Margareta Wandel
Biographic Data
| ID | 3761390 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margareta Wandel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margareta |
| FAMILY NAME | Wandel |
| SIGNATURE | WANDEL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 98 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases and Gastrointestinal Distress
In this article, we focus on adults with primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) and their experiences with gastrointestinal (GI) distress with the aim of exploring how they experience living with their condition and the actions they take to relieve GI distress. Twelve adults with PID and GI distress participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The interviews were analyzed following the steps of thematic analysis (TA). The study revealed …
Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors associated with underweight, stunting and wasting among children aged 0-24 months in six districts of Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. A cross-sectional population-based study using a multistage, proportionate to size sampling was conducted from June 2010 to March 2011. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, economic, feeding and child information. Anthropometric …
The contribution of snacks to dietary intake and their association with eating location among Norwegian adults – results from a cross-sectional dietary survey
We conclude that snacks are an important part of the diet and involve the consumption of both favorable and less favorable foods. Snacks eaten at home or at work/school were generally healthier than snacks consumed during visits to other private households or at restaurants/cafe/fast-food outlets. Nutritional educators should recommend healthy snack options and raise awareness of the association between eating location and snack composition
Meal types as sources for intakes of fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains among Norwegian adults
Objective To study how different meals contribute to intakes of fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains in a group of Norwegian adults and in subgroups of this population. Moreover, to investigate the consequences of skipping the meal contributing most to the intake of each food group (main contributing meal). Design Cross-sectional dietary survey in Norwegian adults. Dietary data were collected using two non-consecutive telephone-administered …
Eating location is associated with the nutritional quality of the diet in Norwegian adults
Objective To study the association between dinner eating location and the nutritional quality of the specific dinner meal and the whole-day dietary intake and to compare the diets of those consuming ≥25 % of energy out of home and at school/work (SOH; substantial out-of-home eaters) with those consuming Design Cross-sectional dietary survey using two non-consecutive 24 h recalls. Recorded eating locations were at home, other private households, w…
Maintenance of changes in food intake and motivation for healthy eating among Norwegian-Pakistani women participating in a culturally adapted intervention
Objective To investigate maintenance of changes in food intake and motivation for healthy eating at follow-up 2 data collection after a lifestyle intervention among Pakistani immigrant women. Design A culturally adapted lifestyle intervention, aiming at reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Data collection including FFQ and questions on intentions to change dietary behaviour was completed at baseline, right after the 7 ± 1 month interven…
Does the “Stages of Change” Construct Predict Cross-Sectional and Temporal Variations in Dietary Behavior and Selected Indicators of Diabetes Risk Among Norwegian-Pakistani Women
The nutrition transition and the human right to adequate food for adolescents in the Cape Town metropolitan area
Body weight, weight perceptions and food intake patterns. A cross-sectional study among male recruits in the Norwegian National Guard
The majority of the recruits find it important to be slender. This orientation had a bearing on their physical activity pattern, but less on the food intake pattern. The data also indicate that subjects with high intakes of plant foods were less likely to have a high BMI than others. It is important to raise awareness of healthy eating in young men
Frequent use of staff canteens is associated with unhealthy dietary habits and obesity in a Norwegian adult population
Objective To explore socio-economic differences in use of staff canteens and whether frequent use of staff canteens is associated with different food patterns and obesity. Design Cross-sectional study using three self-administered questionnaires, two of them including food frequency questions. Factor analysis was used to explore food patterns. Setting Oslo, Norway, 2000–2001. Subjects In total 8943 adult, working Oslo citizens. Results Frequent (…
Perceptions of risk factors for diabetes among Norwegian-Pakistani women participating in a culturally adapted intervention
There is a need for improved knowledge about diabetes prevention among Pakistani immigrant women, and a culturally adapted intervention may contribute to this
Intention to Change Dietary Habits, and Weight Loss Among Norwegian-Pakistani Women Participating in a Culturally Adapted Intervention
The aim was to explore the relationships between degree of participation in a culturally adapted lifestyle intervention and stages of change for healthy eating and weight loss among Pakistani immigrant women in Norway. The intervention lasted 7 months and included 198 women, randomized into control and intervention groups. The odds of losing weight from baseline to follow-up, and being in action stages of change (compared to pre-action stages) wi…
