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Magritt Brustad

Job description

Magritt Brustad er professor i ernæringsepidemiologi og er involvert i flere forskningsprosjekter. Hun underviser i hovedsak på bachelor i ernæring og master i klinisk ernæring, og veileder bachelor-, master- og ph.d.-studenter. Hun er leder for den nystartede forskningsgruppen Beredskap og folkehelse (PREP) – Preparedness and Public Health Resilience – som er forankret ved Institutt for samfunnsmedisin (ISM). Hun er også leder for det tverrfaglige forskningsprosjektet Resilient North, finansiert av Norges forskningsråd.

 

  • Elise Marlen, Tonje Bjørndal, Ilona Halva, Magritt :
    Pre-diagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and subsite-specific colorectal cancer risk: A nested case-control study from the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC)
    British Journal of Nutrition 2025 DOI
  • Fanny, Birgitta, Magritt :
    Cross-sectional associations between vitamin D status and periodontitis in adults in Northern Norway: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    BMC Oral Health 2025 DOI
  • Aline Al, Sahar Yammine, Fernanda Morales, Emine Koc, Carine, Genevieve et al.:
    Associations between degree of food processing and colorectal cancer risk in a large-scale European cohort
    International Journal of Cancer 2025 DOI
  • Esther M., Michèle, Fernanda Morales, Manon, Geneviève, Jessica et al.:
    Associations between degree of food processing and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a multicentre prospective cohort analysis in 9 European countries
    The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2025 DOI
  • Natalia, Magritt, Laila Arnesdatter, Gro Eirin, Birgitta :
    Empirically derived dietary patterns in relation to periodontitis and number of teeth among Norwegian adults
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Inge, Inarie, Carine, Elom K., Mazda, Liesel et al.:
    Associations between dietary mycotoxins exposures and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a European cohort
    PLOS ONE 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Mercedes, Enrique, Jazmín, Daniel, Anne Kirstine, Anne et al.:
    Plasma Concentration of 36 (Poly)phenols and Prospective Body Weight Change in Participants from the EPIC Cohort
    Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Elise Marlen, Karin Charlotta Maria, Magritt, Torill Miriam Enget :
    Pre-diagnostic intake of vitamin D and incidence of colorectal cancer by anatomical subsites: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Cohort Study (NOWAC)
    British Journal of Nutrition 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Iris W.A., Anke, Evan Y.W., Emily, Magritt, Chloé et al.:
    Dietary vitamin D intake and the bladder cancer risk: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies
    Clinical Nutrition 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Magritt, Haakon Eduard :
    Vitamin D – a scoping review for Nordic nutrition recommendations 2023
    Food & Nutrition Research (FNR) 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Jazmin, Mercedes, Enrique, Fjorida, Jesús-Humberto, Nicola et al.:
    Association between classes and subclasses of polyphenol intake and 5-year body weight changes in the EPIC-PANACEA study
    Obesity 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Tammy Y. N., Robert, Julie A., Inge, Urwah, Nita G. et al.:
    Dietary amino acids and risk of stroke subtypes: a prospective analysis of 356,000 participants in seven European countries
    European Journal of Nutrition 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Lucie, Nasser, Laure, Nitin, James R., Antonio et al.:
    Inflammatory potential of the diet and association with risk of differentiated thyroid cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort
    European Journal of Nutrition 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Giovanni, Charlotta, Ole Martin, Maria, Tom, Magritt et al.:
    Longitudinal changes in vitamin D concentrations and the association with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Tromsø Study
    Acta Diabetologica 02. Dezember 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Liesel, Sarah De, Ghislaine, Carine, Corinne, Genevieve et al.:
    Mycotoxin Exposure and Renal Cell Carcinoma Risk: An Association Study in the EPIC European Cohort
    Nutrients 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Elom Kouassivi, Neil, Inge, Geneviève, Corinne, Veronika et al.:
    Dietary intake and plasma phospholipid concentrations of saturated, monounsaturated and trans fatty acids and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort
    International Journal of Cancer 2021 DOI
  • Mayén, Elom K., Viktoria, Reynalda, Casper G., Karl-Heinz et al.:
    Dietary intake of advanced glycation endproducts and risk of hepatobiliary cancers: A multinational cohort study
    International Journal of Cancer 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Alicia K, Johanna L, Nick P, Mazda, Anne, Kristina E N et al.:
    Soft Drink and Juice Consumption and Renal Cell Carcinoma Incidence and Mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
    Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ammar Eltayeb Ali, Therese Haugdahl, Magritt, Torkjel M :
    Concentrations and geographical patterns of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in meat from semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in Norway
    Science of the Total Environment 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • David Corley, Mingyang, Marjorie L., Caroline Y., Roberd M., Kana et al.:
