Mette Frahm Olsen
20082019

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ResearcherID: S-6119-2016

Scopus ID: 36057205800

Education

2013 PhD HIV and Nutrition, University of Copenhagen

2008 MSc Public Health Science, University of Copenhagen

Positions held

2016 - present Post Doc, University of Copenhagen

2014-2016 Post Doc, Nordic Cochrane Centre, Copenhagen

2009-2013 PhD student, Paediatric and International Nutrition, Dept of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen

2008-2009 Research assistant, Food Sociology, Dept of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen

2008 Epidemiologist, Communicable Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe

2007-2008 Campaign assistant, programme evaluation and literature review, Sex & Samfund (The Danish Family Planning Association)

2006 Project assistant, Euro Health Group

Research fields

Nutrition in low-income settings, child development, infectious diseases, body composition, food security, quality of life, clinical trials and epidemiology.

PhD thesis on effects of nutritional support for HIV patients commencing antiretroviral treatment based on the ARTfood study, a randomised clinical trial in Jimma, Ethiopia.

Methods used

Deuterium dilution technique for body composition assessment, total body water assessment, anthropometry, child development and cognitive function assessment, qualitative methods, electronic data capture, meta-analysis and meta-epidemiological methodology research.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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