Gun Roos
Biographic Data
| ID | 175963 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gun Roos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gun |
| FAMILY NAME | Roos |
| SIGNATURE | ROOS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8551-2491 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 85 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
European food quality schemes in everyday food consumption: An exploration of sayings and doings through pragmatic regimes of engagement
While European consumers generally support the principles underpinning Food Quality Schemes (FQS) sales of certified products remain modest. This phenomenon is known as ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ and considerable scholarly and policy efforts have been geared towards ‘filling’ or ‘bridging’ the gap. This study aims at casting new light on this ‘discrepancy’ between consumers' sayings and doings through a study of everyday food practices connected to…
Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approac…
28 research institutes have joined in the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN). • PEN studies EU policies on diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. • PEN advances knowledge on impact and effective implementation of these policies. • We here describe the rationale and specific goals of PEN, and highlight innovations. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality. As the social and economic costs of NCDs have esca…
People Moving with Food from and to Northern Europe: Food, Migration and Multiculturalism
This special issue, “People Moving with Food from and to Northern Europe: Food, Migration and Multiculturalism”, is a follow-up of the Nordic Association for Food Studies (NAFS) 2016 interdisciplinary conference entitled “People Moving with Food” held in Oslo. Our objective is to make the discussions from this Nordic seminar available for readers of Anthropology of Food who are interested in the topics of food, migration and the cultural transfor…
Views of policy makers and health promotion professionals on factors facilitating implementation and maintenance of interventions and policies promoting physical activity and healthy eating: Results o…
Despite considerable heterogeneity of interventions and health policies in the five countries, stakeholders across these countries identify similar factors facilitating adoption, implementation, and maintenance of these interventions and policies
Influencing factors of children's fruit, vegetable and sugar-enriched food intake in a Finnish preschool setting – Preschool personnel's perceptions
Public Private Partnerships fighting obesity in Europe: Does the Nordic region represent a special case
According to the Commission of the European Communities, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are ‘the cornerstone’ to tackle obesity today. This research analyzes if and how current PPPs combating obesity in Europe vary between Nordic social-democratic, conservative, liberal, Mediterranean, and East European regimes. It identifies main characteristics of PPPs focusing on cooperating partners, target groups, and objectives. Some variations between …
Characteristics associated with organic food consumption during pregnancy; data from a large cohort of pregnant women in Norway
The socio-economic characteristics of pregnant Norwegian women with frequent organic consumption did not unambiguously follow those typically associated with better health, such as higher levels of education and income. Rather, lower household income, and both lowest and highest levels of education were associated with a higher prevalence of frequent organic consumption. The results indicate that personal and socio-economic characteristics are im…
Nordic Children's Foodscapes: I mages and R eflections
A study of the different food messages that children encounter and their own reflections of these messages was carried out among fifty-nine children from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The children took photos of their “foodscapes,” including school, home, shops, streets, cafés and restaurants. The themes were healthy and unhealthy food, everyday and festive food and their favorite food. The children were well aware of common understandings…
The local in the global - creating ethical relations between producers and consumers
Cet article propose d'explorer comment les produits locaux et localisés jouent un rôle dans la créations de relations ' équitables ' entre producteurs et consommateurs, dans le système alimentaire globalisé actuel. Dans un premier temps nous discuterons les termes de ' local ' et de ' produits locaux '. Dans un second temps nous présenterons trois exemples de stratégies fondées sur les produits locaux et l'équitabilité : le commerce équitable, Sl…
Medicalized Masculinities
Medicalized Masculinities. Dana Rosenfeld and Christopher A. Faircloth, eds. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006, 263 pp.,. tables,. figures,. halftones
Age perceptions and physical activity among middle-aged men in three occupational groups
Work, food and physical activity. A qualitative study of coping strategies among men in three occupations
I Eat Because I'm Hungry, Because It's Good, and to Become Full: Everyday Eating Voiced by Male Carpenters, Drivers, and Engineers in Contemporary Oslo
Little is known firsthand about men's experiences of eating, because most empirical accounts on the meanings of food and eating come from studies of women. The qualitative research reported here explores how Norwegian men relate to food consumption. The findings consider how gender and occupational status explain men's relationship to food. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2001–2003, in Oslo, with 20 carpenters, 15 engineers, and 11 d…
Our bodies are made of pizza--food and embodiment among children in Kentucky