Overweight and weight dissatisfaction related to socio-economic position, integration and dietary indicators among South Asian immigrants in Oslo
Objective To investigate how socio-economic position, demographic factors, degree of integration and dietary indicators are related to BMI/waist:hip ratio (WHR) and to weight dissatisfaction and slimming among South Asians in Oslo, Norway. Design Cross-sectional study consisting of a health check including anthropometric measures and two self-administered questionnaires. Setting Oslo, Norway. Subjects Pakistanis and Sri Lankans ( n 629), aged 30–…
Changes in food habits and motivation for healthy eating among Pakistani women living in Norway
Objective Pakistani women in Oslo have high risk of overweight and type 2 diabetes. The objective is to present the effect of an intervention study on Pakistani women’s intentions to change dietary behaviour and changes made in dietary intake. Design The intervention group received culturally adapted lifestyle education, including diet and physical activity. The questionnaire, applied before and after the 7-month intervention, included FFQ and qu…
Body size perceptions among Pakistani women in Norway participating in a controlled trial to prevent deterioration of glucose tolerance
South Asians are prone to diabetes type 2 and cardiovascular diseases, which can be prevented by a diet leading to weight reduction. Body size perceptions may influence compliance to dietary advice. The objective was to study body size perceptions among Pakistani immigrant women in Norway, enrolled in a controlled trial to prevent deterioration of glucose tolerance by focussing on diet and physical activity. Participants (n=198) were 25-62 years …
Living as a drug addict in Oslo, Norway – a study focusing on nutrition and health
Objectives To investigate nutritional status and related living conditions among drug addicts in Oslo. Design A cross-sectional study of nutritional status evaluated by anthropometric and biochemical measurements; a structured interview concerning education, living conditions, income source, drug history and sex practice; and biochemical testing of sexually transmitted infections. Setting The present study was conducted between November 2001 and …
Changes in food habits after migration among South Asians settled in Oslo
Correlates of vegetable consumption among young men in the Norwegian National Guard
Health worker style and trustworthiness as perceived by Pakistani-born persons with type 2 diabetes in Oslo, Norway
This article explores Pakistani-born persons' expectations regarding health encounters and health-worker style, and consequences for communication. It is part of a larger qualitative study involving both health workers and Pakistani-born persons in Oslo. An earlier publication based on interviews with health workers revealed dilemmas around role enactment, and described how they perceived Pakistani-born patients to expect an authoritarian health-…
Age perceptions and physical activity among middle-aged men in three occupational groups
Changes in Food Habits among Pakistani Immigrant Women in Oslo, Norway
To develop effective intervention strategies, it is vital to understand both how changes do occur and how different factors influence dietary habits. The Koctürk model was useful to structure the various foods and changes that may occur. Strategies for dietary counselling should not only include dietary advice but also focus on the multitude of factors causing dietary changes
Work, food and physical activity. A qualitative study of coping strategies among men in three occupations
Experience of dietary advice among Pakistani-born persons with type 2 diabetes in Oslo
Ethnic differences in body mass index and associated factors of adolescents from minorities in Oslo, Norway
Objectives: To examine ethnic differences in body mass index (BMI), food habits and physical activity, and determine the factors contributing to differences in BMI. Design and method: In 2000–2001, 7343 (response rate 88%) 15- and 16-year-old students, enrolled in lower secondary schools in Oslo, participated in the cross-sectional Oslo Health Study. Of these participants, 1719 were defined as ethnic minorities. Results: Significant gender and et…
Changes in Consumer Concerns Regarding Food Safety and Trust in Nutrition Experts’ Advice
There has been an increasing emphasis on health risk in the public debate about food, and consumers are constantly exposed to conflicting sources of information about food safety and healthy diets. This may create uncertainty among consumers and affect food choice. This study aims to evaluate change in consumers’ perception of food safety and in trust in nutrition experts’ advice, as well as consumer awareness of health issues regarding food and …
Gender Differences in Opinions and Practices with Regard to a "Healthy Diet">
Changes in food habits after migration among South Asians settled in Oslo
Changes in Food Habits among Pakistani Immigrant Women in Oslo, Norway
To develop effective intervention strategies, it is vital to understand both how changes do occur and how different factors influence dietary habits. The Koctürk model was useful to structure the various foods and changes that may occur. Strategies for dietary counselling should not only include dietary advice but also focus on the multitude of factors causing dietary changes
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
Experience of dietary advice among Pakistani-born persons with type 2 diabetes in Oslo
Perceptions of risk factors for diabetes among Norwegian-Pakistani women participating in a culturally adapted intervention
