Current research

My main research topic is within the field of health during pregnancy and childhood. One focus area is to develop new interventions that can reduce the risk for prediabetes and obesity among women and children at high risk. 

In our research team we seek to understand the underlying biological mechanisms driving obesity, hyperglycaemia, and cardiovascular risk. We have a special focus on the role of insulin resistance, insulin secretion, appetite regulation, the gastrointestinal system, circadian rhythm and epigenetic mechanisms in dysglycaemia and obesity.​

Based on knowledge about the target groups, incl. their potential barriers or motivation for lifestyle changes, we design, develop, and test feasible lifestyle interventions with the aim of improving health markers and reducing the overall risk of developing obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the target populations and further to reduce complications and obtain remission among individuals with T2D.