The aims of this qualitative article are to describe children's food-related practices and meanings and to explore how food-related practices embody meanings of food, age, and gender in children's everyday lives. Relationships between practices and meanings are examined from an embodiment perspective. The data were collected from one class of fourth-grade children (N = 24) in central Kentucky by a mix of ethnographic research methods. The partici…
Disparities in vegetable and fruit consumption: European cases from the north to the south
Objective: To present disparities in consumption of vegetables and fruits in Europe and to discuss how educational level, region and level of consumption influence the variation. Design: A review of selected studies from 1985 to 1997. Setting/subjects: 33 studies (13 dietary surveys, nine household budget surveys and 11 health behaviour surveys) representing 15 European countries were selected based on criteria developed as part of the study. Ass…
Men, masculinity and food: Interviews with Finnish carpenters and engineers
Meal Patterns of the Elderly in Rural Kentucky
Men, masculinity and food: Interviews with Finnish carpenters and engineers
Nordic Children's Foodscapes: I mages and R eflections
A study of the different food messages that children encounter and their own reflections of these messages was carried out among fifty-nine children from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The children took photos of their “foodscapes,” including school, home, shops, streets, cafés and restaurants. The themes were healthy and unhealthy food, everyday and festive food and their favorite food. The children were well aware of common understandings…
I Eat Because I'm Hungry, Because It's Good, and to Become Full: Everyday Eating Voiced by Male Carpenters, Drivers, and Engineers in Contemporary Oslo
Little is known firsthand about men's experiences of eating, because most empirical accounts on the meanings of food and eating come from studies of women. The qualitative research reported here explores how Norwegian men relate to food consumption. The findings consider how gender and occupational status explain men's relationship to food. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2001–2003, in Oslo, with 20 carpenters, 15 engineers, and 11 d…
Age perceptions and physical activity among middle-aged men in three occupational groups
Work, food and physical activity. A qualitative study of coping strategies among men in three occupations
European food quality schemes in everyday food consumption: An exploration of sayings and doings through pragmatic regimes of engagement
While European consumers generally support the principles underpinning Food Quality Schemes (FQS) sales of certified products remain modest. This phenomenon is known as ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ and considerable scholarly and policy efforts have been geared towards ‘filling’ or ‘bridging’ the gap. This study aims at casting new light on this ‘discrepancy’ between consumers' sayings and doings through a study of everyday food practices connected to…
Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approac…
28 research institutes have joined in the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN). • PEN studies EU policies on diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. • PEN advances knowledge on impact and effective implementation of these policies. • We here describe the rationale and specific goals of PEN, and highlight innovations. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality. As the social and economic costs of NCDs have esca…
Public Private Partnerships fighting obesity in Europe: Does the Nordic region represent a special case
According to the Commission of the European Communities, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are ‘the cornerstone’ to tackle obesity today. This research analyzes if and how current PPPs combating obesity in Europe vary between Nordic social-democratic, conservative, liberal, Mediterranean, and East European regimes. It identifies main characteristics of PPPs focusing on cooperating partners, target groups, and objectives. Some variations between …
The local in the global - creating ethical relations between producers and consumers
Cet article propose d'explorer comment les produits locaux et localisés jouent un rôle dans la créations de relations ' équitables ' entre producteurs et consommateurs, dans le système alimentaire globalisé actuel. Dans un premier temps nous discuterons les termes de ' local ' et de ' produits locaux '. Dans un second temps nous présenterons trois exemples de stratégies fondées sur les produits locaux et l'équitabilité : le commerce équitable, Sl…
Meal Patterns of the Elderly in Rural Kentucky
Influencing factors of children's fruit, vegetable and sugar-enriched food intake in a Finnish preschool setting – Preschool personnel's perceptions
Medicalized Masculinities
Medicalized Masculinities. Dana Rosenfeld and Christopher A. Faircloth, eds. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006, 263 pp.,. tables,. figures,. halftones
Meal Patterns of the Elderly in Rural Kentucky
Disparities in vegetable and fruit consumption: European cases from the north to the south
Objective: To present disparities in consumption of vegetables and fruits in Europe and to discuss how educational level, region and level of consumption influence the variation. Design: A review of selected studies from 1985 to 1997. Setting/subjects: 33 studies (13 dietary surveys, nine household budget surveys and 11 health behaviour surveys) representing 15 European countries were selected based on criteria developed as part of the study. Ass…
Men, masculinity and food: Interviews with Finnish carpenters and engineers
Our bodies are made of pizza--food and embodiment among children in Kentucky