There is a need for improved knowledge about diabetes prevention among Pakistani immigrant women, and a culturally adapted intervention may contribute to this
Body size perceptions among Pakistani women in Norway participating in a controlled trial to prevent deterioration of glucose tolerance
South Asians are prone to diabetes type 2 and cardiovascular diseases, which can be prevented by a diet leading to weight reduction. Body size perceptions may influence compliance to dietary advice. The objective was to study body size perceptions among Pakistani immigrant women in Norway, enrolled in a controlled trial to prevent deterioration of glucose tolerance by focussing on diet and physical activity. Participants (n=198) were 25-62 years …
Child malnutrition and development processes in two Tanzanian villages
Despite drastic changes in the agricultural, educational and health sectors, Tanzania still has a high rate of child malnutrition. The differences in malnutrition rates between nearby villages are often very large - in fact larger than between regions. This study of child malnutrition in two villages in the Rukwa region, is an attempt to explain some of the underlying factors and processes leading to differences in the malnutrition rate. An attem…
The nutrition transition and the human right to adequate food for adolescents in the Cape Town metropolitan area
Correlates of vegetable consumption among young men in the Norwegian National Guard
Changes in potato consumption in different stages of life in Norway
Heaty and cooling foods in relation to food habits in a Southern Sri Lanka community
According to Ayurveda, the traditional medical system observed in Sri Lanka, adherence to the principles of the hot‐cold system of food classification is important in both prevention and cure of disease. This report discusses the impact of the hot‐cold system on food behaviour in a rural community in southern Sri Lanka. In this community the hot‐cold system did not appear to have a large impact on food behaviour of healthy adults. However, during…
Women as nutrition mediators
This paper discusses the role of women in regard to food production and food handling and the possible consequences that this may have for child nutrition in a rural society in Sri Lanka. The paper is based on data collected through participant observation, formal and informal interviews and group discussions. The focus is on women as nutrition mediators between social processes, taking place outside and within households, and child nutrition. It…
Household food consumption and seasonal variations in food availability in Sri Lanka
This paper discusses seasonal variations in food availability, and the relationship between access to land and household food consumption in a rural society in Sri Lanka. The paper is based on data collected through participant observation, formal and informal interviews, a questionnaire survey, and a dietary survey. It was found that periods of food shortage were different in households of the various socio‐economic strata. This was related to t…
Food indices in Sri Lanka, adapted to local situations
This paper compares the food component of the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCFPI), which is the offical cost of living index in Sri Lanka, with an index made to suit the food situation in a rural area. This index is based on information from a dietary survey and registrations of food prices at four local markets in the Hambantota District, Sri Lanka, during the period March 1982‐December 1984. It was found that the local food index revealed much…
Men's contribution to the food and nutritional situation in the Tanzanian household
More is presently known about women's than men's role in food production and nutrition in Africa. The present article is an attempt to remedy this shortcoming. A special focus is put on the influence men exert through their labour and decision‐making on the household food situation. Findings from a study in a subsistence agricultural community in Tanzania give a differentiated picture compared to current literature. Most men put a substantial amo…
Food availability and nutrition in a seasonal perspective
Child malnutrition and development processes in two Tanzanian villages
Despite drastic changes in the agricultural, educational and health sectors, Tanzania still has a high rate of child malnutrition. The differences in malnutrition rates between nearby villages are often very large - in fact larger than between regions. This study of child malnutrition in two villages in the Rukwa region, is an attempt to explain some of the underlying factors and processes leading to differences in the malnutrition rate. An attem…
Gender Differences in Opinions and Practices with Regard to a "Healthy Diet">
Consumer concern about food related health risks and their trust in experts
Theorists have claimed that we see an increased focus on risk in the society of today. Furthermore, the media has to an increasing degree focused on differences of opinion between various experts. It has been postulated that this may have led to a decline in the authority experts formerly possessed. With these theories as a point of departure, this paper presents results of a survey of consumer apprehension and valuations with regard to food‐rela…
Changes in potato consumption in different stages of life in Norway
Ethnic differences in body mass index and associated factors of adolescents from minorities in Oslo, Norway
Objectives: To examine ethnic differences in body mass index (BMI), food habits and physical activity, and determine the factors contributing to differences in BMI. Design and method: In 2000–2001, 7343 (response rate 88%) 15- and 16-year-old students, enrolled in lower secondary schools in Oslo, participated in the cross-sectional Oslo Health Study. Of these participants, 1719 were defined as ethnic minorities. Results: Significant gender and et…
