Biography

Jacob J. Christensen is a clinical dietitian and postdoc at Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo. His research interest include cardiovascular diseases, lipid metabolism, nutrition, genomics and data science.

Interests

  • Cardiovascular risk factors
  • Lipid metabolism
  • Dietary fatty acids
  • Genomics
  • Data science

Education

  • PhD, Clinical Nutrition, 2017

    Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo

  • MSc, Clinical Nutrition, 2013

    University of Oslo

  • Bachelor of Science, 2011

    University of Oslo

Projects

Diet and omics

I use various ‘omics’ techniques to examine the effects of diet on health and disease.

Early life exposure

I study early-life exposures to elevated level of cardiovascular risk factors.

The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2022

I am part of The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2022 (NNR2022) Committee, working on the update of NNR2012.

Featured Publication

Recent publications

Dietary Intake and Lipid Levels in Norwegian and Spanish Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

C. Rodríguez-Borjabad, I. Narveud, J. J. Christensen, S. M. Ulven, A. I. Malo, D. Ibarretxe, J. Girona, K. Torvik, M. P. Bogsrud, K. Retterstøl, N. Plana, L. Masana, K. B. Holven
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Diet-Derived Fruit and Vegetable Metabolites Show Sex-Specific Inverse Relationships to Osteoporosis Status

Kelsey M. Mangano, Sabrina E. Noel, Chao-Qiang Lai, Jacob J. Christensen, Jose M. Ordovas, Bess Dawson-Hughes, Katherine L. Tucker, Laurence D. Parnell
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Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia Display Changes in LDL and HDL Function: A Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

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Cardiovascular Risk Factors Are Inversely Associated With Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Plasma Levels in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

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Associations between Dietary Patterns and Gene Expression Pattern in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Diet derived fruit and vegetable metabolites suggest sex specific mechanisms conferring protection against osteoporosis in humans

This is my talk.
Oct 30, 2019 3:30 PM Domus Medica, UiO
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Recent Blogposts

Tidytuesday week 52

The Big Mac Index This weeks topic is about the Big Mac Index. How it works Purchasing-power parity implies that exchange rates are …
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