The aims of this qualitative article are to describe children's food-related practices and meanings and to explore how food-related practices embody meanings of food, age, and gender in children's everyday lives. Relationships between practices and meanings are examined from an embodiment perspective. The data were collected from one class of fourth-grade children (N = 24) in central Kentucky by a mix of ethnographic research methods. The partici…
Work, food and physical activity. A qualitative study of coping strategies among men in three occupations
I Eat Because I'm Hungry, Because It's Good, and to Become Full: Everyday Eating Voiced by Male Carpenters, Drivers, and Engineers in Contemporary Oslo
Little is known firsthand about men's experiences of eating, because most empirical accounts on the meanings of food and eating come from studies of women. The qualitative research reported here explores how Norwegian men relate to food consumption. The findings consider how gender and occupational status explain men's relationship to food. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2001–2003, in Oslo, with 20 carpenters, 15 engineers, and 11 d…
Age perceptions and physical activity among middle-aged men in three occupational groups
The local in the global - creating ethical relations between producers and consumers
Cet article propose d'explorer comment les produits locaux et localisés jouent un rôle dans la créations de relations ' équitables ' entre producteurs et consommateurs, dans le système alimentaire globalisé actuel. Dans un premier temps nous discuterons les termes de ' local ' et de ' produits locaux '. Dans un second temps nous présenterons trois exemples de stratégies fondées sur les produits locaux et l'équitabilité : le commerce équitable, Sl…
Medicalized Masculinities
Medicalized Masculinities. Dana Rosenfeld and Christopher A. Faircloth, eds. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006, 263 pp.,. tables,. figures,. halftones
Nordic Children's Foodscapes: I mages and R eflections
A study of the different food messages that children encounter and their own reflections of these messages was carried out among fifty-nine children from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The children took photos of their “foodscapes,” including school, home, shops, streets, cafés and restaurants. The themes were healthy and unhealthy food, everyday and festive food and their favorite food. The children were well aware of common understandings…
Characteristics associated with organic food consumption during pregnancy; data from a large cohort of pregnant women in Norway
The socio-economic characteristics of pregnant Norwegian women with frequent organic consumption did not unambiguously follow those typically associated with better health, such as higher levels of education and income. Rather, lower household income, and both lowest and highest levels of education were associated with a higher prevalence of frequent organic consumption. The results indicate that personal and socio-economic characteristics are im…
Public Private Partnerships fighting obesity in Europe: Does the Nordic region represent a special case
According to the Commission of the European Communities, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are ‘the cornerstone’ to tackle obesity today. This research analyzes if and how current PPPs combating obesity in Europe vary between Nordic social-democratic, conservative, liberal, Mediterranean, and East European regimes. It identifies main characteristics of PPPs focusing on cooperating partners, target groups, and objectives. Some variations between …
Influencing factors of children's fruit, vegetable and sugar-enriched food intake in a Finnish preschool setting – Preschool personnel's perceptions
Views of policy makers and health promotion professionals on factors facilitating implementation and maintenance of interventions and policies promoting physical activity and healthy eating: Results o…
Despite considerable heterogeneity of interventions and health policies in the five countries, stakeholders across these countries identify similar factors facilitating adoption, implementation, and maintenance of these interventions and policies
People Moving with Food from and to Northern Europe: Food, Migration and Multiculturalism
This special issue, “People Moving with Food from and to Northern Europe: Food, Migration and Multiculturalism”, is a follow-up of the Nordic Association for Food Studies (NAFS) 2016 interdisciplinary conference entitled “People Moving with Food” held in Oslo. Our objective is to make the discussions from this Nordic seminar available for readers of Anthropology of Food who are interested in the topics of food, migration and the cultural transfor…
Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approac…
28 research institutes have joined in the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN). • PEN studies EU policies on diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. • PEN advances knowledge on impact and effective implementation of these policies. • We here describe the rationale and specific goals of PEN, and highlight innovations. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality. As the social and economic costs of NCDs have esca…
European food quality schemes in everyday food consumption: An exploration of sayings and doings through pragmatic regimes of engagement
While European consumers generally support the principles underpinning Food Quality Schemes (FQS) sales of certified products remain modest. This phenomenon is known as ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ and considerable scholarly and policy efforts have been geared towards ‘filling’ or ‘bridging’ the gap. This study aims at casting new light on this ‘discrepancy’ between consumers' sayings and doings through a study of everyday food practices connected to…
Medicine (12 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social science (5 works)