    Association of circulating Vitamin D with colorectal cancer depends on Vitamin D-binding protein isoforms: A pooled, nested, case-control study
    JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ann Kristine Sara, Magritt, Nils, Birgitta :
    Periodontal health in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway: A cross-sectional study
    BMC Oral Health 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ann Kristine Sara, Magritt, Birgitta :
    Caries experience among adults in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway
    Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 19. Dezember 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Elom Kouassivi, Inge, Neil, Corinne, Geneviève, Tobias et al.:
    Consumption of Fish and Long-chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer in a Large European Cohort
    Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Natalia, Charlotta, Magritt :
    Dietary patterns of adults and their associations with Sami ethnicity, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle factors in a rural multiethnic population of northern Norway - the SAMINOR 2 clinical survey
    BMC Public Health 2019 DOI / ARKIV
  • Natalia, Guri, Marita, Magritt :
    No ethnic disparities in nutritional adequacy between the Indigenous Sami and the non-Sami population living in rural Northern Norway—the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
    Nutrition Research 2019 DOI / ARKIV
  • Natalia, Christel, Marita, Ann Ragnhild, Magritt :
    Vitamin D status in a multi-ethnic population of northern Norway: The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 2019 DOI / ARKIV
  • Magritt, Ann Kristine Sara, Ketil Lenert, Tordis A, Nils, Birgitta :
    Oral health in the indigenous Sámi population in Norway – the dental health in the North study
    Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 12. September 2019 DOI / ARKIV
  • Natalia, Guri, Marita, Magritt :
    Food in rural northern Norway in relation to Sami ethnicity: the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 29. Mai 2018 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ena, Anna, Heinz, Nadia, Heiner, Genevieve et al.:
    Timing of eating across ten European countries - Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 2018 DOI / ARKIV
  • Fränzel J.B. van, Mazda, Kristian, Peter D., Veronika, Eric J. et al.:
    Circulating concentrations of vitamin D in relation to pancreatic cancer risk in European populations
    International Journal of Cancer 2018 DOI
  • Kirsti, Marita, Anne, Magritt, Tore, Ann Ragnhild :
    Disordered eating in Sami and non-Sami Norwegian populations: the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey.
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 2017 DOI / ARKIV
  • Martine Dalgaard, Therese Haugdahl, Eldbjørg Sofie, Anita, Alexey A., Arja et al.:
    The impact of a Nickel-Copper smelter on concentrations of toxic elements in local wild food from the Norwegian, Finnish, and Russian border regions
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) 2017 DOI / ARKIV
  • Solrunn, Robin, Dorte, Marita, Anita, Linda et al.:
    Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through the consumption of fish from lakes affected by aqueous film-forming foam emissions — A combined epidemiological and exposure modeling approach. The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Study
    Environment International 2016 DOI
  • Magritt :
    Aldri før har så mange nordmenn tatt D-vitamin
    02. Januar 2024
  • Magritt :
    Fleire tek D-vitamin
    02. Januar 2024
  • Magritt :
    Riktig bruk av vitamin D – hva bør du vite?
    Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift (NFT) 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Magritt :
    Eksperter om D-vitamin: − Kan dessverre ha negativ effekt på helsen
    16. Oktober 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Magritt :
    Ny studie: D-vitaminmangel kan gi kronisk betennelse
    28. September 2022
  • Magritt :
    Helsegevinstene som solen gir
    14. Mai 2022
  • Magritt :
    Eksperter: Farene ved mangel på D-vitamin
    10. November 2021
  • Ann Kristine Sara, Magritt, Nils, Birgitta :
    Erratum: Correction to: Periodontal health in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway: a cross-sectional study (BMC oral health (2020) 20 1 (104))
    BMC Oral Health 2021 DOI
  • Magritt :
    Slik sikrer du deg nok D-vitamin
    22. Januar 2020
  • Magritt :
    Foskere: Dette vet vi om D-vitamin og covid-19
    26. August 2020
  • Magritt :
    Árbevierut váikkuhit, davvin lea olbmuin eambbo d-vitamiidna
    16. Januar 2020
  • Magritt :
    Derfor er D-vitamin viktig for kroppen din
    28. Oktober 2020
  • Kristin, Haakon E, Ahmed Ali, Magritt :
    Ikke nødvendig med høydosetilskudd av vitamin D
    2019 DOI
  • Natalia, Christel, Marita, Ann Ragnhild, Magritt :
    Vitamin D status in a multiethnic population of Northern Norway – The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
    2018
  • Morten, Anje Christina, Magritt :
    A project to create a new interdisciplinary platform with focus on occupational health in the high north
    2018
  • Ammar E. Ali, Therese Haugdahl, Magritt, Torkjel M :
    Concentrations and geographical variations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in meat from semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in mid- and northern Norway
    2017
  • Kirsti, Marita, Anne, Magritt, Tore, Ann Ragnhild :
    Disordered eating in Sami and non-Sami Norwegian populations: The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey.
    2017

