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Birna Þórisdóttir - Associate Professor

Birna Þórisdóttir

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School of Health Sciences

Birna Þórisdóttir

Associate Professor

Nutrition with emphasis on infant and child nutrition and healthy food environments

Location
Nýi Garður / Ng-317
Email
bith [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition

Published works

2026

Infant Diet Is Associated With BMI Later in ChildhoodMaternal and Child Nutrition
Carbon Footprint of Childhood Diets—A Secondary Analysis of Population-Based StudiesCurrent Developments in Nutrition

2025

An Infant Diet Score Based on Health Records Is Associated With BMIMaternal and Child Nutrition
Norrænar ráðleggingar 2023 um mataræði fyrir heilsu og umhverfi útfærðar fyrir börnLaeknabladid
Perceptions on changes towards plant-based diets for health and environmental benefitsBMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health
An Infant Diet Score Based on Health Records Is Associated With BMIMaternal & Child Nutrition
Predicting total body water in infants aged 0.5–24 months and the implications for measuring breast milk intakeAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Associations of Birth Size with Physical and Cognitive Function in Men and Women 60 Years and Older—Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisNutrients

2023

Intake of vitamin B12 in relation to vitamin B12 status in groups susceptible to deficiencyFood and Nutrition Research
Nuts and seeds consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and their risk factorsFood and Nutrition Research
White meat consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetesFood and Nutrition Research
Animal versus plant-based protein and risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetesFood and Nutrition Research
Children
Legume consumption in adults and risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetesFood and Nutrition Research
Metabolizable Energy Content of Breastmilk Supports Normal Growth in Exclusively Breastfed Icelandic Infants to Age 6 MonthsAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
A repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Icelandic baby food market surveyed in 2016, 2019 and 2021Maternal and Child Nutrition
The combined effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on the risk of pre-labour and intrapartum caesarean section—The ICE-MCH studyPLoS ONE
Gagnreynd þekking á lífsháttum - yfirlit um nýjar norrænar ráðleggingar um næringu og mataræði – áhersla á sjálfbærniLaeknabladid
Dietary fiber and growth, iron status and bowel function in children 0–5 years oldFood and Nutrition Research

2022

Quality of dietary fat and risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in adults aged ≥50 yearsFood and Nutrition Research
Protein intake in children and growth and risk of overweight or obesityFood and Nutrition Research
Áttavitinn – rannsókn á reynslu einstaklinga af greiningu og meðferð krabbameina á Íslandi árin 2015-2019Laeknabladid
Lower Intake of Saturated Fatty Acids Is Associated with Improved Lipid Profile in a 6-Year-Old Nationally Representative PopulationNutrients
Supplementation with long chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy, lactation, or infancy in relation to risk of asthma and atopic disease during childhoodFood and Nutrition Research

2020

Vitamin D status and current policies to achieve adequate vitamin D intake in the Nordic countriesScandinavian Journal of Public Health
Iodine status of breastfed infants and their mothers' breast milk iodine concentrationMaternal & Child Nutrition

2019

Infant Feeding, Vitamin D and IgE Sensitization to Food Allergens at 6 Years in a Longitudinal Icelandic CohortNutrients
Næring ungbarna

2018

Vitamin D in northern latitudes: Intake and status in Icelandic children

2016

Vitamin d intake and status in 6-year-old icelandic children followed up from infancyNutrients

2014

Animal protein intake at 12 months is associated with growth factors at the age of sixActa Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Vitamin D intake and status in 12-month-old infants at 63-66° NNutrients
Associations between infant feeding practice prior to six months and body mass index at six years of ageNutrients

2013

Nutrient intake in infancy and body mass index at six years in two population-based cohorts recruited before and after revision of infant dietary recommendationsAnnals of Nutrition and Metabolism
Landskönnun á mataræði sex ára barna 2011-2012Laeknabladid

2012

Children

Keywords for Specialisation:

Infant and child nutrition

Diet nutrition and health

Determinants of food choice and nutrition

Healthy food environment

Public health nutrition

Dietary surveys

Systematic literature review

Nutrition breastmilk and breastfeeding

Global nutrition