Changes in Consumer Concerns Regarding Food Safety and Trust in Nutrition Experts’ Advice
There has been an increasing emphasis on health risk in the public debate about food, and consumers are constantly exposed to conflicting sources of information about food safety and healthy diets. This may create uncertainty among consumers and affect food choice. This study aims to evaluate change in consumers’ perception of food safety and in trust in nutrition experts’ advice, as well as consumer awareness of health issues regarding food and …
Changes in Food Habits among Pakistani Immigrant Women in Oslo, Norway
To develop effective intervention strategies, it is vital to understand both how changes do occur and how different factors influence dietary habits. The Koctürk model was useful to structure the various foods and changes that may occur. Strategies for dietary counselling should not only include dietary advice but also focus on the multitude of factors causing dietary changes
Work, food and physical activity. A qualitative study of coping strategies among men in three occupations
Experience of dietary advice among Pakistani-born persons with type 2 diabetes in Oslo
Age perceptions and physical activity among middle-aged men in three occupational groups
Correlates of vegetable consumption among young men in the Norwegian National Guard
Health worker style and trustworthiness as perceived by Pakistani-born persons with type 2 diabetes in Oslo, Norway
This article explores Pakistani-born persons' expectations regarding health encounters and health-worker style, and consequences for communication. It is part of a larger qualitative study involving both health workers and Pakistani-born persons in Oslo. An earlier publication based on interviews with health workers revealed dilemmas around role enactment, and described how they perceived Pakistani-born patients to expect an authoritarian health-…
Changes in food habits after migration among South Asians settled in Oslo
Living as a drug addict in Oslo, Norway – a study focusing on nutrition and health
Objectives To investigate nutritional status and related living conditions among drug addicts in Oslo. Design A cross-sectional study of nutritional status evaluated by anthropometric and biochemical measurements; a structured interview concerning education, living conditions, income source, drug history and sex practice; and biochemical testing of sexually transmitted infections. Setting The present study was conducted between November 2001 and …
Intention to Change Dietary Habits, and Weight Loss Among Norwegian-Pakistani Women Participating in a Culturally Adapted Intervention
The aim was to explore the relationships between degree of participation in a culturally adapted lifestyle intervention and stages of change for healthy eating and weight loss among Pakistani immigrant women in Norway. The intervention lasted 7 months and included 198 women, randomized into control and intervention groups. The odds of losing weight from baseline to follow-up, and being in action stages of change (compared to pre-action stages) wi…
Overweight and weight dissatisfaction related to socio-economic position, integration and dietary indicators among South Asian immigrants in Oslo
Objective To investigate how socio-economic position, demographic factors, degree of integration and dietary indicators are related to BMI/waist:hip ratio (WHR) and to weight dissatisfaction and slimming among South Asians in Oslo, Norway. Design Cross-sectional study consisting of a health check including anthropometric measures and two self-administered questionnaires. Setting Oslo, Norway. Subjects Pakistanis and Sri Lankans ( n 629), aged 30–…
Changes in food habits and motivation for healthy eating among Pakistani women living in Norway
Objective Pakistani women in Oslo have high risk of overweight and type 2 diabetes. The objective is to present the effect of an intervention study on Pakistani women’s intentions to change dietary behaviour and changes made in dietary intake. Design The intervention group received culturally adapted lifestyle education, including diet and physical activity. The questionnaire, applied before and after the 7-month intervention, included FFQ and qu…
Body size perceptions among Pakistani women in Norway participating in a controlled trial to prevent deterioration of glucose tolerance
South Asians are prone to diabetes type 2 and cardiovascular diseases, which can be prevented by a diet leading to weight reduction. Body size perceptions may influence compliance to dietary advice. The objective was to study body size perceptions among Pakistani immigrant women in Norway, enrolled in a controlled trial to prevent deterioration of glucose tolerance by focussing on diet and physical activity. Participants (n=198) were 25-62 years …
Body weight, weight perceptions and food intake patterns. A cross-sectional study among male recruits in the Norwegian National Guard
The majority of the recruits find it important to be slender. This orientation had a bearing on their physical activity pattern, but less on the food intake pattern. The data also indicate that subjects with high intakes of plant foods were less likely to have a high BMI than others. It is important to raise awareness of healthy eating in young men
Medicine (33 works) · Environmental health (25 works) · Norwegian (18 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 works) · Gerontology (15 works) · Demography (14 works) · Geography (12 works) · Obesity (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Demography (10 works)