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    Research interests

    Det meste av hennes forskning er innefor epidemiologi og basert på store befolkningsbaserte studier som Norske kvinner og helse-studien (NOWAC) og Tromsø-studien. Hun har også omfattende erfaring med å jobbe med data fra SAMINOR-studien, Tannhelse i Nord-studien og European Investigation into Nutrition and Cancer (EPIC). Vitamin D og helse har i mer enn to tiår vært hennes spesialområde, og hun har blitt anerkjent og brukt som en ekspert på feltet både nasjonalt og internasjonalt i ulike sammenhenger.

    En av Magritts nåværende hovedinteresser er beredskap og matsikkerhet i et folkehelseperspektiv, spesielt knyttet til situasjonen i nordområdene. Hun leder et omfattende, tverrfaglig forskningsrådsfinansiert prosjekt om matvareberedskap og folkehelse i Nord-Norge kalt Resilient North.

    Hun har også en klinisk kontrollert studie på vitamin D og periodontitt og samarbeider om prosjekter innen oral helse med Tannhelsekompetansesenteret for Nord-Norge, hvor hun har en bistilling.

    Hennes forskningsinteresser kan oppsummeres som følger:

    • Ernæringsberedskap
    • Beredskap og folkehelse
    • Ernæringsepidemiologi
    • Ernæring og kreft
    • Vitamin D i helse og sykdom
    • Ernæring og helse i arktisk befolkning
    • Ernæring og helse i den samiske urbefolkningen
    • Oral helse

    Teaching

    Magritt Brustad er professor i ernæringsepidemiologi og fag­enhets­leder for ernæring ved Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT. Fra 2021 til 1. august 2025 var hun studieleder for bachelor i ernæring og master i klinisk ernæring, med ansvar for daglig drift, strategisk utvikling og representasjon av programmene i relevante lokale (UiT) og nasjonale fora. Hun veileder fortsatt ph.d.- og masterstudenter. I studieåret 2025/2026 har hun FoU-termin og har derfor ingen undervisningsoppgaver i denne perioden.

    Researcher profile in Cristin

    Member of research group

    Systemepidemiologi   Norsk innhold Systems Epidemiology   English content Beredskap og folkehelse   Norsk innhold

    Member of project

    Tannhelse i nord    Norsk innhold Forskningsprosjekt om D-vitamin og betennelse i tannkjøttet    Norsk innhold Resilient North    Norsk innhold Resilient North    English content Resilient North Prosjekt

    CV

    Education

    PhD, Epidemiology (2004), Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø.

    MSc, Community Nutrition (1998), Institute of Nutrition, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway.

    Positions

    2021-present       Researcher (20% position) The Public Dental Health Service Competence Centre of

    Northern Norway (TkNN)

    2016-present       Professor in Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, UIT

    2013-2020           Head of the department, Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø

    2010-2013           Professor, Centre for Sámi Health Research, University of Tromsø.

    2007- 2010          Researcher, Centre for Sámi Health Research, University of Tromsø.

    2004-2007           Researcher, Centre for Sámi Health Research, University of Tromsø. 

    2004-2007           Post. doc. Research fellow, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø.

    2000-2003           PhD - research fellow, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø.

    1998-1999           Research assistant, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø.

     

    Posts and Affiliations

    Member of the National Council of Nutrition, Norwegian Directorate of Health ( 2015-2023)
    Member of the Scientific Panel for Nutrition, The National Board of Scholar Publishing (2019-2021)
    Member of expert group reviewing the recommendations for vitamin D for the revision of the 4th edition of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR). Nordic Council of Ministers ( 2010-2013)
    Vice-chairman of Sami statistics analysis committee, Sami University College, Kautokeino, Norway (from 2008-2016)
    Associated Editor, International Journal of Circumpolar Health (from 2008-2013)
    Vice-chairman of the Norwegian Epidemiological Association (from 2008-2009)
    Vice-chairman of the Nordic Society for Arctic Medicine (from 2007-2010)
    Member of the National Council of Nutrition, Norwegian Directorate of Health (from 2006-2012)

    MH øst L11.220


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