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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 Paulsen, Tonje Bjørndal Braaten, Ilona Halva Urbarova, Magritt Brustad :
    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
  • Aline Al Nahas, Sahar Yammine Ghantous, Fernanda Morales Berstein, Emine Koc Cakmak, Carine Biessy, Genevieve Nicolas 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. González-Gil, Michèle Matta, Fernanda Morales Berstein, Manon Cairat, Geneviève Nicolas, Jessica Blanco 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
  • Fanny Lindholm, Birgitta Jönsson, Magritt Brustad :
    Cross-sectional associations between vitamin D status and periodontitis in adults in Northern Norway: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    BMC Oral Health 2025 DOI
  • Natalia Petrenya, Magritt Brustad, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Gro Eirin Holde, Birgitta Jönsson :
    Empirically derived dietary patterns in relation to periodontitis and number of teeth among Norwegian adults
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mercedes Gil-Lespinard, Enrique Almanza-Aguilera, Jazmín Castañeda, Daniel Guiñón-Fort, Anne Kirstine Eriksen, Anne Tjønneland 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Inge Huybrechts, Inarie Jacobs, Carine Biessy, Elom K. Aglago, Mazda Jenab, Liesel Claeys et al.:
    Associations between dietary mycotoxins exposures and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a European cohort
    PLOS ONE 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Magritt Brustad, Haakon Eduard Meyer :
    Vitamin D – a scoping review for Nordic nutrition recommendations 2023
    Food & Nutrition Research (FNR) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jazmin Castañeda, Mercedes Gil-Lespinard, Enrique Almanza-Aguilera, Fjorida Llaha, Jesús-Humberto Gómez, Nicola Bondonno et al.:
    Association between classes and subclasses of polyphenol intake and 5-year body weight changes in the EPIC-PANACEA study
    Obesity 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elise Marlen Paulsen, Karin Charlotta Maria Rylander, Magritt Brustad, Torill Miriam Enget Jensen :
    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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Iris W.A. Boot, Anke Wesselius, Evan Y.W. Yu, Emily White, Magritt Brustad, Chloé Marques et al.:
    Dietary vitamin D intake and the bladder cancer risk: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies
    Clinical Nutrition 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tammy Y. N. Tong, Robert Clarke, Julie A. Schmidt, Inge Huybrechts, Urwah Noor, Nita G. Forouhi 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Giovanni Allaoui, Charlotta Rylander, Ole Martin Fuskevåg, Maria Averina, Tom Wilsgaard, Magritt Brustad et al.:
    Longitudinal changes in vitamin D concentrations and the association with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Tromsø Study
    Acta Diabetologica 02. décembre 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Lucie Lécuyer, Nasser Laouali, Laure Dossus, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Antonio Agudo 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Liesel Claeys, Sarah De Saeger, Ghislaine Scelo, Carine Biessy, Corinne Casagrande, Genevieve Nicolas et al.:
    Mycotoxin Exposure and Renal Cell Carcinoma Risk: An Association Study in the EPIC European Cohort
    Nutrients 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ammar Eltayeb Ali Hassan, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Magritt Brustad, Torkjel M Sandanger :
    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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mayén Ana-Lucia, Elom K. Aglago, Viktoria Knaze, Reynalda Cordova, Casper G. Schalkwijk, Karl-Heinz Wagner et al.:
    Dietary intake of advanced glycation endproducts and risk of hepatobiliary cancers: A multinational cohort study
    International Journal of Cancer 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Alicia K Heath, Johanna L Clasen, Nick P Jayanth, Mazda Jenab, Anne Tjønneland, Kristina E N Petersen 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elom Kouassivi Aglago, Neil Murphy, Inge Huybrechts, Geneviève Nicolas, Corinne Casagrande, Veronika Fedirko 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
  • Ann Kristine Sara Bongo, Magritt Brustad, Nils Oscarson, Birgitta Jönsson :
    Periodontal health in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway: A cross-sectional study
    BMC Oral Health 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • David Corley Gibbs, Mingyang Song, Marjorie L. McCullough, Caroline Y. Um, Roberd M. Bostick, Kana Wu 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ann Kristine Sara Bongo, Magritt Brustad, Birgitta Jönsson :
    Caries experience among adults in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway
    Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 19. décembre 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elom Kouassivi Aglago, Inge Huybrechts, Neil Murphy, Corinne Casagrande, Geneviève Nicolas, Tobias Pischon 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Natalia Petrenya, Guri Skeie, Marita Melhus, Magritt Brustad :
    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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Natalia Petrenya, Charlotta Rylander, Magritt Brustad :
    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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Natalia Petrenya, Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Marita Melhus, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Magritt Brustad :
    Vitamin D status in a multi-ethnic population of northern Norway: The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Magritt Brustad, Ann Kristine Sara Bongo, Ketil Lenert Hansen, Tordis A Trovik, Nils Oscarson, Birgitta Jönsson :
    Oral health in the indigenous Sámi population in Norway – the dental health in the North study
    Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 12. septembre 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Natalia Petrenya, Guri Skeie, Marita Melhus, Magritt Brustad :
    Food in rural northern Norway in relation to Sami ethnicity: the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 29. mai 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Fränzel J.B. van Duijnhoven, Mazda Jenab, Kristian Hveem, Peter D. Siersema, Veronika Fedirko, Eric J. Duell et al.:
    Circulating concentrations of vitamin D in relation to pancreatic cancer risk in European populations
    International Journal of Cancer 2018 DOI
  • Ena Huseinovic, Anna Winkvist, Heinz Freisling, Nadia Slimani, Heiner Boeing, Genevieve Buckland 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Martine Dalgaard Hansen, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Eldbjørg Sofie Heimstad, Anita Evenset, Alexey A. Dudarev, Arja Rautio 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kirsti Kvaløy, Marita Melhus, Anne Silviken, Magritt Brustad, Tore Sørlie, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad :
    Disordered eating in Sami and non-Sami Norwegian populations: the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey.
    Public Health Nutrition (PHN) 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Aldri før har så mange nordmenn tatt D-vitamin
    02. janvier 2024
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Fleire tek D-vitamin
    02. janvier 2024 DATA
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Riktig bruk av vitamin D – hva bør du vite?
    Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift (NFT) 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Eksperter om D-vitamin: − Kan dessverre ha negativ effekt på helsen
    16. octobre 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Ny studie: D-vitaminmangel kan gi kronisk betennelse
    28. septembre 2022
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Helsegevinstene som solen gir
    14. mai 2022
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Eksperter: Farene ved mangel på D-vitamin
    10. novembre 2021
  • Ann Kristine Sara Bongo, Magritt Brustad, Nils Oscarson, Birgitta Jönsson :
    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 Brustad :
    Árbevierut váikkuhit, davvin lea olbmuin eambbo d-vitamiidna
    16. janvier 2020
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Slik sikrer du deg nok D-vitamin
    22. janvier 2020
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Foskere: Dette vet vi om D-vitamin og covid-19
    26. août 2020
  • Magritt Brustad :
    Derfor er D-vitamin viktig for kroppen din
    28. octobre 2020
  • Kristin Holvik, Haakon E Meyer, Ahmed Ali Madar, Magritt Brustad :
    Ikke nødvendig med høydosetilskudd av vitamin D
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet) 2019 DOI
  • Morten Skandfer, Anje Christina Höper, Magritt Brustad :
    A project to create a new interdisciplinary platform with focus on occupational health in the high north
    2018
  • Natalia Petrenya, Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Marita Melhus, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Magritt Brustad :
    Vitamin D status in a multiethnic population of Northern Norway – The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
    2018
  • Magritt Brustad :
    VITAMANIA - The sense and nonsense of vitamins
    12. août 2018
  • Ammar E. Ali Hassan, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Magritt Brustad, Torkjel M Sandanger :
    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 Kvaløy, Marita Melhus, Anne Silviken, Magritt Brustad, Tore Sørlie, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad :
    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

    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

    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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