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Elling Bere is affiliated with the University of Agder in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a specific focus on public health, environmental and occupational health. Their body of work includes publications primarily addressing topics related to obesity, physical activity, diet, and nutritional studies.

Their recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on dietary habits, health behaviors, and epidemiological assessments. Notable papers include:

  • "Fruit and vegetable consumption in Europe according to gender, educational attainment and regional affiliation-A cross-sectional study in 21 European countries" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density" (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • "Does organized sports participation in childhood and adolescence positively influence health? A review of reviews" (2021, Preventive Medicine Reports)
  • "Ultra-processed foods - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023" (2024, Food & Nutrition Research)
  • "Family meal participation is associated with dietary intake among 12-month-olds in Southern Norway" (2021, BMC Pediatrics)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Bente Øvrebø
  • Sveinung Berntsen
  • Tonje Holte Stea
  • Andrew K. Wills
  • Elisabet Rudjord Hillesund

Elling Bere has contributed to multiple journals, with the most common publication venues being:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Nutrition Journal

Their research spans several subfields within medicine, including:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Physiology
  • Transportation
  • General Health Professions
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Elling Bere's main research topics cover a range of health-related themes such as:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions

This profile summarizes Elling Bere's research activities, reflecting their interdisciplinary approach across nutrition, physical activity, and public health within the medical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Differences in Weight Status and Energy-Balance Related Behaviors among Schoolchildren across Europe: The ENERGY-Project

    Johannes Brug;Maartje M. van Stralen;Saskia J. te Velde;Mai J. M. Chinapaw

  • Taste preferences, liking and other factors related to fruit and vegetable intakes among schoolchildren: results from observational studies

    Johannes Brug;Nannah I. Tak;Saskia J. te Velde;Elling Bere

  • Changes in accessibility and preferences predict children's future fruit and vegetable intake

    Elling Bere;Knut-Inge Klepp

  • Correlates of fruit and vegetable intake among Norwegian schoolchildren: parental and self-reports.

    Elling Bere;Knut-Inge Klepp

  • The Norwegian School Fruit Programme: evaluating paid vs. no-cost subscriptions.

    Elling Bere;Marit B. Veierød;Knut-Inge Klepp

  • Determinants of adolescents' soft drink consumption.

    Elling Bere;Elin Sørli Glomnes;Saskia J te Velde;Knut-Inge Klepp

  • Outcome and process evaluation of a Norwegian school-randomized fruit and vegetable intervention: Fruits and Vegetables Make the Marks (FVMM)

    E. Bere;M. B. Veierod;M. Bjelland;K.-I. Klepp

  • Towards health-promoting and environmentally friendly regional diets - a Nordic example

    Elling Bere;Johannes Brug

  • Free School Fruit--sustained effect three years later.

    Elling Bere;Elling Bere;Marit B Veierød;Øivind Skare;Knut-Inge Klepp

  • Evidence-based development of school-based and family-involved prevention of overweight across Europe: the ENERGY-project's design and conceptual framework.

    Johannes Brug;Saskia J te Velde;Mai J M Chinapaw;Elling Bere

  • Why do boys eat less fruit and vegetables than girls

    Elling Bere;Johannes Brug;Knut-Inge Klepp

  • EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth (ENERGY) project: Design and methodology of the ENERGY cross-sectional survey

    Maartje M van Stralen;Saskia J te Velde;Amika S Singh;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviours according to ethnic background among adolescents in seven countries in Europe: the ENERGY-project.

    J Brug;M M van Stralen;M J M Chinapaw;I De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Associations between eating meals, watching TV while eating meals and weight status among children, ages 10–12 years in eight European countries: the ENERGY cross-sectional study

    Frøydis N Vik;Helga Birgit Bjørnarå;Nina C Øverby;Nanna Lien

  • Free school fruit—sustained effect 1 year later

    E. Bere;M. B. Veierod;M. Bjelland;K.-I. Klepp

  • Lifestyle intervention to limit gestational weight gain: the Norwegian Fit for Delivery randomised controlled trial

    LR Sagedal;NC Øverby;E Bere;MK Torstveit

  • Fruit and vegetable consumption in Europe according to gender, educational attainment and regional affiliation-A cross-sectional study in 21 European countries.

    Tonje Holte Stea;Oda Nordheim;Elling Tufte Bere;Elling Tufte Bere;Per Gunnar Stornes

  • Development of a New Nordic Diet score and its association with gestational weight gain and fetal growth – a study performed in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

    Elisabet Rudjord Hillesund;Elling Bere;Margaretha Haugen;Nina Cecilie Øverby

  • Validity and reproducibility of self-reported intake of fruit and vegetable among 6th graders

    Andersen Lf;Bere E;Kolbjornsen N;Klepp Ki

  • Why do parents' education level and income affect the amount of fruits and vegetables adolescents eat?

    Elling Bere;Frank van Lenthe;Knut-Inge Klepp;Johannes Brug

  • Personal, Social and Environmental Factors regarding Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Schoolchildren in Nine European Countries

    Camilla Sandvik;Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij;Pernille Due;Johannes Brug

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Lea Maes
Lea Maes Ghent University
Nanna Lien
Nanna Lien University of Oslo
Terje Andreas Eikemo
Terje Andreas Eikemo Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Anke Oenema
Anke Oenema Maastricht University
Lars Østergaard
Lars Østergaard Aarhus University Hospital
Jo Salmon
Jo Salmon Deakin University
Bart Soenens
Bart Soenens Ghent University
Oddrun Samdal
Oddrun Samdal University of Bergen
Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis
Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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