Arja Lyytikäinen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5458081 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arja Lyytikäinen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arja |
| FAMILY NAME | Lyytikäinen |
| SIGNATURE | LYYTIKÄINEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Central Finland Health Care District |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sensory-based food education in early childhood education and care, willingness to choose and eat fruit and vegetables, and the moderating role of maternal education and food neophobia
Objective To investigate the association between sensory-based food education implemented in early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres and children’s willingness to choose and eat vegetables, berries and fruit, and whether the mother’s education level and children’s food neophobia moderate the linkage. Design The cross-sectional study involved six ECEC centres that provide sensory-based food education and three reference centres. A snack …
Future for food education of children
Prolonged breast-feeding protects mothers from later-life obesity and related cardio-metabolic disorders
Objective To investigate the long-term effects of duration of postpartum lactation on maternal body composition and risk for cardio-metabolic disorders in later life. Design Retrospective study. Body composition was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and serum glucose, insulin and lipids were analysed using enzymatic photometric methods 16–20 years after the last pregnancy. Medical history and lifestyle factors were collected via a s…
Leisure-time physical activity and nutrition: A twin study
Objective To determine the association between long-term leisure-time physical activity/inactivity and eating behaviours in twin pairs discordant for physical activity for 30 years. Design Co-twin control design with cross-sectional data collection using questionnaire on eating habits and 5 d food diary. Differences in eating behaviours between physically active and inactive co-twins were analysed with pairwise tests. Setting Finland. Subjects Si…
Food consumption and nutrient intakes with a special focus on milk product consumption in early pubertal girls in Central Finland
Objective To evaluate the current status of dietary intakes in early pubertal girls with a special focus on milk products. Design Cross-sectional data using 3-day food records. Subjects Eight hundred and sixty girls, aged 10–12 years, at Tanner maturation stage I-III. Results The mean consumption of milk products (620 g day −1 ) was similar to that of a Finnish study in the 1980s, while the consumption of non-milk drinks (403 gday −1 ) had increa…
Food consumption and nutrient intakes with a special focus on milk product consumption in early pubertal girls in Central Finland
Objective To evaluate the current status of dietary intakes in early pubertal girls with a special focus on milk products. Design Cross-sectional data using 3-day food records. Subjects Eight hundred and sixty girls, aged 10–12 years, at Tanner maturation stage I-III. Results The mean consumption of milk products (620 g day −1 ) was similar to that of a Finnish study in the 1980s, while the consumption of non-milk drinks (403 gday −1 ) had increa…
Leisure-time physical activity and nutrition: A twin study
Objective To determine the association between long-term leisure-time physical activity/inactivity and eating behaviours in twin pairs discordant for physical activity for 30 years. Design Co-twin control design with cross-sectional data collection using questionnaire on eating habits and 5 d food diary. Differences in eating behaviours between physically active and inactive co-twins were analysed with pairwise tests. Setting Finland. Subjects Si…
Prolonged breast-feeding protects mothers from later-life obesity and related cardio-metabolic disorders
Objective To investigate the long-term effects of duration of postpartum lactation on maternal body composition and risk for cardio-metabolic disorders in later life. Design Retrospective study. Body composition was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and serum glucose, insulin and lipids were analysed using enzymatic photometric methods 16–20 years after the last pregnancy. Medical history and lifestyle factors were collected via a s…
Future for food education of children
Sensory-based food education in early childhood education and care, willingness to choose and eat fruit and vegetables, and the moderating role of maternal education and food neophobia
Objective To investigate the association between sensory-based food education implemented in early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres and children’s willingness to choose and eat vegetables, berries and fruit, and whether the mother’s education level and children’s food neophobia moderate the linkage. Design The cross-sectional study involved six ECEC centres that provide sensory-based food education and three reference centres. A snack …
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Endocrinology (3 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (2 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (2 works) · Obesity (2 works)