Ongoing research and results
The first article based on data from the NorthPop study was published in 2021. Since then, results from several sub-studies have been published and around thirty sub-projects are ongoing. In addition, data from NorthPop has been used in around 50 student works (as of November 2023). There is a wide range of research that is ongoing, including the effects of heavy metals or dietary supplements during pregnancy on the child’s health or whether the children’s activity varies between weekdays and weekends. We investigate which environmental factors affect the risk of contracting allergies. In other sub-studies, the mother’s and children’s food preferences, eating disorders and physical activities are looked at. We want to find out which factors affect children’s development; from the time in the mother’s womb and later in life. We also have the unique opportunity to compare the families’ lifestyles before, during and after the covid-19 pandemic, and whether changed lifestyles can be linked to the future health of the child.
Published articles
2024
Title: Maternal age is related to offspring DNA methylation: A meta-analysis of results from the PACE consortium
Authors: Yeung E, Biedrzycki RJ, Gómez Herrera LC, … Domellöf M, West C, … Harlid S, London S, Hivert MF, Felix J, Bustamante M, Guan W.
Published in: Aging Cell
https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14194
Title: Polychlorinated alkanes in paired blood serum and breast milk in a Swedish cohort study: Matrix dependent partitioning differences compared to legacy POPs
Authors: Bo Yuan, Anders Bignert, Patrik L. Andersson, Christina E. West, Magnus Domellöf, Åke Bergman
Published in: Environment International
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108440
2023
Title: Fruit pouch consumption does not associate with early manifestations of allergic disease
Authors: Emmy Fredriksson, Stina Bodén, Magnus Domellöf, Christina E. West
Published in: Nutrients
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204318
Title: Revised Swedish infant feeding guidelines are associated with earlier introduction of allergenic foods
Authors: Jonas Österlund, Gabriel Granåsen, Stina Bodén, Sven-Arne Silfverdal, Magnus Domellöf, Anna Winberg, Christina E. West
Published in: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2023.08.037
Title: Diet diversity in pregnancy and early allergic manifestations in the offspring
Authors: Stina Bodén, Anna Lindam, Magnus Domellöf, Carina Venter, Christina E. West
Published in: Clinical and Experimental Allergy
https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14346
Title: Genetic preference for sweet taste in mothers’ associates with mother-child preference and intake
Authors: Pernilla Lif Holgerson, Pamela Hasslöf, Anders Esberg, Simon Haworth, Magnus Domellöf, Christina E. West, Ingegerd Johansson
Published in: Nutrients
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15112565
2022
Title: Associations between pre- and postnatal antibiotic exposures and early allergic outcomes: A population-based birth cohort study
Authors: Fanny Kelderer, Ingrid Mogren, Catharina Eriksson, Sven-Arne Silfverdal, Magnus Domellöf, Christina E. West
Published in: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.13848
2021
Title: Fruit pouch consumption and dietary patterns related to BMIz at 18 months of age
Authors: Ellen Lundkvist, Elisabeth Stoltz Sjöström, Richard Lundberg, Sven-Arne Silfverdal, Christina E. West, Magnus Domellöf
Published in: Nutrients
https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fnu13072265
Title: Physical activity and sedentary time during pregnancy and associations with maternal and fetal health outcomes: an epidemiological study
Authors: Lina Meander, Maria Lindqvist, Ingrid Mogren, Jonas Sandlund, Christina E. West, Magnus Domellöf
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth
