Jelena Meinilä

Biographic Data

ID5493984
NAMEJelena Meinilä
GIVEN NAMESJelena
FAMILY NAMEMeinilä
SIGNATUREMEINILÄ J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Helsinki
ORCID0000-0002-6377-1377
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • The impact of adhering to a more plant-based menu on food waste at Finnish early childhood education and care centres

    Kirsi Silvennoinen, Sampsa Nisonen et al.ARTICLEBritish Food Journal2025

    Purpose The aim of the study was to analyse how the introduction of an environmentally sustainable and healthy menu with a lower climate impact affects the amount of food waste (FW) at early education centres in Finland. This study provides new knowledge regarding the FW amount, type and origin at early education centres. Design/methodology/approach The study started with a baseline measurement period in autumn 2021, and follow-up measurements we…

  • Does food insecurity compromise diet quality among Finnish private sector service workers

    Open AccessRoosa Joutsi, Hanna M Walsh et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2024

    Objective: To investigate the association between food insecurity (FI) and diet quality in private sector service workers. Design: Data were collected via electronic questionnaires (2019) and the national register data (2018–2019). FI was measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and diet quality using an FFQ and a modified Healthy Food Intake Index (mHFII). The associations between HFIAS and mHFII were studied using ANOVA…

  • Breastfeeding practices among immigrants living in Finland

    Open AccessI Muhumed, Jelena Meinilä et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2024

    Even though the number of immigrant mothers was low, this study suggests that maternal origin is a significant predictor of suboptimal breastfeeding independent of sociodemographic and antenatal characteristics. There is a need for culturally sensitive interventions to promote breastfeeding among these groups

  • Food purchase behaviour in a Finnish population

    Open AccessJelena Meinilä, Hanna Hartikainen et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2023

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  • Food purchase behaviour in a Finnish population

    Open AccessJelena Meinilä, Hanna Hartikainen et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2022

    Objective: To identify food purchase patterns and to assess their carbon footprint and expenditure. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Purchase patterns were identified by factor analysis from the annual purchases of 3435 product groups. The associations between purchase patterns and the total purchases’ carbon footprints (based on life-cycle assessment) and expenditure were analysed using linear regression and adjusted for nutritional energy cont…

  • Healthy Food Intake Index (HFII) – Validity and reproducibility in a gestational-diabetes-risk population

    Open AccessJelena Meinilä, Anita Valkama et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    The HFII components reflect the food guidelines of the NNR, intakes of relevant nutrients, and characteristics known to vary with diet quality. It largely ignores energy intake, its components have independent contribution to the HFII, and it exhibits reproducibility. The main shortcomings are absence of red and processed meat component, and the validation in a selected study population. It is suitable for ranking participants according to the ad…