption. Design Cross-sectional surveys among pre-adolescent children and their parents. Setting The child questionnaire included measures of fruit and vegetable consumption and cognitions regarding fruit and vegetable consumption as postulated by the Attitude–Social Influence–Self-Effica…
Changes in screen time activity in Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008
The present study shows that there has been a marked reduction in screen time activity outside school in this group of Norwegian 10-12 year olds from 2001 to 2008
Study protocol
ClinicalTrial.gov, NCT01001689
Parental food-related behaviors and family meal frequencies
The home environment variable was the most important correlate of child-reported family meal frequencies in this study. Although further research is needed, our findings support the evident influence of parents and the home food environment on child and adolescent eating behavior, which in the present study was measured as the frequency of shared family meals
Associations between parental feeding practices and child vegetable consumption. Mediation by child cognitions
Development of a New Nordic Diet score and its association with gestational weight gain and fetal growth – a study performed in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
Objective To construct a diet score for assessing degree of adherence to a healthy and environmentally friendly New Nordic Diet (NND) and to investigate its association with adequacy of gestational weight gain and fetal growth in a large prospective birth cohort. Design Main exposure was NND adherence, categorized as low, medium or high adherence. Main outcomes were adequacy of gestational weight gain, described as inadequate, optimal or excessiv…
Translating, Reliability Testing, and Validating a Norwegian Questionnaire to Assess Adolescents’ Intentions to be Physically Active After High School Graduation
This study aimed to test the reliability and validity of a Norwegian measure of adolescents’ intentions to be physically active after graduation (the Intention to be Physically Active After Graduation [IPAG] Questionnaire). The development of IPAG involved a translation and back-translation procedure and a test–retest study, performed on 105 adolescents ( M age = 17.1, SD = 0.6) from three different high schools in Kristiansand, Norway. The four …
Changes in beverage consumption from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy in the Norwegian Fit for Delivery study
Objective To describe changes in consumption of different types of beverages from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy, and to examine associations with maternal age, educational level and BMI. Design Cross-sectional design. Participants answered an FFQ at inclusion into a randomized controlled trial, the Fit for Delivery (FFD) trial, in median gestational week 15 (range: 9–20), reporting current consumption and in retrospect how often they drank the…
Study protocol for a multi-component kindergarten-based intervention to promote healthy diets in toddlers
ISRCTN74823448 DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN74823448
Using the Intervention Mapping protocol to develop a family-based intervention for improving lifestyle habits among overweight and obese children
NCT02247219 . Prospectively registered on October 26, 2014
The association between time scarcity, sociodemographic correlates and consumption of ultra-processed foods among parents in Norway
Results from the present study showed that time scarcity, various sociodemographic factors and weight status was associated with consumption of processed foods. Future studies with a longitudinal design are needed to further explore these patterns over a longer period of time
Early food for future health
ISRCTN13601567
Food neophobia and its association with intake of fish and other selected foods in a Norwegian sample of toddlers
Socio-economic status and maternal BMI are associated with duration of breast-feeding of Norwegian infants
Objective To explore whether there is an association between socio-economic status and maternal BMI and duration of any breast-feeding/exclusive breast-feeding among Norwegian infants at 4 and 5 months of age in 2016. Design Cross-sectional design. Baseline data from a randomized controlled trial. Data concerning breast-feeding were collected by FFQ. Setting Recruitment was done at child health-care centres and through Facebook in 2016. In total,…
A bumpy road”
The Food4toddlers study - study protocol for a web-based intervention to promote healthy diets for toddlers
ISRCTN92980420 . Registered 13 September 2017. Retrospectively registered
Free school meals as an approach to reduce health inequalities among 10–12- year-old Norwegian children
ISRCTN61703361 . Date of registration: December 3rd, 2018. Retrospectively registered
Childhood adherence to a potentially healthy and sustainable Nordic diet and later overweight
The New Nordic Diet (NND) is a potentially healthy and sustainable dietary pattern represented by locally available and traditionally consumed foods in the Northern countries. The diet has been commonly examined in adult populations, but less is known regarding its potential associations with overweight/obesity in children. We have previously developed child diet scores measuring compliance to the NND at child age 6 and 18 months and 3 and 7 year…
Effect of a free healthy school meal on fruit, vegetables and unhealthy snacks intake in Norwegian 10- to 12-year-old children
ISRCTN61703361 . Date of registration: December 3rd, 2018. Retrospectively registered
The mismatch between teaching practices and curriculum goals in Norwegian Home Economics classes
Current curriculum guidelines emphasise the importance of both nutrition education and the development of practical cooking skills in the school subject Food and Health (FH). This study aimed to explore teachers’ and students’ perspectives and experiences of current classroom practices in FH. Focus group discussions (FGDs) with teachers and students at three schools in Southern Norway were conducted and thematically analysed. Our findings suggest…
Medicine (37 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (29 works) · Environmental health (22 works) · Norwegian (20 works) · Psychology (18 works) · Public health (15 works) · Nursing (14 works) · Biostatistics (13 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Internal Medicine (11 works)